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.
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.Festival de Cine de Viña del Mar - memoria chilen, a memoria chilena, Biblioteca Nacional Digital retrieved on April 18, 2015
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.Official web - Historia (es) cinevina.cl FICVIÑA 2013 retrieved on April 18, 2015
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. Maori Rapa Nui Artistas artesanos Rapa Nui
The official competition of the festival is divided into the following categories:Official web cinevina.cl FICVIÑA 2013 retrieved on April 18, 2015
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 YearOfficial web Historia Festival Internacional de Cine retrieved on December 27, 2017 English Title Original Title Director Country 2003 Sub terra Sub terra Marcelo Ferrari 2004 Machuca Machuca Andrés Wood 2005 In Bed En la cama Matías Bize 2006 Forbidden to Forbid Proibido Proibir Jorge Durán 2007 The grain O Grão Petrus Cariry 2008 The Pope's Toilet El baño del Papa César Charlone and Enrique Fernández 2009 Huacho Huacho Alejandro Fernández Almendras 2010 Portraits in a Sea of Lies Retratos en un mar de mentiras Carlos Gaviria 2011 The Colors of the Mountain Los colores de la montaña Carlos César Arbeláez 2012 Death penalty Pena de Muerte Tevo Díaz 2013 The Golden Dream La Jaula de Oro Diego Quemada-Díez 2014 Heli Heli Amat Escalante 2015 The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime El patrón: radiografía de un crimen Sebastián Schindel 2016 From Afar Desde allá Lorenzo Vigas 2017 Last Days in Havana Últimos días en La Habana Fernando Pérez 2018 The Heiresses Las herederas Marcelo Martinessi 2019 Monos Monos Alejandro Landes
See also Valdivia International Film Festival Santiago International Film Festival Cinema of Chile
External links Viña del Mar International Film Festival official website
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