Chilean cinema refers to all films produced in Chile or made by Chileans. It had its origins at the start of the 20th century with the first Chilean film screening in 1902 and the first Chilean feature film appearing in 1910. The oldest surviving feature is El Húsar de la Muerte (1925), and the last silent film was Patrullas de Avanzada (1931). The Chilean film industry struggled in the late 1940s and in the 1950s, despite some box-office successes such as El Diamante de Maharajá. The 1960s saw the development of the "New Chilean Cinema", with films like Three Sad Tigers (1968), Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969) and Valparaíso mi amor (1969). After the 1973 military coup, film production was low, with many filmmakers working in exile. It increased after the end of the Pinochet regime in 1989, with occasional critical and/or popular successes such as Johnny cien pesos (1993), Historias de Fútbol (1997) and Gringuito (1998).
The Strong Ones is a 2019 Chilean film directed by Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo and starring Samuel González and Antonio Altamirano.
15 mil dibujos is a 1942 Chilean animated film of 35 millimeters made by the filmmakers Juan Carlos Trupp and Jaime Escudero Sanhueza. It was filmed by Enrique Soto, and its music was performed by Chilean band Los Huasos Quincheros. 15 mil dibujos is the third animated film made in Chile, after Transmisión del mando presidencial (1921) and Vida y milagros de Don Fausto (1924).
Outsider Girls is a 2023 Chilean comedy-drama film written and directed by Alexandra Hyland in her directorial debut. Starring Nicole Sazo & Alicia Rodríguez. It premiered on January 30, 2023, at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
I’d Like You to Live My Youth Again is a 2022 Chilean documentary film directed by Nicolás Guzmán. The film offers an intimate and introspective viewing where 2 people who don't know each other very well exchange memories.
Notes For a Film is a 2022 Chilean–French documentary film written and directed by Ignacio Agüero. Through the eyes of a young foreigner, Gustave Verniory, the film portrays the radical transformation of the recently pacified territory of Araucanía towards the end of the 19th century.
The Hunteress is a 2022 Chilean science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Martín Duplaquet and written by Valeria Hofmann & Antonio Luco. Starring Natalia Reddersen, Willy Semler, Felipe Valenzuela and Alexandra Von Hummel.
Every Man for Himself is a 2021 Chilean drama film written and directed by Alexis Donoso in his directorial debut. Starring Leonardo Pizarro, Nicolás Rojas and Romina Herrera.
The Punishment is a 2022 Chilean-Argentine drama film directed by Matías Bize and written by Coral Cruz. Starring Antonia Zegers and Nestor Cantillana. The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.
Homeless, also known as Homeless: The Movie, is a 2019 Chilean-Argentine adult animated science fiction satirical black comedy film written and directed by Jorge Campusano, José Ignacio Navarro and Santiago O'Ryan in their directorial debut. It is based on the television series of the same name by José Ignacio Navarro.
(Im)Patient is a 2021 Chilean drama film written and directed by Constanza Fernández Bertrand. It is based on the book El pa(de)ciente: La medicina cuestionada by Miguel Kottow. Starring Héctor Noguera accompanied by Amparo Noguera, Naldy Hernández, Emilia Noguera, Diego Casanueva, Daniel Muñoz, Paola Giannini and Gabriela Aguilera.
B-Happy is a 2003 Chilean-Spanish-Venezuelan drama film directed by Gonzalo Justiniano and written by Justiniano, Sergio Gómez, Daniela Lillo and Fernando Aragón. It stars Manuela Martelli accompanied by Eduardo Barril, Lorene Prieto, Felipe Ríos and Ricardo Fernández.
Lina from Lima is a 2019 drama film written and directed by María Paz González in her directorial debut. Starring Magaly Solier. It won several awards including "Best Chilean Feature Film" and the Héctor Ríos Award for "Best Direction of Photography" at the Valdivia International Film Festival. It is a co-production between Chile, Peru and Argentina.
The Journey of Monalisa is a 2019 Chilean-American documentary film directed by Nicole Costa and written by Costa, Daniela Camino & Melisa Miranda. It is about the journey of the transgender artist Iván Monalisa in her self-exile in New York where she worked as a prostitute.
My Brothers Dream Awake is a 2021 Chilean drama film directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla and written by Huaiquimilla & Pablo Greene. Starring Iván Cáceres and César Herrera accompanied by Paulina García, Andrew Bargsted, Julia Lübbert and Sebastián Ayala. It is about the life of 2 brothers in a juvenile prison who are looking for a way out of the place after spending a year inside.
The Promise of Return is a 2020 Chilean fantasy mystery film written, directed and produced by Cristián Sánchez Garfias. Starring Natalia Martínez, Manuel Hübner, José Ignacio Diez, Anderson Tudor, Beatriz Carillo, Rafael Jean François and Daniel Pérez. The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.
199 Tips to Be Happy is a 2008 Chilean-Spanish drama film directed by Andrés Waissbluth and written by Waissbluth, Nona Fernández, Cristián Jiménez & Marcelo Leonart. Starring Pablo Macaya, Tamara Garea and Andrea García-Huidobro. It is inspired by the story Noticias de Milo, which is part of the book Mujer desnuda fumando en la ventana by Marcelo Leonart.
Muñeca is a 2008 Chilean drama film directed by Sebastián Arrau and written by Arrau & Fernando Aragón. Starring Benjamín Vicuña and Marcial Tagle. It won the Great Paoa awards for Best National Film and Best Leading Actor (National) for Marcial Tagle at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival.
