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Tribeca Festival showcases a varied selection of Latine movies and shorts

TRIBECA FESTIVAL is kicking off this week. The event is one of New York’s most culturally relevant moments, prompting an influx of filmmakers and creatives from all parts of the world to the city. It also provides New Yorkers the opportunity to watch a selection of curated projects that they wouldn’t get to enjoy at their nearest movie theater.

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Acclaimed Chilean Cinema Battles to Grow

Anna Marie de la Fuente Co-productions are increasingly the norm in Chile where state funds remain scant in a market of a mere 19.5 million inhabitants. Its new president’s campaign pledge last year to more than double the state’s contribution to the arts is not quite a reality, with a 16% increase noted so far. On the bright side, there has been an uptick in private funding, with some 50% of a film’s budget covered by private investors. To date, the audiovisual sector has seen a 31.5% increase in state funding this year compared to 2022. Chilean filmmakers are also exploring new genres, straying from traditional dramas. More often than not — as in Maite Alberdi’s Sundance win for 2023’s “The Eternal Memory” — Chilean cinema has triumphed at one major festival or awards event after another.

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