New Rebates and Facilities Look to Boost Chilean Filming
Big changes are afoot in Chile. Cash rebates of up to 20%-40% may launch before the year's end. Ongoing talks with economic authorities are now "in an interesting phase," says the Chile Film…
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For Chile’s Arthouse Auteurs, the Foreign Market Reigns Supreme
Bursting onto the scene at 2005's Valdivia Festival, a remarkable generation of young Chilean directors is building that splashy debut into more glory. Pablo Larrain's "No" took Cannes' Directors'…
Local Competition Heats Up Chile’s TV Business
In a globalized international TV business, which will converge in Cannes for the Mipcom trade fair Oct. 5-8, there are no limits to the ambition of even the world's smaller countries. And those…
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Cannes: Chile Hosts Diverse Productions, Incentives or No
Chile is gearing up to launch itself as a premier go-to filming location, with plans under way to offer incentives on par with its neighbors in the region. "We are currently working on incentives…
Cannes: Chile’s Filmmakers on the Verge
Sebastian Brahm Writer-Director-Actor Brahm attracted attention but never quite broke out with debut "Roman's Circuit." Returning with what he calls "a woman's film about thirtysomethings," Brahm's…
Chile’s Version of ‘Modern Family’ Facing Unique Set of Obstacles
Local-language remakes of hit U.S. series are nothing new in Latin America, but the network producing the Chilean version of "Modern Family," Mega TV, is facing challenges more daunting than the…
Chile’s Zumbastico Unveils ‘Mango Brothers’ At Annecy
ANNECY — Chile’s Zumbastico Studios, one of Latin America’s fastest-rising animation houses, has joined forces with Santiago-based Punkrobot Studio Audiovisual to co-produce its first feature film…
Talent, Biz Making Waves in Chilean Biz
MAITE ALBERDI, DIRECTOR Resonant docu-feature "Tea Time," now in post-production, about old dears who've had a cuppa together for decades, stood out at pix-in-post showcase BAL Goes to Cannes. Now…
Chilean Biz Sees Growth as Directors Gain Experience, Clout
The early stretches of Nicolas Lopez's Eli Roth starrer "Aftershock," set against Chile's devastating 2010 earthquake, give moviegoers a new look at the old seaport city of Valparaiso. Put-upon…
Chile's Alejandro Fernandez Almendras, Jirafa Films Ink Two-Pic Production Alliance (EXCLUSIVE)
PANAMA CITY – Fresh off a Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for "To Kill a Man," Chilean writer-director Alejandro Fernandez Almendras has signed a two-pic deal with top Chilean production house…
Cannibals, Hallucinogens Help Chilean Pics Gain Traction in English
In Chile, as in much of the world, English is becoming the lingua franca among a growing number of filmmakers, as arthouse and genre helmers alike make it the primary language in films targeted to…
