Viña del Mar International Film Festival

The Viña del Mar International Film Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, FICVIÑA) is a Latin American film festival held annually in Viña del Mar, Chile.

Viña del Mar International Film Festival
2019 Film Festival poster
LocationViña del Mar, Chile  Chile
Founded1963
AwardsFilms and documentary films from Latin America
Short films and documentary films from Latin America
International competition of short films by film schools
Competition for local works
Special Categories: DOCULAB Andino
Best music competition
Work in Progress
Hosted byThe city of Viña del Mar.
LanguageSpanish
Websitehttp://www.cinevina.cl/

History

Viña del Mar Municipal Theatre, main venue of the FICVIÑA Festival
FICVIÑA 2012. Welcome poster

The idea for a Chilean film festival was born in 1962, when the Viña del Mar Film Club was created by a group of film aficionados. In 1963 the first Amateur Film Festival was held, and the following year the festival opened to films from the Latin American region. This festival dropped the “amateur” to become Chile’s first international film festival in 1967, inaugurated by Aldo Francia.[1]

Between 1970 and 2000, the festival was suspended due to the political climate in Chile. In 2007, the festival celebrated its 40th anniversary. The festival became free for visitors in 2012 and 2014, Mexico was the invited guest.[2]

Award

Awards for the festival are the Paoa, a statue made of wood from the Pou tree native to Easter Island. The statues have two heads, representing the duality of day and night. Each statue is made by hand by Miguel Nahoe and no two are identical.[3]

The official competition of the festival is divided into the following categories:[4]

  • International Feature Film Competition
  • International Documentary Competition
  • International Short Film Competition
  • International Animated Short Film Competition
  • National Short Film Competition
  • Regional Documentary Competition
  • Short Film Competition for National Film Schools
  • Documentary Competition for National Film School
  • Work in Progress
  • Competition for Best Film Soundtrack

Gran Paoa Prize Winners- Best International Film[5]

Year English Title Original Title Director Country
2003Sub terraSub terraMarcelo Ferrari Chile
2004MachucaMachucaAndrés Wood Chile
2005In BedEn la camaMatías Bize Chile
2006Forbidden to ForbidProibido ProibirJorge Durán Brasil
2007The grainO GrãoPetrus Cariry Brazil
2008The Pope's ToiletEl baño del PapaCésar Charlone and Enrique Fernández Uruguay
2009HuachoHuachoAlejandro Fernández Almendras Chile
2010Portraits in a sea of liesRetratos en un mar de mentirasCarlos Gaviria Colombia
2011The Colors of the MountainLos colores de la montañaCarlos César Arbeláez Colombia
2012Death penaltyPena de MuerteTevo Díaz Chile
2013The Golden DreamLa Jaula de OroDiego Quemada-Díez Mexico
2014HeliHeliAmat Escalante Mexico
2015The Boss, Anatomy of a CrimeEl patrón: radiografía de un crimenSebastián Schindel Argentina
2016From AfarDesde alláLorenzo Vigas Venezuela
2017Last Days in HavanaÚltimos días en La HabanaFernando Pérez Cuba
2018The HeiressesLas herederasMarcelo Martinessi Paraguay
2019MonosMonosAlejandro Landes Colombia

See also

References

  1. Festival de Cine de Viña del Mar - memoria chilen, a memoria chilena, Biblioteca Nacional Digital retrieved on April 18, 2015
  2. Official web - Historia (es) Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine cinevina.cl FICVIÑA 2013 retrieved on April 18, 2015
  3. Maori Rapa Nui Artistas artesanos Rapa Nui
  4. Official web cinevina.cl FICVIÑA 2013 retrieved on April 18, 2015
  5. Official web Historia Festival Internacional de Cine retrieved on December 27, 2017
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