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FINANCIA PLATAFORMA Proyecto financiado por el Fondo de Fomento Audiovisual, Programa de Apoyo a Festivales de Trayectoria, convocatoria 2015–2016 y el Programa Otras Instituciones Colaboradoras. ALIADOS PRINCIPALES PATROCINAN AUSPICIADORES OFICIALES AUSPICIADORES MEDIA PARTNERS MEDIA PARTNERS MEDIOS COLABORADORES COLABORADORES COLABORADORES Palabras 09 Words FILMS DE Cortometraje 25 INAUGURACIÓN & de Inauguración CLAUSURA Opening Short Film OPENING & CLOSING FILMS Film de Apertura 26 p.23 Opening Feature Film de Clausura 27 Closing Feature EN COMPETENCIA Selección Oficial 31 IN COMPETITION Largometraje Internacional Official International p.29 Feature Selection Selección Oficial 45 Largometraje Chileno Official Chilean Feature Selection Selección Oficial 53 Cortometraje Latinoamericano Official Latin American Short Film Selection Selección Oficial 67 Cortometraje Infantil Latinoamericano FICVin FICVin Official Latin American Children’s Short Film Selection CINEASTAS INVITADOS Bill Morrison 76 Patricio Guzmán 86 GUEST FILMMAKERS Joel Potrykus 94 María Alché 100 p.75 Roya Eshraghi 106 INDICE INDEX MUESTRA HOMENAJES MUESTRA UACH PARALELA TRIBUTES UACH PROGRAM OUT OF COMPETITION Buster Keaton 114 Muestra 60° Aniversario 221 PROGRAM Carlos Gardel 120 Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades UACH Chick Strand 130 p.113 60TH Anniversary Philosophy 50 Años de Las Margaritas 138 and Humanities Faculty Program UACH MUESTRA Muestra Facultad 225 CINE CONTEMPORÁNEO Arquitectura y Artes UACH CONTEMPORARY CINEMA PROGRAM UACH Architecture and Art Faculty Program Gala 145 Gala Nuevos Caminos 155 MUESTRA New Pathways INFANTIL FICVin FICVIN CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Disidencias 175 Dissidences Muestra Largometrajes 233 Nocturama 181 Infantiles Internacionales Nocturama Children’s International Primeras Naciones 185 Feature Program First Nations Muestra Cortometrajes 239 Ventana Cine Chileno 189 Infantiles Latinoamericanos Chilean Cinema Showcase Latin American Children’s Short Film Program MUESTRA RETROSPECTIVA CINEMUS 245 RETROSPECTIVE PROGRAM CINEMUS La Lección de Cine 201 The Film Lesson AUSTRALAB 249 AUSTRALAB Totalmente Salvaje 207 Absolutely Wild VHS Erótico 211 Erotic VHS Clásicos en Technicolor 215 Technicolor Classics PALABRAS WORDS PALABRAS 10 [23] FICVALDIVIA Ernesto Ottone Ramírez Ministro Presidente Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes La cinematografía chilena está viviendo un momento histórico a nivel internacional. La presencia consolidada de nuestros creadores en los principales festivales del mundo ha sorprendido a todos no sólo por la cantidad de proyectos, sino por la alta calidad, sensibilidad y originalidad de nuestra producción cinematográfica. Los grandes festivales nacionales han sido indispensables en la cons- trucción de este contexto. Dentro de este universo, destaca de forma especial el Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia, instancia que se ha constituido en un imperdible en la agenda de toda la industria, tanto por ser una vitrina única para el cine experimental de la región, como también por ser un espacio que aporta al fortalecimiento de la cadena completa de la producción cinematográfica. Efectivamente, el cine comienza mucho antes de llegar a las salas, posiblemente con una pequeña idea, que requiere de las estructuras que le permitan desarrollarse. En ese sentido, durante estos 23 años FICValdivia ha sido un gran aliado para nuestra institución y para Valdivia, ciudad que también se ha visto beneficiada por los réditos que eventos como estos traen para una comunidad. No es casual que este lugar se haya convertido en la primera ciudad Film Friendly de Chile, un término acuñado por la Film Commission Chile del Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, para denominar a aquellas localidades que buscan potenciar su territorio convirtiéndose en zonas amigables para recibir, apoyar y potenciar el quehacer audiovisual. FICValdivia es una organización que aporta significativamente al fomento, acceso y promoción del sector audiovisual en el país, con una mirada que conserva la noción de que para que el cine independiente latinoamericano se desarrolle, es necesario el despliegue de una lógica colaborativa entre todos los agentes. Sólo me queda felicitar a los gestores del Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia por el excelente trabajo que realizan año a año y destacar especialmente esta nueva versión, que ratifica el compromiso del certamen con el desarrollo social y cultural de Chile, mediante el apoyo sostenido a la formación, a la diversidad temática, al debate cultural y político y, por supuesto, a la promoción del acceso a la cultura como un derecho social. [23] FICVALDIVIA 11 WORDS Ernesto Ottone Ramírez Minister President National Council for Culture and the Arts Chilean cinematography is living a historic international moment. The con- solidated presence of our creators at the main festivals in the world has surprised everyone, not only because of the amount of projects, but also due to the high quality, sensitivity and originality of our filmic production. The great national festivals have been indispensable in the construction of this context. Within this universe, the Valdivia International Film Festi- val particularly stands out. The instance has become a can’t miss in the entire industry’s calendar, because it is a unique showcase for the region’s experimental cinema, and also a space that contributes to strengthen the complete chain in film production. Indeed, cinema begins long before it reaches the venues, possibly with a small idea, which requires the structures that allow it to develop. In that sense, during these 23 years, FICValdivia has been a great ally to our institution and to Valdivia, a city that has also received the benefits that events such as these bring to the community. It is not by chance that the town became the first film friendly city in Chile, a term coined by Film Commission Chile of the National Council for Culture and the Arts, to de- signate those areas that seek to enhance their territory by being open to receive, support and bolster audiovisual activity. FICValdivia is an organization that contributes significantly to the deve- lopment, access and promotion of the audiovisual sector in the country, with a vision that keeps true to the notion that, for independent Latin American cinema to grow, it is necessary to deploy a collaborative logic among all players. All that rests is to congratulate the organizers of the Valdivia International Film Festival, for the excellent labor they carry out year after year, and to especially highlight this new version, which ratifies the event’s commitment to social and cultural development in Chile, with its sustained contribution to education, thematic diversity, cultural and political debate, and of course, to the promotion of culture access as a social right. PALABRAS 12 [23] FICVALDIVIA Egon Montecinos Intendente Región de Los Ríos El Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia se ha convertido en una esta- ción imprescindible en el circuito cinematográfico internacional. Iniciado al alero de la Universidad Austral de Chile e impulsado con entusiasmo y perseverancia por un grupo de soñadores, esta nueva versión lo posi- ciona, una vez más, como una instancia de convergencia de realizadores nacionales y extranjeros. La consolidación del Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia ha llevado a que este certamen se sitúe en el centro de un sector económico que identifica a la capital regional como una Ciudad Creativa, impulsando el desarrollo cinematográfico local, así como el de otros diversos rubros vinculados con las manifestaciones culturales y artísticas. Sobre la base de estos fundamentos, en el Gobierno Regional de Los Ríos y junto al Consejo Regional, ratificamos, una vez más, nuestro compromiso con esta instancia de encuentro cinematográfico, mediante la aprobación de recursos financieros que permitan materializar una nueva versión. Fortalecer este festival, nuestro festival, es un propósito compartido por quienes conformamos el Gobierno Regional y por los consejeros regionales, convencidos de su invaluable aporte al desarrollo cultural de Los Ríos y de su condición de punto de encuentro con el mundo, que permite visibilizar y proyectar a nuestro territorio y su gente más allá de sus fronteras. [23] FICVALDIVIA 13 WORDS Egon Montecinos Intendant Los Ríos Region The Valdivia International Film Festival has become a necessary stop on the international film circuit. Established under the wing of Universidad Austral de Chile and driven with enthusiasm and perseverance by a group of dreamers, this new edition positions the festival once again as an instance for the convergence of national and foreign filmmakers. The consolidation of the Valdivia International Film Festival has situated the event at the center of an economic sector that identifies the regional capital as a Creative City, advancing local cinematographic development, and that of many other activities linked to cultural and artistic manifestations. On these grounds, Los Ríos Regional Government, along with the Regional Council, have ratified once again our commitment to this filmic reunion, by approving the financial resources necessary for this new version to become a reality. Strengthening this festival, our festival, is a shared purpose of those of us who make up the Regional Government and also of the regional coun- cilors, convinced of its invaluable contribution to cultural development in Los Ríos and of its condition as a meeting ground with the rest of the
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