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Chameleon (2016 Film)
''Chameleon'' (Spanish: ''Camaleón'') is a 2016 Chilean psychological thriller film written and directed by Jorge Riquelme Serrano. It had its world premiere at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival where it was selected to compete for the Sutherland Award (first feature competition). Plot ''Chameleon'' is a psychological thriller that chronicles Paula and Paulina's last day together at their summer home. Their intimate farewell is disrupted by the arrival of an unexpected guest, which leads to a shocking transformation, exposing the darkest corners of the human mind. Cast * as Gastón * Paulina Urrutia as Paulina * as Paula * Alejandro Goic as Franco Release ''Chameleon'' had its domestic Chilean premiere on 25 August 2016 at the Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC) ahead of its theatrical release across Chile on the 29 September 2016. It went on to have its International Premiere on 9 October 2016 at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival, where it was nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulina Urrutia
Paulina Marcela Urrutia Fernández (born 15 January 1969) is a Chilean actress, academic, director, trade union leader, and politician. She was a State Minister of the first government of President Michelle Bachelet. Biography Born into a middle-class family, Paulina Urrutia grew up in the San Miguel district of the Chilean capital. Her parents worked in public administration and separated when she was fifteen years old. She studied at the Company of Mary school on Seminario Street in the municipality of Providencia. Her first introduction to theater was as a girl, in a school workshop. Later, after graduating from high school, she entered the discipline at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The exercise of her profession began very early. The first play in which she performed was '' Esperando la carroza'', in 1987, under the direction of Raúl Osorio. Her career in television began in a Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) series in 1989, thanks to an invitation from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychological Thriller
Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and convention, it is a Genre#Subgenre, subgenre of the broader ranging Thriller (genre), thriller narrative structure,Dictionary.com, definitionpsychological thriller (definition) Accessed November 3, 2013, "...a suspenseful movie or book emphasizing the psychology of its characters rather than the plot; this subgenre of thriller movie or book – Example: In a psychological thriller, the characters are exposed to danger on a mental level rather than a physical one....", with similarities to Gothic fiction, Gothic and detective fiction in the sense of sometimes having a "dissolving sense of reality". It is often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental percep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BFI London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival held in London, England, in collaboration with the British Film Institute. Founded in 1957, the festival runs for two weeks every October. In 2016, the BFI estimated that around 240 feature films and 150 short films from more than 70 countries are screened at the festival each year. History At a dinner party in 1953, at the home of film critic Dilys Powell of ''The Sunday Times'', attended by film administrator James Quinn, guests discussed the lack of a film festival in London. Quinn went on to start the first London Film Festival, which took place at the new National Film Theatre (now renamed BFI Southbank) from 16 to 26 October 1957. The first festival screened 15–20 films that were already successful at other festivals, including Akira Kurosawa's ''Throne of Blood'' (which opened the festival), Satyajit Ray's '' Aparajito'', Andrzej Wajda's ''Kanał'', Luchino Visconti's '' White Nights'', Ingmar Bergman's '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutherland Award
The Sutherland Trophy was created in 1958 by the British Film Institute (BFI) as an annual award for "the maker of the most original and imaginative irst or secondfeature film introduced at the National Film Theatre during the year".''1963 London Film Festival Programme'', London: BFI The award was named after a patron of the BFI, George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland. History In 1997, the criteria changed to honour the maker of the most original and imaginative first feature screened during the London Film Festival. The award is a sculpture in silver by Gerald Benney. It is presented on the closing night of the Festival. List of winners See also * John Cassavetes Award *Independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is film production, produced outside the Major film studios, major film studio system in addition to being produced and distributed by independ ... References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Goic (actor)
Alejandro Eduardo Goic Jerez (born 11 September 1957) is a Chilean actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1988. Biography Alejandro Goic is the son of physician Alejandro Goic Goic and Carmen Jerez Horta, and the nephew of former Christian Democratic senator Alberto Jerez Horta. During his youth, Goic was active in the Socialist Youth and then the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th .... After the 1973 military coup, he was interrogated and tortured by the DINA. In the 1980s he went into exile in Sweden, where his daughter was born. Selected filmography References External links * 1957 births Living people Chilean male film actors Male actors from Santiago, Chile Chilean people of Croatian descent Chilean actor-politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago International Film Festival
The Santiago International Film Festival (; 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 Valdivia International Film Festival, SANFIC has become one of the most prestigious film festivals of Chile and South America. Competition There are two main competitions at SANFIC: the ''Chilean Cinema Competition'', and an ''International Competition'', each featuring nine shortlisted films. There is also a ''Local Talent'' competition for local directors and producers, dedicated to short films, with 18 shortlisted works. The judging panel and jury are made up of international and Chilean experts from the film industry. 10th Anniversary edition SANFIC 2014 (the 10th edition) took place between the 21 and 26 of October, and screened more than 90 titles from 30 countries, some of which had won prizes at the world's most prestigious film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance, am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is a film festival held annually in Seattle, Washington, United States, since 1976. It usually takes place in late May and/or early June. It is one of the largest festivals in the world, and features a diverse assortment of predominantly independent and foreign films, and a strong contingent of documentaries. SIFF 2006 included more than 300 films and 160,000 attendees; also it was the first SIFF to include a venue in neighboring Bellevue, Washington Bellevue ( ) is a city in the Eastside (King County, Washington), Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area, and the f ..., after an ill-fated early attempt. However, in 2008, the festival was back to being entirely in Seattle, and had a slight decrease in the number of feature films. The 2010 festival featured over 400 films, shown primarily in downtown Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elcine
The Lima Film Festival () is a film festival held annually by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Its original name was ''Festival Elcine''. The official name has been ''Festival of Lima, Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine'' since 2007. The festival The first festival was first held in 1997 under the name "Elcine Festival" at the PUCP Cultural Center in San Isidro District Lima, which continues to host the main festival. Conceived as a "Latin American Meeting of Cinema" the growth of the festival has expanded to the Centro Cultural de la PUCP, brought in Cineplanet, and various concert halls and cultural centers in Lima. The festival is held annually in the first half of August. Being the main film event in Peru and one of the most important events in Lima's cultural calendar it is a noted festival for regional cinema in Latin America. The Festival launches & promotes the work of Peruvian directors, such as Claudia Llosa and Josué Méndez, and seeks to increa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Film Festival
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana. It takes place every year during December in the city of Havana, Cuba. History The inaugural International Festival of New Latin American Cinema was held on December 3, 1979, and more than 600 film directors of Latin America responded to the first call made by the Cuban Institute of the Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC). Its founders included ICAIC president Alfredo Guevara, and the filmmakers Julio García Espinosa and Pastor Vega. As expressed in its founding convocation, the festival aimed to "promote the regular meeting of Latin American filmmakers who with their work enrich the artistic culture of our countries (…); ensure the joint presentation of fiction films, documentaries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Sienna Awards
The Pedro Sienna Awards () are honors granted for Chilean audiovisual production. Named for silent film director Pedro Sienna, they were given for the first time in 2006. Outstanding artists are awarded for the development and strengthening of national audiovisual media and the best works, artists, and technicians of the production of works released in the country between January and December of the previous year. They came about as a result of Law No. 19.981 of 2005 that created the Council of the Art and Audiovisual Industry (CAIA) and the Audiovisual Promotion Fund, both under the National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA). Pedro Sienna was one of the forerunners of Chilean cinema, directing ''El Húsar de la Muerte'' (1925) and winning the National Prize for Art in 1966. The aim of the awards is to recognize an author, artist, technician, or producer who stands out for their artistic quality or projection of their audiovisual work and the relevant activities of dissemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Films
2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2016, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "Hollywood is the world's best money-laundering machine. It takes in huge amounts of money from the sale of mass-market commodities and cleanses some of it with the production of cinematic masterworks. Earning billions of dollars from C.G.I. comedies for children, superhero movies, sci-fi apocalypses, and other popular genres, the big studios channel some of those funds into movies by Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, James Gray, and other worthies. Sometimes there's even an overlap between the two groups of movies, as when Ryan Coogler made ''Creed'', or when Scorsese made the modernist horror instant-classic '' Shutter Island'', or when Clint Eastwood makes just about anything." High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
