Sanfic Industria in Chile Launches Virtual Reality and Lab Strands Female Producers

The Chilean industry forum Sanfic Industria celebrates its 11th edition with the launch of new sections of virtual reality and laboratory of women producers. From August 11-19, Sanfic Industria will also include its pillars: WIP Ibero-American, Santiago Lab: Fiction and Documentary, Sanfic-Mórbido Lab, Series Lab, Sanfic Net and Sanfic Series.

"By introducing a virtual reality section, we are betting on new narrative formats," said Gabriela Sandoval, founder and director of Sanfic Industria, of the Sanfic XR showcase, which will be open to the public at the forum's official headquarters, Matucana 100.

"Making these films accessible to everyone creates a link between the public and the creators of the films", she underlined.

As a nod to the growing number of female producers in Latin America, Sanfic Industria will introduce a new space dedicated to female creators: Productoras Lab. The laboratory for fiction and non-fiction projects in development will offer a selection of seven first and second films from producers from Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala and Colombia.

This year's hybrid edition is expecting some 400 guests, including attendees, experts, mentors and industry professionals. A number of panels, masterclasses, workshops and various networking activities are part of the packed program, most of which will be streamed online to the public.

The forum will also preview the highly anticipated series "La Vida de Nosotras" directed by Barbara Barrera Morales ("Mas Alla de Diego") and other female directors. Buzz title when moved to Conecta Foiction, and a BTF Media production, "La Vida de nosotras" is a five-part drama fiction series that presents 16 stories of gender-based violence suffered by women in modern society. p>

In this year's WIP selection, most of the entries received were documentaries. "Maybe it's because of the pandemic, because they're easier to do," speculated Sandoval, who observed that many projects explore personal stories.

Sanfic Industria is presented by the CorpArtes Foundation, produced by Storyboard Media and co-financed by the Audiovisual Development Fund 2022. It complements the Sanfic Film Festival which runs from August 14-21.

SAFIC WORK IN PROGRESS (WIP)

"Tierra de nuestras madres" ("Land of our mothers")

Real. Liz Lobato Prod. Nieves Maroto (Spain)

Docu-fiction hybrid. A fable told by a goat about an elderly woman and her disabled son who lead the fight to prevent the sale of their ancestral lands.

Land of our mothers courtesy of Sanfic

"Érase una vez en los Andes" ("Once upon a time in the Andes")

Real. Romulo Sulca Ricra Prod. Rómulo Sulca Ricara (Peru)

In the Peruvian Andes, Margarita, a shepherdess, meets a dying Chilean soldier who escaped from a battle. She heals him and they fall in love. After being discovered, the Chilean is taken prisoner but his life is spared when it is revealed that the shepherdess is expecting her child.

“Viola no Redemoinho” (“Treatise on the guitar”)

Real. Guilherme Bacalhão Prod. Getsemane Silva (Brazil)

Alex, a slaughterhouse worker, dreams of becoming a musician like his father Lázaro, who would have made a pact with the devil. To protect himself from evil, Lázaro organizes the traditional Folia de Reis. Alex goes home...