‘The Stoplight Society’ Director Ruben Mendoza, Costa Rica’s Laura Astorga, Chile’s Equeco Set for Sanfic Industria’s Santiago Lab (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente Sanfic Industria, the industry component of Chile’s 19th Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic), charges back in full in-person mode this year after three years online.
This year’s selection, comprising 11 fiction and 10 documentaries, hails from Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Peru, Spain and Brazil.
The primary focus of this space is to equip the projects with various tools to consider their audiences from the early development stages, as well as aspects related to distribution, international reach and circulation, according to Sanfic Industria head, Gabriela Sandoval. “This call for submissions posed a significant selection challenge, as we once again received an unprecedented number of applications, all of which showcased projects of exceptional quality,” said Sandoval who added that online consultations run from Aug.
16 to 21 while in-person activities will take place from August 23 to 26. A final pitch is scheduled for Aug. 26 for both in-person and remote presentations. “We are proud to maintain gender parity, with 50% of both female and male directors and producers.
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