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
Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city w ...
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Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
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History
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.
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.
Award
Awards for the festival are the ''Paoa'', a statue made of wood from the ''Pou'' tree native to
Easter Island
Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its nearl ...
. 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.
The official competition of the festival is divided into the following categories:
* 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 FilmOfficial web
Historia Festival Internacional de Cine retrieved on December 27, 2017
See also
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Valdivia International Film Festival
The Valdivia International Film Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia (FICV o FICVALDIVIA)) is an international film exhibition and competition, held annually in the city of Valdivia, Los Rios region, Chile.
The festival ...
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Santiago International Film Festival
The Santiago International Film Festival ( es, Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine, links=no; SANFIC) is a film festival that launched in 2005. As its name suggests, the festival takes place in Santiago, Chile.
Along with the well-known Vald ...
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Cinema of Chile
Chilean cinema refers to all films produced in Chile or made by Chileans. It had its origins at the start of the 20th century with the first Chilean film screening in 1902 and the first Chilean feature film appearing in 1910. The oldest survivin ...
External links
Viña del Mar International Film Festivalofficial website
References
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Film festivals in Chile