SANTIAGO, Chile French director Mikhael Hers’ “Amanda” scooped up the Best Int’l Film award Saturday (Aug. 24) at the 15th Santiago Int’l Film Fest (Sanfic), which reported a 20% audience uptick…
), which reported a 20% audience uptick in the past two years and continues to grow its reputation as the most vibrant and prominent film festival in the Latin America’s Southern cone.
Colombia’s Alejandro Landes, best known for his career-launching drama, “Porfirio,” snagged the best director prize for “Monos,” his apocalyptic vision of a rebel group of teenagers in the jungle, while young actress Helena Zengel took home the best actor prize for her extraordinary performance in “System Crasher” as a nine-year old whose extreme behavior strains social workers and her mother alike.
“Harley Queen,” a drama about a woman seeking her identity in Chile’s biggest ghetto, brought a best director award to its helmers Carolina Adriazola and Jose Luis Sepulveda, and best actor to its lead, Catalina Flores. “We have indeed noticed an increase in our audience; I think it’s because we have kept our programming fresh and new every year,” said artistic director Carlos Nuñez, who runs the festival along with Storyboard Media partner, Gabriela Sandoval, who managesAmong the festival’s myriad industry events, Sanfic hosted its first Women’s Encounter where more than 30 women in the biz gathered to discuss their individual experiences and the challenges they faced in Latin America’s audiovisual...
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