We return to Ventana Sur to wrap up this 2023!

A delegation of more than 80 Chilean professionals start to arrive in Buenos Aires to participate in one of the most successful Latin American film markets in the region and which has been consecrated as the annual event where Chile has the most presence.

From November 27 to December 1, a total of 17 Chilean projects, along with more than 30 production companies will participate in this event. 

This large delegation includes the 6 producers supported by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage and 5 producers supported by the ProChile Creative Industries Competition program, along with 1 distributor and 6 institutions.

And CinemaChile is not left behind! We will be present with a pavilion at the UCA, where we will display an agenda full of meetings with influential international industry figures. But that’s not all, this year and for the first time in Ventana Sur we will have the great launch of the biennial catalog of Chilean series 2023-2024.

If you want to know more details, join us in this fascinating journey through this article that will immerse you in the most important projects and activities that will be lived on the other side of the mountain range.

17 Chilean projects in official sections

This new edition of Ventana Sur brings a wide potential of Chilean talent. 17 projects will be participating in 12 official sections of the market to present them to experts and internationalize their creations.

The great presence in most of the industry sections confirms the richness of the Chilean audiovisual, the diversity of genres and themes, with which every year Chile is present in each section of the market together with new creators

Gabriela Sandoval president of the Association of Film and Television Producers (APCT)

Films in Progress

• La verdadera historia de People In The Dragon , directed byPablo Greene and produced by Claudia Huaiquimilla and Guillermo Migrik
• Los años salvajes directed by Andrés Nazarala and produced by Florencia Rodríguez

Proyecta 

• Los pozos del diablo directed by Jairo Boisier Olave and produced by Diego Pino Anguita in coproduction with France.
• Tres Noches Negras directed by Theo Court and produced by Giancarlo Nasi in coproduction with Spain.

DocSur Features in Postproduction

• Pirópolis directed by Nicolás Molina produced by Francisca Barraza and Josephine Schroeder

DocSur Series Documentaries in Development

• Bitácora del fin del mundo codirector by Diego Breit and David Guzmán. Produced by rPablo Arias, Ignacia Merino and Simón Vargas.

SoloSerieS Selección Flixxo – Microseries

• No me sigas directed by Manuela Espineira and produced by Valentina Vio

SoloSerieS Selección Netflix 

• Numana a coproduction between Chile (Clara Larraín), Argentina and España

El Principio del Film  

• La pasión de Lorenzo produced by Francisco Carreño
• Uky y Lola en tierra del Fuego directed byFabián Andrade

FANT.LATINA (Blood Window)

• La susurradora  directed byKarla Falcón and produced by Valentina Vio

Animation! Pitching Sessions Largometrajes

• Lucila directed by Bernardita Ojeda and produced by María Elena Wood
• La veta del diablo directed by German Acuña and produced by Sebastián Ruz

FANTASMATICA

• Pájaro Negro directed byEsteban Pérez Ojeda. Produced by Yassín Velásquez, Juan Ignacio Gasaly and Mauricio Corco.
• El rey de los conejos directed by Tomas Gonzalez Montalvo (Argentina) and coproduced by the chilean Santiago Riquelme.

SHOW SHORTS

• La vida soñada codirector by Alvaro Rozas Leiva and Aurelio Lamas. Produced by Aarón Navia Campos.

Maquinitas Let’s Pitch

• FireFrog produced by Julian Castro

Learn the stories behind these projects in our digital guide!

Six production companies land in Argentina

The large participation of more than 30 production companies in Ventana Sur will also be composed of 6 delegates onsite who are supported by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, through its Support Program for Participation in International Markets.

Amilcar Films; CangrejoFilms ;La Alborada Films; Dinogorila Creative Lab;  Cubho Audiovisual and Pájaro are the production companies represented by these professionals who will follow their international route to boost their projects and seek financing, co-production or platforms.

For us as a Ministry, along with CinemaChile it is essential to support the presence of Chileans abroad and especially in such important international markets as this.

Carolina Arredondo Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Chile

APCT PRESENT IN ARGENTINA

CinemaChile, thanks to the Creative Industries program in conjunction with ProChile, will promote the participation of five members of the Association of Film and Television Producers (APCT).

Jaime Villarreal Izquierdo ; María Elena Wood ; Juan Ignacio Gasaly; Florencia Rodríguez and Leonora González will be the professionals who will be representing their production companies and participate in the various industry spaces.

In this contest we support several initiatives for companies and unions to be present in relevant instances such as Ventana Sur, as it allows us to connect with the Argentine market, a relevant actor for the country for its strong audiovisual industry and where we also have a film co-production agreement

Raúl Vilches, Creative Industries Head of Department of ProChile.

WE LAUNCH THE 2023-2024 SERIES CATALOGUE IN VENTANA SUR!

This year and for the first time Ventana Sur will be the protagonist of the launch of the biennial series catalog of CinemaChile.

The catalog is a unique opportunity for more than 30 Chilean productions to reach a global audience, as it will be promoted on international circuits over the next 24 months.

ADD IT TO YOUR CALENDAR

Dozens of activities will be happening during Ventana Sur and since we do not want you to miss any, we leave you a line up of activities that you should consider if you attend the market and if not, do not worry! you can check them out through our social media @cinemachile 

• Tuesday 28 November Showrunners: What do they do? withLeonora González (Parox)

• Wednesday 29 November Storytelling: the art of telling series in different audiovisual formats with Daniela Gutiérrez (CNTV)

• Wednesday 29 November Focus on funds – Women: Opportunities to bridge the gender gap withCynthia García Calvo (FEMCINE)

• Thursday 30 November The League presents: New horizons in Ibero-American animation co-production withBernardita Ojeda (Pájaro) and Francisca Socías (CNTV)

• Thursday 30 November at 13 hrs Official Photograph of the Chilean delegation, stand CinemaChile.

• Thursday 30 November at 19 hrs – Cinemark Puerto Madero, Sala 7 Screening of Los mil días de Allende,  Soloseries

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