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).
Daniel Alcaíno Cuevas is a Chilean actor and comedian. He is popularly known for his comedy characters Peter Veneno, and Yerko Puchento, an outspoken showbusiness journalist and political satirist. Although he has gain further recognition for dramatic roles as well such as Exequiel Pacheco in Los 80 and Mario Medina in 42 Days of Darkness.
The Santiago International Film Festival is a film festival that launched in 2005. As its name suggests, the festival takes place in Santiago, Chile.
Elisabetta Perut Bozzolo is a Chilean journalist, film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for the documentaries Un hombre aparte and La muerte de Pinochet. Both of these were made in collaboration with Iván Osnovikoff, a director with whom she has done most of her audiovisual work in the documentary field.
Chameleon is a 2016 Chilean psychological thriller film written and directed by Jorge Riquelme Serrano. It had its world premiere at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival where it was selected to compete for the Sutherland Award.
Luis Alfonso Alarcón Mansilla, popularly known as Lucho Alarcón, was a Chilean actor, theatre director, and activist with a distinguished film, television, and stage career.
The Caleuche Awards is an awards ceremony presented to recognize the best in performances of the season, in feature films, television serials, miniseries and anthology series, and comedy. They were created and organized by the Corporation of Actors of Chile (Chileactores), sponsored by VTR for their first edition.
Paulina Marcela Urrutia Fernández is a Chilean actress, academic, director, trade union leader, and politician. She was a State Minister of the first government of President Michelle Bachelet.
Alejandro Edmundo Trejo Zapata is a Chilean theater, television, and voice actor. He is best known for 2001's A Cab for Three, for which he received Best Actor awards at the Cinemanila and Gramado film festivals.
Tomás Humberto Eduardo Vidiella Baigorrotegui was a Chilean actor, theatre director, and cultural manager.
Erasmo Antonio Moena Pinto, known as The Psychopath of Placilla, is a Chilean murderer and suspected serial killer. Convicted and sentenced to 60 years imprisonment for a double murder committed in 2010, he remains a suspect in at least one additional murder in which he has been acquitted.
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.
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.
Gaucho Americano is a 2021 Chilean documentary film directed by Nicolás Molina and written by Molina, Valentina Arango and Paula López. It presents the life of Joaquín and Víctor, 2 gauchos from Chilean Patagonia who find themselves alone in an American ranch to do a job.
Jailbreak Pact is a 2020 Chilean action thriller film directed by David Albala who co-wrote the script along with Cecilia Ruz, Loreto Caro-Valdés and Susana Quiroz-Saavedra. It stars Benjamín Vicuña, Roberto Farías, Francisca Gavilán, Amparo Noguera, Víctor Montero, Diego Ruiz, Catalina Martín and Eusebio Arenas. It is inspired by the prison escape that occurred on January 30, 1990, known as Operation Success in the Public Jail of Santiago.
José Roberto Martínez Vásquez, known by his friends as "Tila" and posthumously referred to as the "Psychopath of La Dehesa" was a Chilean serial rapist and robber. Born and raised in poverty, he would usually target high-class homes as part of a social vendetta. He was arrested multiple times, but was ultimately detained in June 2002 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 16-year-old Maciel Zúñiga, which occurred the previous month. He committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell during a blackout in December of that year.
The Man of the Future is a 2019 Chilean-Argentine drama road movie written and directed by Felipe Ríos Fuentes in his directorial debut. Starring José Soza and Antonia Giesen. Its world premiere was at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival where it competed for the Crystal Globe.
Life Kills Me is a 2007 Chilean black-and-white comedy-drama film directed by Sebastián Silva and written by Silva & Pedro Peirano. Starring Diego Muñoz, Amparo Noguera and Gabriel Díaz.
Scrambled Beer is a 2007 Chilean science fiction comedy film directed by Cristóbal Valderrama and written by Valderrama & Carlos Labbé. Starring Diego Muñoz and Nicolás Saavedra accompanied by Javiera Díaz de Valdés and Manuela Martelli.
