July 29, 2022
What a thrill! We are about to start what will be 6 days of grand masterclasses, meetings, consulting and networking for all participants of the second edition of CinemaChile Market Lab, an activity organized by CinemaChile that looks to promote the development of film and television projects in Chile and also in the world.
This event of national focus can be followed online and will be hosted at the Pontifical Catholic University. “This will make it easier for screenwriters, filmmakers from all across Chile, and professionals from other countries to follow these training and learning instances,” says Carolina Acevedo, CinemaChile’s National Producer and coordinator of the activity.
The Open Call that was launched a few weeks ago attracted more than 40 people who wanted to participate in the event, with innovative ideas and very good projects. Of the total number of applicants, a shortlist of fourteen projects – nine feature films and five series– was made with international potential to be part of this exclusive CinemaChile competition, thanks to the support of ProChile’s Sectoral Brands and Creative Industries program.
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During these next 6 days you can live an unforgettable experience. Our team leading the social media will be covering the whole behind the scenes of the event so you don’t miss any details.
In addition, as we want to strengthen the audiovisual sector from the roots, we will also be accompanied by 11 students of the DAV of the Faculty of Communications of the UC, along with the support of the distribution company Prisma. They will be able to immerse themselves in all the processes that lead to producing a good film or television series.
The 6 script masterclasses to be hosted by the international expert Yolanda Barrasa, aims to support and prepare attendees from the root of their projects “This is the fundamental basis of how a series is structured or how a character is built,” says Yolanda.
Likewise, the other subjects addressed by our other speaker guests are: The positioning of the series: pitch, marketing and distribution by Angela Poblete and; Audience Design, international distribution for cinema, by Gabriela Sandoval and Alexandra Galvis.
The 14 pre-selected film and TV projects will receive individual and group coaching from international expert Yolanda Barrasa (script); Hernán Caffiero (series) and Gabriela Sandoval (film).
The Lab will focus on strengthening narrative structures, storylines, characters and scripts, and developing sales portfolios and strategies to launch projects to the international market (marketing, sales and international distribution), including the industry pitch.
During the last stage of this great event, the best film pitch and the best series pitch will be selected before a jury composed of 4 film professionals and 3 series professionals. They will have the mission to decide for a winner -in each category- to attend the Industry Club of the San Sebastian Film Festival in San Sebastian, and Iberseries Platino Industia, in Madrid and thus have the opportunity to present their project in the market (the award includes airfare and accreditation).
 | Alexandra Galvis: In the last few years she has been in charge of the recent successes of the outstanding documentary filmmaker Patricio Guzmán and his new works such as : The Cordillera of Dreams (Goya for Best Ibero-American Film) and My Imaginary Country (Festival de Cannes 2022). |
 | Roberto Doveris:He has directed two feature films: The Plants (Best Feature Film Award from the International Jury and the Crystal Bear Special, 2015) and Phantom Project (Ex aequo Award to Best Performance, Bafici 2022) and has also produced successful feature films such as The (Im)patient (2021) and The Prince (2019) among others. |
 | Jorge Riquelme:Director in charge of films that have had great international success, among them : Camaleón (2016) and Some Beasts (2019) the latter stands out by consecrating his career and giving the award to New Directors at the San Sebastián Film Festival. |
 | Hugo Covarrubias: He has specialized in directing and animating stop motion. In 2007 he premiered the short El almohadón de plumas, an adaptation of the novel by Horacio Quiroga, and then worked as co-director of the successful Chilean series Paper Port. During the last year his career took a big leap by premiering Beast (2021) short film that has been granted more than 30 awards in 22 international festivals, and also getting the big Oscar nomination. |
 | Carola Fuentes:With extensive experience in series, her work has toured the world on foreign channels such as PBS, Univision, Al Jazeera and CNN. She made the documentary Chicago boys (2015), a key work to understand the roots of neoliberalism in Chile and recently Breaking the Brick (2022) premiered in Sheffield Doc/Fest, England. |
 | Ana María Núñez:Ana María Núñez: Head of Acquisitions at The Walt Disney Company LATAM and National Geographic. She has recently been dedicated to on-demand service and kids’s television. |
 | Daniel Castell:Regional Head of Project Development OTT/TV at Fabula. He has directed a mini series Labstars (2016-2017) and a short film Voices from the Sea (2015) and during his career he has been in charge of the development of more than 15 productions, including The President (2020) ; La Jauría (2019-2020) and the first Chilean series premiered on Netflix 42 Days of Darkness (2022). |
