2008
SANFIC 4
19 – 25 August
List of Films by section:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
Charly; France, dir: Isild Le Besco
Chrigu; Switzerland, dir: Christen Ziörjen, Jan Gassmann
The Heart is a Dark Forest; Germany, dir: Nicolette Krebitz
Flower in the pocket; Malaysia, dir: Liew Seng Tat
Blood appears; Argentina, dir: Pablo Fendrik
Rail Road Crossing; Spain, dir: Pere Vilà
Slice; USA, dir: Kathryn Pickford, Ginger Rinkenberger
Tony Manero; Chile, dir: Pablo Larraín
Up the Yangtze; Canada, dir: Chang Yung
LATIN AMERICAN COMPETITION:
Still Orangutans; Brazil, dir: Gustavo Spolidoro
Year of the Nail; Mexico, dir: Jonás Cuarón
Lamb of God; Argentina, dir: Lucía Cedrón
El arenal; Chile, dir: Sebastián Sepúlveda
The Pope’s Toilet; Uruguay, dir: Enrique Fernández, César Charlone
The Path; Costa Rica, dir: Ishtar Yasin
A Quick Glance; Argentina, dir: Nicolás León Tannchen
Irrespirable; Chile, dir: Matías Pinochet
The Infinite Border; Mexico, dir: Juan Manuel Sepúlveda
CHILEAN CINEMA FORUM:
The Judge and the General; Estados Unidos-Chile, dir: Elizabeth Farnsworth, Patricio Lanfranco
¿Habrán esperanzas?; dir: Felipe Monsalve
Juan Mandinga; dir: Nicolás Labra Rodillo
La Colorina; dir: Fernando Guzzoni, Werner Giesen
Las niñas; dir: Rodrigo Marín
Manzanas verdes; dir: Luis Bahamondes, Luis Felipe Briones, Davidza Pincheira
Dark/Illuminated; dir: Miguel Angel Vidaurre
LOCAL TALENT:
Agua; dir: Alfredo Pourailly
Ana; dir: Nayra Ilic
Aseo general; dir: Paulina Costa
Camino gris; dir: Camila Donoso
Edgar; dir: Fernando Lasalvia
Elena; dir: Juan Cortés Mansilla
El final del hombre; dir: José Alliende
La montaña; dir: Dominga Sotomayor
Mirada a vapor; dir: Isidora Marras
Vestido; dir: Jairo Boisier
WHAT’S NEW IN LATIN AMERICA:
Bye bye life; Argentina, dir: Enrique Piñeyro
Déficit; Mexico, dir: Gael García Bernal
Dos mil metros (sobre el nivel del mar); Mexico, dir: Marcelo Tobar
The Mugger; Argentina, dir: Pablo Fendrik
The Circle; Uruguay, dir: José Pedro Charlo, Aldo Garay
Historias extraordinarias; Argentina, dir: Mariano Llinás
JC Chavéz; Mexico, dir: Diego Luna
Behave; Brazil, dir: Maria Ramos
Under the Same Moon; Mexico, dir: Patricia Riggen
La rabia; Argentina, dir: Albertina Carri
Paraíso Travel; Colombia, dir: Simón Brand
Personal Belongings; Cuba, dir: Alejandro Brugués
¿Quién soy tú?; Mexico, dir: Pavel Aguilar
Stranded; Uruguay, dir: Gonzalo Arijón
VISIONS OF THE WORLD:
Latitudes and Parallels:
All that She Wants; Canada, dir: Denis Côté
Cashback; UK, dir: Sean Ellis
Correction; Greece, dir: Thanos Anastopoulos
The Black Pimpernel; Sweden-Mexico-Denmark, dir: Asa Faringer, Ulf Hultberg
A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman; Canada, dir: Peter Raymont
Lucio; Spain, dir: Aitor Arregi, José Mari Goenaga
Under the Snow; Spain, dir: Candela Figueira, Maitena Muruzabal
Suddenly, last Winter; Italy, dir: Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi
Tricks; Poland, dir: Andrzej Jakimowski
A Place in the Cinema; Spain, dir: Alberto Morais
Germany Today:
And along come Tourists; dir: Robert Thalheim
The Wave; dir: Dennis Gansel
Shopping; dir: Ralf Westhoff
Afternoon; dir: Angela Schanelec
Vacation; dir: Thomas Arslan
Made in Asia:
Fujian blue; China, dir: Robin Weng
Higurashi; Japan, dir: Hirosue Hiromasa
Punches n ponytails; India, dir: Pankaj Rishi Kumar
Village people radio show; Malaysia, dir: Amir Muhammad
USA: Point of View:
August Evening; dir: Chris Eska
Kicking it; dir: Susan Koch, Jeff Werner
Lars and the Real Girl; dir: Craig Gillespie
We own the Night; dir: James Gray
Reservation Road; dir: Terry George
The Man of two Havanas; dir: Vivien Lesnik Weisman
This Filthy World; dir: Jeff Garlin
Tour de France:
Before I forget; dir: Jacques Nolot
Her Name is Sabine; dir: Sandrine Bonnaire
Heartbeat Detector; dir: Nicolas Klotz
God’s Offices; dir: Claire Simon
Jewels from the Middle East:
All is well on the Border; Lebanon, dir: Akram Zaatari
Crazy of You; Lebanon, dir: Akram Zaatari
Her+Him Van Leo; Lebanon, dir: Akram Zaatari
How I love You; Lebanon, dir: Akram Zaatari
In this House; Lebanon, dir: Akram Zaatari
Red Chewing Gum; Lebanon, dir: Akram Zaatari
A House Salad; Egypt, dir: Nadia Kamel
Tehran has no more Pomegranates!; Iran, dir: Massoud Bakhshi
This Day; Lebanon, dir: Akram Zaatari
What a Wonderful World; Morocco, dir: Faouzi Bensaidi
SHOOT THE SHOOTER:
A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory; USA, dir: Esther Robinson
Factory, October 14-25, 1965; USA, dir: Danny Williams
Harold Stevenson #1 and #2; USA, dir: Danny Williams
The Velvet Underground Rehearses; USA, dir: Danny Williams
EXPERIENCES:
Boarding Gate; France, dir: Olivier Assayas
Lust, Caution; China-Taiwan-Hong Kong-USA, dir: Ang Lee
The Mourning Forest; Japan, dir: Naomi Kawase
In the City of Sylvia; Spain, dir: José Luis Guerin
It’s a Free World…; UK, dir: Ken Loach
The Headless Woman; Argentina, dir; Lucrecia Martel
Lion’s Den; Argentina, dir: Pablo Trapero
Liverpool; Argentina, dir: Lisandro Alonso
Silent Light; Mexico, dir: Carlos Reygadas
My Blueberry Nights; Hong Kong-China-France, dir: Wong Kar-wai
State of the World; Portugal, dir: Ayisha Abraham, Chantal Akerman, Wang Bing, Pedro Costa, Vicente Ferraz, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Man from London; Hungary-France-Germany, dir: Béla Tarr
Some photos in the city of Sylvia; Spain, dir: José Luis Guerin
SANFIC MUSIC:
Berlin; USA, dir: Julian Schnabel
Café de los maestros; Argentina, dir: Miguel Kohan
Control; UK, dir: Anton Corbijn
The Silence before Bach; Spain, dir: Pere Portabella
Full Metal Village; Germany, dir: Sung-Hyung Cho
I’m not There; USA, dir: Todd Haynes
La matinée; Uruguay, dir: Sebastián Bednarik
LT 22 Radio La Colifata; Spain, dir: Carlos Larrondo
Made in Jamaica; France-USA, dir: Jérôme Laperrousaz
Sonic Mirror; Switzerland-Finland-Germany, dir: Mika Kaurismäki
The Killing of John Lennon; UK, dir: Andrew Piddington
JURY:
International Competition:
Lisandro Alonso, filmmaker (La libertad, Los muertos)
Frédéric Boyer, programmer Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival
Michael Chapman, cinematographer (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull)
Latin American Competition:
Thomas Krempke, producer, curator and filmmaker, Swiss Effects Zurich
Claire Simon, filmmaker, screenwriter and editor (A Foreign Body, Ça brûle)
Antonio Skármeta, writer, filmmaker and diplomat (Burning Patience)
Awards:
-Best Film International Competition:
Tony Manero (Chile; dir: Pablo Larraín)
-Best Director International Competition:
Pablo Fendrik, by Blood appears (Argentina)
-Honourable Mention International Competition:
Flower in the Pocket (Malaysia; dir: Liew Seng Tat)
-Best Film Latin American Competition:
The Path (Costa Rica; dir: Ishtar Yasin)
-Best Director Latin American Competition:
Juan Manuel Sepúlveda, by The Infinite Border (Mexico)
-Honourable Mentions Latin American Competition:
The Pope’s Toilet (Uruguay; dir, Enrique Fernández, César Charlone)
A Quick Glance (Argentina; dir: Nicolás León Tannchen)
-Public Prize: Tony Manero
-La Tercera’s Best Film Chilean Cinema Forum Award:
Dark/Illuminated (Miguel Angel Vidaurre)
-Cinecolor’s Best Director Chilean Cinema Forum Award:
Fernando Guzzoni and Werner Giesen, by La Colorina
-TVN’s Local Talent Award: Edgar (Fernando Lasalvia)
-Signis Award International Competition:
Slice (USA; dir: Kathryn Pickford, Ginger Rinkenberger)
-Signis Award Latin American Competition:
Lamb of God (Argentina; dir: Lucía Cedrón)
International guests:
Ariel Dorfman (writer and screenwriter); César Charlone (filmmaker and cinematographer); Claudio Cordero (Fipresci critic); Daniel Cross (producer); Debbie Lee Jones (actress); Diego Cataño (actor); Diego Lerer (Fipresci critic); Esther Robinson (fillmaker); Fabiano de Souza (producer); Fernando Chiappusi (curator Bafici Film Festival); Gabe Klinger (Fipresci critic); Ginger Rinkenberger (filmmaker); Guy Picciotto (musician); Ishtar Yasin (filmmaker); Isild Le Besco (filmmaker and actress); Jonás Cuarón (filmmaker); José Luis Guerín (filmmaker and screenwriter); José Pedro Charlo (filmmaker); Juan Manuel Sepúlveda (filmmaker); Juan Pablo Gugliotta (producer); Kathryn Pickford (actress and filmmaker); Liset Cotera (La Matatena academic); Lucía Cedrón (filmmaker); Luis Pérez Endara (distributor); Maite Albagly (economist, jurist, Mouvement Français pour le Planning Familial’s general secretary); Marcelo Tobar (filmmaker); María Teresa Ibargüengoitía (La Matatena academic); Mariano Llinás (filmmaker and producer); Mathieu Fournet (regional France Embassy’s audiovisual attaché); Nicolás León Tannchen (filmmaker); Nicolette Krebitz (filmmaker); Pablo Fendrik (filmmaker); Peter Raymont (filmmaker and producer); Sebastián Sepúlveda (filmmaker); Stephen Rubin (curator Santa Fe Film Festival); Terry Schreiber (academic and theater director); Todd Griffin (musician); Xavi Sala (filmmaker and screenwriter).
ACTIVIDADES ESPECIALES:
-Meeting with Michael Chapman, about the cinematography and his film career, in Cineteca Nacional of the Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda / Moderator: Joel Poblete
-Collaboration with DocSantiago, together with the Asociación de Documentalistas de Chile, Adoc
-Conferences New Generations in the Latin American Cinema, for public and students (at DUOC UC), and for the press, film critics and industry (at Centro Arte Alameda)
Panelists: Claudio Cordero (Fipresci Peru), Diego Lerer (Fipresci Argentina), Gabe Klinger (Fipresci Brazil and USA) and Jorge Morales (Fipresci Chile)
Moderators: Carlos Núñez and Joel Poblete
-Screening of the short film Harold Stevenson #1 and #2, by Danny Williams, with live music performed by Todd Griffin and Guy Picciotto, in Centro Arte Alameda
-SANFIC goes to your Comuna: free screenings in 9 comunas (districts) of Santiago
-Workshop of Xavi Sala for the filmmakers and producers of the Local Talent, in Centro Cultural de España
-Screenings and Workshop “Factory of Dreams” and “Optical Toys”, by La Matatena (Mexico), for children of 6 comunas of Santiago
-Different activities in DUOC UC, between them:
-Masterclass José Luis Guerín: The Traveller’s View: Dialogue between the fiction and documentary / Moderator: Carlos Núñez
-Round table of Terry Schreiber with Chilean theater representatives
Panelists: Andrea Valle, Benjamín Galemiri, Luciano Cruz-Coke
-Masterclass Mariano Llinás: From the idea to the film, from production to filmmaking
-Round table Resources and creativity, the equilibrium point
Panelists: Matías Cardone, Miguel Kohan, Nicolás León Tannchen, Sebastián Sepúlveda
Moderator: Eduardo Villalobos
-Meeting of Michael Chapman with students
Special guest: Héctor Soto / Moderator: Joel Poblete
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