Record Number of Submissions for Sanfic’s Santiago Lab, as Chilean Project Market Builds International Profile
The Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) reported 98.39% more applications this year to its fiction and documentary labs from some 32 countries. Out of 240 applications, 16 fiction projects and 15 documentaries were selected.
“Unlike previous years, we received a large number of submissions from Central America, as well as many co-productions with Chile from countries such as the U.S, Estonia, France, India, Lebanon, Norway and the U.K.,” says Sanfic Industria director Gabriela Sandoval.
The fiction projects are mostly from seasoned directors and/or producers with a strong international track record, she added, with many of the projects, particularly the Chilean productions, choosing Santiago Lab as the first stop in their development trajectory.
Drama, comedy and science fiction genres abound. Among the standouts are Colombia’s “Goodbye Father” from Jhonny Hendrix’s Antorcha Films, the production company behind such acclaimed pics as “Una madre,” and “Candelaria.” It stars Marlon Moreno (“Dog Eat Dog”) and Loren Sofia Paz,
