# 20th Santiago International Film Festival

The 20th Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC), organized by Fundación CorpArtes, took place from August 18 to 25, 2024.
Mexican documentary State of Silence by Santiago Maza won the Best Film award of the International Competition, while the documentary The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza and the drama film Aullido de Invierno by Matías Rojas Valencia shared the Best Film award of the Chilean Film Competition.

## Background

The lineup for the Chilean film competition was revealed on July 17, while the remaining films were announced on August 13. During the festival's opening ceremony at Teatro CorpArtes, Chilean directors Pablo Larraín, Sebastián Lelio, and Maite Alberdi, were honored with the Trayectory Award for their directing achievements and presence within the international film industry. All three directors have been nominated at the Academy Awards. Larraín's No was Chile's first nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, while Lelio's A Fantastic Woman was Chile's first win in the category. Furthermore, Alberdi's The Mole Agent and The Eternal Memory were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
The festival was directed by Carlos Núñez. Screenings took place at six venues: Sala Centro Arte Alameda, Centro Cultural CEINA, Cinépolis La Reina (La Reina), Cinépolis Mall Plaza Los Dominicos (Las Condes), Cinépolis Vivo Imperio, and Cineteca Nacional de Chile.

## Juries
### International Competition

* Adrián Solar; Chilean film producer
* Ilda Santiago; Co-founder and programme director of the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
* Javier García Puerto; Director of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

### Chilean Film Competition

* Timm Kröger; German film director and screenwriter
* Santiago Maza; Mexican documentary filmmaker
* Lux Croxatto [es]; Chilean actress and screenwriter

### Chilean Short Film Competition

* Viviana Saavedra [es]; Bolivian film producer, director and president of Red Iberoamericana de Laboratorios de Cine and Bolivia Lab
* Pavel Cortés; director of the Guadalajara International Film Festival
* J.G. Biggs; Chilean film director

## Official selections

The following films were selected for the official competitions and other sections:

### International Film Competition

    Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Universal Theory | Die Theorie von Allem | Timm Kröger | Germany |
| Simon of the Mountain | Simón de la montaña | Federico Luis | ArgentinaChileUruguay |
| That They May Face the Rising Sun | That They May Face the Rising Sun | Pat Collins | Ireland |
| I Trust You | En vos confío | Agustín Toscano | Argentina |
| The Successor | Le Successeur | Xavier Legrand | FranceCanadaBelgium |
| The Girls Are Alright | Las chicas están bien | Itsaso Arana | Spain |
| State of Silence | Estado de silencio | Santiago Maza | Mexico |
| The Dog Thief | El ladrón de perros | Vinko Tomičić | BoliviaChileMexicoEcuadorFranceItaly |

### Chilean Film Competition

    Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| No Estoy en el Mar | No Estoy en el Mar | Luis Cifuentes Saravia | Chile |
| Una Luz Negra | Una Luz Negra | Alberto Hayden | Chile |
| Aullido de Invierno | Aullido de Invierno | Matías Rojas Valencia | ChileColombiaArgentina |
| La Primera Dosis | La Primera Dosis | Roberto Salinas Vergara | Chile |
| Through Rocks and Clouds | Raíz | Franco García | PeruChile |
| The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine | La fabulosa máquina de cosechar oro | Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza | ChileNetherlands |
| Las Cenizas | Las Cenizas | Stjepan Ostoic | Chile |
| Primera Persona | Primera Persona | Daniel Peralta | Chile |
| Sariri | Sariri | Laura Donoso | Chile |
| Los Afectos | Los Afectos | Diego Ayala, Aníbal Jofré | ChileEcuador |

### Chilean Short Film Competition

    Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Frascos Vacíos | Frascos Vacíos | Guillermo Ribbeck | Chile |
| Lágrima Seca | Lágrima Seca | Martín Pizarro Veglia | Chile |
| Paisahe Prohibido | Paisahe Prohibido | Matías Alarcón | Chile |
| Todo se Quemará | Todo se Quemará | Simón Vargas | Chile |
| Transfixion | Transfixion | Diego Fierro-Lablée | Chile |
| El Cánon | El Cánon | Martín Seeger | Chile |
| Fiesta de Cumpleaños (o la Venganza de la Historia) | Fiesta de Cumpleaños (o la Venganza de la Historia) | Anastasia Ayazi | Chile |
| Al Sol, Lejos del Centro | Al Sol, Lejos del Centro | Pascal Viveros, Luciana Merino | Chile |
| El Día de Mi Independencia | El Día de Mi Independencia | Constanza Majluf | Chile |
| Al Fin del Mundo | Al Fin del Mundo | Antonia Sánchez, Isaac Brand | Chile |
| Entrará una Brisa Preguntando por Mí | Entrará una Brisa Preguntando por Mí | Francisca Droppelmann | Chile |
| María Mar | María Mar | Rocío Huerta | Chile |
| Cinco Formas de Borrar un Chupón | Cinco Formas de Borrar un Chupón | Colectivo Niñita Perversa | Chile |
| El Vuelo de Chaika | El Vuelo de Chaika | Eduardo Bunster, Belén Abarza | Chile |
| Humboldt | Humboldt | Beatriz Molina Páez | Chile |
| Helechos | Helechos | Paz Ramírez | Chile |
| Corazón de Pollo | Corazón de Pollo | Matías Echeverría, Alfonso Ferrer, Isidora Barros | Chile |
| Desde tu Sombra | Desde tu Sombra | Víctor Soto Castillo | Chile |
| El Silencio del Mar | El Silencio del Mar | Tomás Caniulao | Chile |
| Familia | Familia | Picho García, Gabriela Peña | Chile |
| Marahoro | Marahoro | Sofía Rodríguez | Chile |

### Masters of Cinema

The following films were selected for the Masters of Cinema (Maestros del Cine) section, dedicated to films by prestigious filmmakers from around the world:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| From Hilde, with Love | In Liebe, Eure Hilde | Andreas Dresen | Germany |
| The Falling Star [fr] | L'Étoile filante | Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon | FranceBelgium |
| The Empire | L'Empire | Bruno Dumont | France |
| The Book of Solutions | Le Livre des solutions | Michel Gondry | France |
| Un amor | Un amor | Isabel Coixet | Spain |
| Carmín | Carmín | Aldo Garay | UruguayArgentina |
| The Beast | La Bête | Bertrand Bonello | FranceCanada |
| A Ravaging Wind [es] | El viento que arrasa | Paula Hernández | ArgentinaUruguay |
| Motel Destino | Motel Destino | Karim Aïnouz | Brazil |

### Visions of the World

The following films were selected for the Visions of the World (Visiones del Mundo) section, dedicated to feature films and documentaries from around the world:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Good Savage | Buen salvaje | Santiago Mohar | Mexico |
| Como el Mar | Como el Mar | Nicolás Gil Lavedra | ArgentinaUruguay |
| Bones and Names | Knochen und Namen | Fabian Stumm | Germany |
| One Hundred Four | Einhundertvier | Jonathan Schörnig | Germany |
| Diario de un Hombre a la Deriva | Diario de un Hombre a la Deriva | José Ibáñez | Chile |
| White Angel – The End of Marinka | White Angel – Das Ende von Marinka | Arndt Ginzel [de] | Germany |
| The Quiet Maid | Calladita | Miguel Faus [es] | Spain |
| Oasis | Oasis | Tamara Uribe, Felipe Morgado | Chile |
| Henri, el Último Pirata | Henri, el Último Pirata | Julián Fernández Prieto | Chile |
| Stick Together | Bis hierhin und wie weiter? | Felix Maria Buhler | Germany |
| Laguna Mental | Laguna Mental | Cristóbal Arteaga | Chile |

### Directors in Focus

The following films were selected for the Directors in Focus (Directoras en Foco) section, dedicated to films made by female filmmakers from around the world:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Star I Lost | La estrella que perdí | Luz Orlando Brennan | Argentina |
| Pelökelan | Pelökelan | Rocío García Morales | Chile |
| Milonga | Milonga | Laura González | UruguayArgentina |
| Dancing Heartbeats | Dancing Heartbeats | Lisa Wagner | Germany |
| Sisi & I | Sisi & Ich | Frauke Finsterwalder | Germany |
| Sincronía | Sincronía | Caro Bloj | Chile |
| Guián | Guián | Nicole Chi | Costa Rica |

### Special Screenings

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Martínez | Martínez | Laura Padilla | Mexico |
| Problemista | Problemista | Julio Torres | United States |
| Heaven Can Wait | Heaven Can Wait | Sven Halfar | Germany |
| The Substance | The Substance | Coralie Fargeat | United States |

### Retrospective

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Memory of Water (2015) | La memoria del agua | Matías Bize | Chile |
| Christmas (2009) | Navidad | Sebastián Lelio | Chile |
| Tony Manero (2009) | Tony Manero (2009) | Pablo Larraín | Chile |
| Tea Time (2014) | La once | Maite Alberdi | Chile |
| Life Kills Me (2007) | La vida me mata | Sebastián Silva | Chile |
| El Pejesapo [es] (2007) | El Pejesapo [es] (2007) | José Luis Sepúlveda | Chile |

### Sanfic learn

The following films were selected for the SANFIC LEARN (SANFIC EDUCA), dedicated to fiction, documentary and animation films with themes related to children, youth and families:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Pepedrilo | Pepedrilo | Víctor Cartas Valdivia | Mexico |
| El Árbol Ya Fue Plantado | El Árbol Ya Fue Plantado | Irene Blei Mail | Argentina |
| Color-ido | Color-ido | Estefanía Piñeres | Colombia |
| En Mi Piel | En Mi Piel | Sándor M. Salas | Spain |
| Mira Niño | Mira Niño | Sergio Avellaneda | Spain |
| Las Delicias | Las Delicias | Eduardo Crespo | Argentina |
| Cacharro | Cacharro | Anselmo Portillo | Venezuela |
| Mystère [fr] | Mystère [fr] | Denis Imbert [fr] | France |
| Mironins [ca] | Mironins [ca] | Mikel Mas Bilbao, Txesco Montalt | Spain |
| Centella | Centella | Claudia Claremi | Cuba |
| Papá Consiguió Trabajo en Marte | Papá Consiguió Trabajo en Marte | Damián Galateo, Joaquín Zelaya | Argentina |
| Al Otro Lado del Muro | Al Otro Lado del Muro | Pau Ortiz | Mexico, Spain |
| Cuando se Calme la Lluvia | Cuando se Calme la Lluvia | Guillermo Argueta | El Salvador |
| Ice Merchants | Ice Merchants | João Gonzalez | Portugal |
| Los Últimos Veranos | Los Últimos Veranos | Ricardo Esparragoza | Mexico |
| Ibrahim | Ibrahim | Samir Guesmi | France |

## Awards

The following awards were given:

### International Competition

* Best Film: State of Silence by Santiago Maza
* Special Jury Mention for Best Film: The Universal Theory by Timm Kröger
* Best Director: Agustín Toscano for I Trust You
* Special Jury Mention for Best Director: Itsaso Arana for The Girls Are Alright
* Best Performance: Lorenzo Ferro for Simon of the Mountain & Franklin Aro for The Dog Thief (ex aequo)

### Chilean Film Competition

* Best Film: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza & Aullido de Invierno by Matías Rojas Valencia (ex aequo)
* Best Director: Roberto Salinas Vergara for La Primera Dosis
** Special Jury Mention for Best Director: Alberto Hayden for Una Luz Negra
* Best Performance: Gastón Salgado [es] for Los Afectos
** Special Jury Mention for Best Performance: Paola Lattus for Sariri & Las Cenizas
* Special Jury Mention: Through Rocks and Clouds by Franco García

### Chilean Short Film Competition

* Best Short Film: Familia by Picho García and Gabriela Peña & María Mar by Rocío Huerta (ex aequo)
* Special Jury Mention: El Vuelo de Chaika by Eduardo Bunster and Belén Abarza

### Independent awards

* SIGNIS Award: State of Silence by Santiago Maza