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Descargar Catálogo 2018 1 2 3 4 25 AÑOS DE FICVALDIVIA En 1994, cuando el Cine Club de la Universidad Austral de Chile organizó el primer Festival Valdivia Cine & Video, se comenzó a perfilar esta iniciativa –¡que ya suma 25 años!– como un espacio de encuentro para la industria, para los autores locales y extranjeros, y para un público cada día más diverso. En este cuarto de siglo, FICValdivia ha sido parte activa de las transformaciones de la industria cinematográfica chilena. Su vocación de vanguardia y su actitud reflexiva frente a los cambios sociales lo han convertido en una plataforma fundamental para el desarrollo del cine local. Hoy en día, frente a los cambios que registran los festivales de cine, es imperioso preguntarse sobre el rol y la importancia de este tipo de espacios. Para FICValdivia, es central ser un evento que tenga sentido para la comunidad que lo acoge y continuar consolidándose como una instancia que, sin descuidar a la industria ni la calidad de su propuesta cultural, sea capaz de interpelar al público, volver la mirada hacia el tejido social que sustenta al cine como fenómeno y desarrollar una forma de crecimiento y consolidación vinculada con el entorno. La proyección en el tiempo del Festival dependerá del apoyo que logre sumar y, en ese sentido, el financiamiento a largo plazo es una meta que hoy resuena de forma imperiosa, para que el impacto generado en las audiencias a lo largo de estos 25 años de historia sea de provecho para el país. Pese a las dificultades, existe la certeza de que en los próximos 25 años FICValdivia seguirá siendo uno de los principales eventos de su tipo en América Latina, vitrina fundamental para las tendencias fílmicas globales y el punto de encuentro del cine chileno, cuyo futuro también se seguirá escribiendo en y desde Valdivia. A 25 años de su nacimiento y con la vista puesta en los próximos 25 años, el Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia ya es un clásico del presente y sigue encarnando todo lo que significa ser un verdadero clásico del futuro. 25 YEARS OF FICVALDIVIA In 1994, when the Cine Club of the Universidad Austral de Chile organized the first Valdivia Film & Video Festival, this initiative –which is already 25 years old!– began to take shape as a meeting place for the industry, local and foreigner authors, and an increasingly diverse audience. In this quarter-century, FICValdivia has been an active stakeholder in the many transformations of the Chilean film industry. Its avant-garde sensibilities and reflexive attitude towards social changes have turned it into a fundamental platform for the development of local cinema. Nowadays, in the face of changes felt by all film festivals, we need to ask ourselves about the role and importance of this type of space. A crucial aspect for FICValdivia is to make sense to the community that harbors it, and to continue consolidating itself as a venue that, without neglecting the industry or the quality of its cultural proposal, is capable of challenging audiences, of turning its attention to the social fabric that sustains cinema as a phenomenon, and of developing a form of growth and consolidation linked to our living environment. The Festival’s prospects over time will depend on the support it manages to harness. Consequently, long-term funding is an overriding goal so that the impact on audiences throughout these 25 years of history can be of benefit to the country. Despite the difficulties, there is the certainty that in the next 25 years FICValdivia will continue to be one of the main events of its kind in Latin America: a fundamental showcase for global film trends, and the central meeting point of Chilean cinema, the future of which will continue to be written in and from Valdivia. 25 years after its inception and with its sights set on the next quarter-century, the Valdivia International Film Festival is already a classic of the present and continues to embody all that it means to be a true classic of the future. 5 Palabras 09 Words CEREMONIAS Ceremonias 25 CEREMONIES Ceremonies FILMS DE Films de Apertura 28 INAUGURACIÓN & Opening Films CLAUSURA Films de Clausura 30 OPENING & CLOSING FILMS Closing Films P. 33 Selección Oficial 36 EN COMPETENCIA Largometraje Internacional Official International IN COMPETITION Feature Selection P. 49 Selección Oficial 51 Largometraje Chileno Official Chilean Feature Selection Selección Oficial Largometraje 57 Juvenil Internacional Official International Youth Feature Selection Selección Oficial 65 Cortometraje Latinoamericano Official Latin American Short Film Selection Selección Oficial Cortometraje 80 Infantil Latinoamericano Official Latin American Children’s Short Film Selection Selección Oficial Cine Chileno del 87 Futuro Official Future Chilean Cinema Selection CINEASTAS Bertrand Mandico 100 INVITADOS Jeannette Muñoz 106 GUEST Malena Szlam 110 FILMMAKERS P. 99 6 MUESTRA 25 AÑOS / 25 FILMS 119 MUESTRA ESPECIAL 227 PARALELA CHILENOS FACIUNI 25 YEARS / 25 CHILEAN FILMS FACIUNI SPECIAL PROGRAM PARALLEL PROGRAM HOMENAJES 142 234 TRIBUTES FUNCIÓN ESPECIAL P. 118 Ana Mendieta 143 CINE CHILENO SPECIAL CHILEAN FILM Pioneras Latinoamericanas 148 SCREENING Women Film Pioneers Albert Lamorisse 153 MUESTRA 236 El Kung Fu de los Shaw Bros. 158 RETROSPECTIVA Kung Fu and the Shaw Bros. RETROSPECTIVE SERIES 50 años de Tres Tristes 165 La Lección de Cine 237 Tigres de Raúl Ruiz Master Class in Film 50 Years of Raul Ruiz’s Tres Clásicos 240 Tristes Tigres Classics 25 Años del Cortometraje 170 Totalmente Salvaje: 243 Valdiviano Bazofi 25 Years of Valdivian Short Films Totally Wild: Bazofi VHS Erótico 250 Erotic VHS MUESTRA DE CINE 182 CONTEMPORÁNEO PÁSATE UNA 255 CONTEMPORARY CINEMA PROGRAM PELÍCULA Gala 183 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND Gala FAMILY FILM PROGRAM Nuevos Caminos 191 Muestra Cortometrajes 258 New Pathways Infantiles Short Film Program For Disidencias 203 Children Dissidents Muestra De Largometrajes 265 Nocturama 212 Familiares Nocturama Family Features Film Primeras Naciones 215 Selection First Nations 270 Ventana del Cine Austral 223 EXPLORA EL CINE EXPLORE CINEMA Austral Cinema Showcase RED DE COMERCIO 275 ASOCIADO FICValdivia PARTNER BUSINESSES STAFF 278 STAFF 7 8 ABREVIATURAS D: Dirección / Direction Abbreviations G: Guión / Script P: Producción / Production F: Fotografía / Cinematography E: Montaje / Editing S: Sonido / Sound M: Música / Music A: Arte / Art I: Intérpretes / Cast C: Contacto / Contact IO: Idioma original / Original Language S: Subtítulos / Subtitles DCP: Paquete Digital para Cine / Digital Cinema Package 9 PALABRAS WORDS PALABRAS 10 [25] FICVALDIVIA Consuelo Valdés Chadwick Ministra de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio Han pasado 25 años desde que, en 1994, el Cine Club de la Universidad Austral de Chile organizara el primer Festival Valdivia Cine & Video, que desde 1998 pasó a llamarse Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia. Un cuarto de siglo de esfuerzos y entusiasmo para darle continuidad y brillo a este certamen que se ha transformado en uno de los más importantes de América Latina. El Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia es una demostración de que en Chile las buenas ideas pueden prosperar y sostenerse en el tiempo. Lo que partió como la iniciativa de un grupo de cinéfilos es hoy un evento de gran significación que ha influenciado a generaciones de creadores y espectadores. Basta recordar algunos de los títulos de las películas ganadoras de este certamen a través de los años para dimensionar su aporte cultural: Tesis, Machuca, La nana, Amores perros y tantas otras obras que se han ido convirtiendo en clásicos de la cinematografía actual. Con aportes públicos y privados, y el tesón de sus productores, el Festival ha conectado a Valdivia con el mundo, dándole a esta hermosa ciudad una presencia singular asociada al cine contemporáneo. Es un fenómeno de descentralización real, práctica, basada en hechos concretos, que también nos sirve de fuente de inspiración para construir un Chile de todos y para todos. Por todo ello, y por mucho más que habría que decir para hacerle justicia a esta magnífica iniciativa, es que celebramos el primer cuarto de siglo del FICValdivia y le auguramos un brillante desarrollo futuro, posibilitado por el amor profundo de los valdivianos por el cine. [25] FICVALDIVIA 11 WORDS Consuelo Valdés Chadwick Minister of Culture, Arts, and Heritage It has been 25 years since, in 1994, the Cine Club of the Universidad Austral de Chile organized the first Valdivia Film & Video Festival, later renamed the Valdivia International Film Festival, in 1998. It has been a quarter-century of efforts and enthusiasm to give continuity and brilliance to an event that has become one of the most important throughout Latin America. The Valdivia International Film Festival proves that in Chile good ideas can prosper and be sustained over time. What started as the initiative of a group of moviegoers is today an event of great significance that has influenced generations of creators and spectators. One cannot forget some of the winning films of this festival over the years and their sizeable cultural contributions: Tesis, Machuca, La Nana, Amores perros and many other instant classics of contemporary cinema. With public and private contributions, and the tenacity of its producers, the Festival has connected Valdivia to the world, giving this beautiful city a unique presence associated with contemporary film. This is what true decentralization looks like; practical, based on concrete facts, which should also serve as a source of inspiration for how to build a Chile of all and for all. Because of all this, and much more that would have to be said to do justice to this wonderful initiative, we celebrate the first quarter century of FICValdivia, and we foresee a brilliant future development made possible by Valdivians’ deep love for cinema. PALABRAS 12 [25] FICVALDIVIA César Asenjo Jerez Intendente Región de Los Ríos A nombre del Gobierno de Chile y de todos los habitantes de la Región de Los Ríos, es un verdadero honor poder resaltar la importancia que tiene esta nueva versión del Festival Internacional de Cine Valdivia, el cual, en sus 25 años de historia, se ha posicionado como un polo de desarrollo para el género audiovisual tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.
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