The Santiago International Film Festival (Spanish: Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine; SANFIC) is a film festival that launched in 2005. As its name suggests, the festival takes place in Santiago, Chile.
Along with the well-known Valdivia International Film Festival, SANFIC has become one of the most prestigious film festivals of Chile and South America.
Competition
There are two main competitions at SANFIC: the Chilean Cinema Competition, and an International Competition, each featuring nine shortlisted films.
There is also a Local Talent competition for local directors and producers, dedicated to short films, with 18 shortlisted works.
The judging panel and jury are made up of international and Chilean experts from the film industry.
10th Anniversary edition
SANFIC 2014 (the 10th edition) took place between the 21 and 26 of October, and screened more than 90 titles from 30 countries, some of which had won prizes at the world's most prestigious film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance, among others).
Participating films
The following films took part in the two competitions:[1]
International Competition
- Aurora (2014 Film), by Rodrigo Sepulveda (Chile)
- El Ardor, by Pablo Frendik (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, France, U.S.)
- El Cordero, by Juan Francisco Olea Opera Prima (Chile)
- The Selfish Giant, by Clio Barnard (England)
- Whiplash, by Damien Chazelle (Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival; U.S.)
- Finsterworld by Frauke Finsterwalder Opera Prima (Germany)
- Los Ausentes, by Luciana Piantanida (Argentina)
- Ruido Rosa (Pink Noise), by Roberto Flores Prieto (Colombia)
- Un Castillo en Italia (Un Chateau en Italie / A Castle in Italy) by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, France
Chilean Cinema Competition
- Escapes de Gas (Gas Leaks), by Bruno Salas
- Genoveva, by Paula Castillo
- Joselito, by Bárbara Pestan
- La comodidad en la distancia (Comfort in the Distance), by Jorge Yacoman
- La Invención de la Patria (The Invention of the Fatherland), by Galut Alarcon
- La Once (Tea Time), by Maite Alberdi
- No soy Lorena (I am not Lorena), by Isidora Marras
- Palabras Cruzadas: Los Amigos de Matta-Clark, by Matías Cardone
- Ventana, by Rodrigo Susarte
Winning films
The following films won awards at the 10th edition of SANFIC:[2]
- International Competition
- Best Film: Aurora, by Rodrigo Sepúlveda
- Best Director: Juan Francisco Olea, for El cordero
- Honorable Mention: The Selfish Giant ("El gigante egoísta”), by Clio Barnard
- Honorable Mention: Whiplash, by Damien Chazelle
- Chilean Cinema Competition
- Best Film: La once, by Maite Alberdi
- Best Director: Maite Alberdi, for La once
- Honorable Mention: Escapes de gas, by Bruno Salas
- Honorable Mention: Genoveva, by Paola Castillo
- Audience Award for Best Film
Escapes de gas, by Bruno Salas
- Local Talent Competition
- Best Short Film: Historia de un oso, by Gabriel Osorio
- Honorable Mention: Las horas y los siglos, by Nelson Oyarzúa
- Honorable Mention: Los resentidos, by Pablo Álvarez
- Latin American Work in Progress
- Ventana Sur Prize
- La mujer de la esclavina, by Alfonso Gazitúa (Chile)
- Santiago LAB SANFIC Industry Award for documentary projects
(“Premio a proyectos Santiago LAB Documental de SANFIC Industria”)
- Vidas cruzadas, by Paola Castillo
- Honorable Mention: LasFieles, de Valeria Hofmann
- Honorable Mention: El viento sopla donde quiere, by Cristián Saldía
Premio DocsDF:
- Las felicidades del mundo, by Ainara Aparici
- Santiago LAB SANFIC Industry Award for fiction projects
(“Premio a proyectos Santiago LAB Ficción de SANFIC Industria”)
Encuentros Cartagena Prize: El treinticuatro, by Waldo Salgado
Mercado Guadalajara Prize: La Carola, by Juan Francisco Olea
Argentina HD Prize: Cabros de mierda, de Gonzalo Justiniano
