Sanfic Industria Bows Anticipated Chilean Series ‘Poemas Malditos,’ ‘Cecilia la Incomparable’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Unfolding alongside Chile’s Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC), Sanfic Industria runs August 20-26, promising a busy schedule that includes Iberoamerican Works in Progress (WIP) and a variety of labs that encompass fiction, documentaries, genre films, sustainable development, series, women producers’ projects, XR etc.

Some of the 11 sections will be in a hybrid or online format. At its July 19 press conference, Sanfic Industria head Gabriela Sandoval will highlight the premiere of two hotly anticipated Chilean series that will screen at the annual event.

Both shows are expected to debut later this year on Chilean television before passing on to streaming platforms. Recipients of the Chilean National Television fund, both deal with women’s themes in distinct genres.  “We are very excited at Sanfic Industria to premiere these two series for the public. “Poemas Malditos” (“Cursed Poems”) will be shown in its entirety with all four episodes and “Cecilia la Incomparable” will showcase the first 50-minute episode,” said Sandoval. “Poemas Malditos” comprises four episodes of seemingly disparate stories that intersect in the last episode to present a gripping thriller set in the early 20th century.

Marking its Latin American premiere at Sanfic Industria, the limited series has participated in the 73rd Berlinale Series Market Selects program and the Cinema Jove fest in Valencia where it won for its production design and music. “We’re still in talks with free-to-air stations and a couple of streaming platforms in Chile,” said showrunner Juan Ignacio Sabatini, whose multiple credits include series “Sitiados,” “La Caceria” and whose feature debut, “Matar a Pinochet,” vied for a Premio Platino