| 20th Santiago International Film Festival | |
| Location: | Santiago, Chile |
| Awards: | Best Film: State of Silence Best Chilean Film: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine & Aullido de Invierno |
| Directors: | Carlos Núñez |
| Date: | August 18–25, 2024 |
| Main: | Santiago International Film Festival |
| Previous: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 20th Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC), organized by Fundación CorpArtes, took place from August 18 to 25, 2024.[1]
Mexican documentary State of Silence by Santiago Maza won the Best Film award of the International Competition, while the documentary The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza and the drama film Aullido de Invierno by Matías Rojas Valencia shared the Best Film award of the Chilean Film Competition.
The lineup for the Chilean film competition was revealed on July 17, while the remaining films were announced on August 13.[2] [3] During the festival's opening ceremony at Teatro CorpArtes, Chilean directors Pablo Larraín, Sebastián Lelio, and Maite Alberdi, were honored with the Trayectory Award for their directing achievements and presence within the international film industry. All three directors have been nominated at the Academy Awards. Larraín's No was Chile's first nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, while Lelio's A Fantastic Woman was Chile's first win in the category. Furthermore, Alberdi's The Mole Agent and The Eternal Memory were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.[4]
The festival was directed by Carlos Núñez. Screenings took place at six venues: Sala Centro Arte Alameda, Centro Cultural CEINA, Cinépolis La Reina (La Reina), Cinépolis Mall Plaza Los Dominicos (Las Condes), Cinépolis Vivo Imperio, and Cineteca Nacional de Chile.[5]
The following films were selected for the official competitions and other sections:[7] [3] [2] [5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Universal Theory | Die Theorie von Allem | Germany | ||
| Simon of the Mountain | Simón de la montaña | |||
| That They May Face the Rising Sun | Pat Collins | Ireland | ||
| I Trust You | En vos confío | Agustín Toscano | Argentina | |
| The Successor | Le Successeur | |||
| The Girls Are Alright | Las chicas están bien | Spain | ||
| State of Silence | Estado de silencio | Santiago Maza | Mexico | |
| The Dog Thief | El ladrón de perros | Vinko Tomičić | ||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Estoy en el Mar | Luis Cifuentes Saravia | Chile | |
| Una Luz Negra | Alberto Hayden | Chile | |
| Aullido de Invierno | Matías Rojas Valencia | ||
| La Primera Dosis | Roberto Salinas Vergara | Chile | |
| Through Rocks and Clouds | Raíz | Franco García | |
| The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine | La fabulosa máquina de cosechar oro | Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza | |
| Las Cenizas | Stjepan Ostoic | Chile | |
| Primera Persona | Daniel Peralta | Chile | |
| Sariri | Laura Donoso | Chile | |
| Los Afectos | Diego Ayala, Aníbal Jofré | ||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frascos Vacíos | Guillermo Ribbeck | Chile | |
| Lágrima Seca | Martín Pizarro Veglia | Chile | |
| Paisahe Prohibido | Matías Alarcón | Chile | |
| Todo se Quemará | Simón Vargas | Chile | |
| Transfixion | Diego Fierro-Lablée | Chile | |
| El Cánon | Martín Seeger | Chile | |
| Fiesta de Cumpleaños (o la Venganza de la Historia) | Anastasia Ayazi | Chile | |
| Al Sol, Lejos del Centro | Pascal Viveros, Luciana Merino | Chile | |
| El Día de Mi Independencia | Constanza Majluf | Chile | |
| Al Fin del Mundo | Antonia Sánchez, Isaac Brand | Chile | |
| Entrará una Brisa Preguntando por Mí | Francisca Droppelmann | Chile | |
| María Mar | Rocío Huerta | Chile | |
| Cinco Formas de Borrar un Chupón | Colectivo Niñita Perversa | Chile | |
| El Vuelo de Chaika | Eduardo Bunster, Belén Abarza | Chile | |
| Humboldt | Beatriz Molina Páez | Chile | |
| Helechos | Paz Ramírez | Chile | |
| Corazón de Pollo | Matías Echeverría, Alfonso Ferrer, Isidora Barros | Chile | |
| Desde tu Sombra | Víctor Soto Castillo | Chile | |
| El Silencio del Mar | Tomás Caniulao | Chile | |
| Familia | Picho García, Gabriela Peña | Chile | |
| Marahoro | Sofía Rodríguez | Chile | |
The following films were selected for the Masters of Cinema (Maestros del Cine) section, dedicated to films by prestigious filmmakers from around the world:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Hilde, with Love | In Liebe, Eure Hilde | Germany | |
| L'Étoile filante | |||
| The Empire | L'Empire | France | |
| The Book of Solutions | Le Livre des solutions | France | |
| Un amor | Spain | ||
| Carmín | Aldo Garay | ||
| The Beast | La Bête | ||
| El viento que arrasa | |||
| Motel Destino | Brazil | ||
The following films were selected for the Visions of the World (Visiones del Mundo) section, dedicated to feature films and documentaries from around the world:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Savage | Buen salvaje | Santiago Mohar | Mexico |
| Como el Mar | Nicolás Gil Lavedra | ||
| Bones and Names | Knochen und Namen | Germany | |
| One Hundred Four | Einhundertvier | Jonathan Schörnig | Germany |
| Diario de un Hombre a la Deriva | José Ibáñez | Chile | |
| White Angel – The End of Marinka | White Angel – Das Ende von Marinka | Germany | |
| The Quiet Maid | Calladita | Spain | |
| Oasis | Tamara Uribe, Felipe Morgado | Chile | |
| Henri, el Último Pirata | Julián Fernández Prieto | Chile | |
| Stick Together | Bis hierhin und wie weiter? | Felix Maria Buhler | Germany |
| Laguna Mental | Cristóbal Arteaga | Chile | |
The following films were selected for the Directors in Focus (Directoras en Foco) section, dedicated to films made by female filmmakers from around the world:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Star I Lost | La estrella que perdí | Luz Orlando Brennan | Argentina | |
| Pelökelan | Rocío García Morales | Chile | ||
| Milonga | Laura González | |||
| Dancing Heartbeats | Lisa Wagner | Germany | ||
| Sisi & I | Sisi & Ich | Germany | ||
| Sincronía | Caro Bloj | Chile | ||
| Guián | Nicole Chi | Costa Rica | ||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martínez | Laura Padilla | Mexico | |
| Problemista | United States | ||
| Heaven Can Wait | Sven Halfar | Germany | |
| The Substance | United States | ||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Memory of Water (2015) | La memoria del agua | Chile | |
| Christmas (2009) | Navidad | Chile | |
| Tony Manero (2009) | Chile | ||
| Tea Time (2014) | La once | Chile | |
| Life Kills Me (2007) | La vida me mata | Chile | |
| (2007) | José Luis Sepúlveda | Chile | |
The following films were selected for the SANFIC LEARN (SANFIC EDUCA), dedicated to fiction, documentary and animation films with themes related to children, youth and families:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepedrilo | Víctor Cartas Valdivia | Mexico | |
| El Árbol Ya Fue Plantado | Irene Blei Mail | Argentina | |
| Color-ido | Estefanía Piñeres | Colombia | |
| En Mi Piel | Sándor M. Salas | Spain | |
| Mira Niño | Sergio Avellaneda | Spain | |
| Las Delicias | Eduardo Crespo | Argentina | |
| Cacharro | Anselmo Portillo | Venezuela | |
| France | |||
| Mikel Mas Bilbao, Txesco Montalt | Spain | ||
| Centella | Claudia Claremi | Cuba | |
| Papá Consiguió Trabajo en Marte | Damián Galateo, Joaquín Zelaya | Argentina | |
| Al Otro Lado del Muro | Pau Ortiz | Mexico, Spain | |
| Cuando se Calme la Lluvia | Guillermo Argueta | El Salvador | |
| Ice Merchants | Portugal | ||
| Los Últimos Veranos | Ricardo Esparragoza | Mexico | |
| Ibrahim | Samir Guesmi | France | |
The following awards were given:[6] [8]