Santiago International Film Festival


The Santiago International Film Festival, also known as SANFIC, is a film festival that launched in 2005. As its name suggests, the festival takes place in Santiago, Chile.
Along with the well-known Valdivia, SANFIC has become one of the most prestigious film festivals of Chile and South America.

Competition

There are two main competitions at SANFIC: the Chilean Cinema Competition, and an International Competition, each featuring nine shortlisted films.
There is also a Local Talent competition for local directors and producers, dedicated to short films, with 18 shortlisted works.
The judging panel and jury are made up of international and Chilean experts from the film industry.

10th Anniversary edition

SANFIC 2014 took place between the 21 and 26 of October, and screened more than 90 titles from 30 countries, some of which had won prizes at the world's most prestigious film festivals.

Participating films

The following films took part in the two competitions:

International Competition

The following films won awards at the 10th edition of SANFIC:
;International Competition:
;Chilean Cinema Competition:
;Audience Award for Best Film:
Escapes de gas, by Bruno Salas
;Local Talent Competition:
;Latin American Work in Progress:
;Ventana Sur Prize:
;Santiago LAB SANFIC Industry Award for documentary projects:
Premio DocsDF:
; Santiago LAB SANFIC Industry Award for fiction projects:
Encuentros Cartagena Prize: El treinticuatro, by Waldo Salgado
Mercado Guadalajara Prize: La Carola, by Juan Francisco Olea
Argentina HD Prize: Cabros de mierda, de Gonzalo Justiniano