● This year, Conecta received 332 applications from 18 Latin American countries, of which 73 documentary projects were selected. Additionally, 79 international industry representatives participated, representing 28 countries from America, Europe, and Asia.
● Chiledoc facilitated the participation of three key guests for the Chilean documentary focus: Tiago Ornaghi from Globoplay, Renato Manganello from Utopia Docs, and Jean-Jacques Peretti from Sunny Side of the Doc.
● The Chilean documentary sector brand hosted the opening ceremony of this meeting, aimed at connecting regional documentary filmmakers with industry representatives from all over the world.
● Chiledoc also presented the research findings on the internationalization of Chilean documentary films.
● In Conecta 2024, 17 awards were given to documentary projects from 14 countries around the world.
Industry Representatives Invited by Chiledoc:
Tiago Ornaghi
Content Manager for Documentaries and Documentary Series at Globoplay., Tiago Ornaghi graduated in TV and film screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts (2006) and the New York Film Academy (2007). He has a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University (2017).
Renato Manganello
Specializes in the distribution of documentaries. In 2019, he founded the international documentary sales agency Utopia Docs. His professional experience includes international film distribution with companies based in Sao Paulo, Los Angeles, and Europe. More info
Jean-Jacques Peretti
Editorial Coordinator of Sunny Side of the Doc. Studied Film and Literature in France and the US. He worked for many years in documentary production at companies such as Les Films d’Ici, among others, before joining Sunny Side of the Doc in 2002. He also collaborates as an expert with various international festivals and markets.
Internationalization of Chilean Documentary Films: Results and Challenges
Chiledoc presented the results of an online survey conducted among Chilean audiovisual companies to gather data on the internationalization and commercialization of national documentaries between 2022 and 2023.
Key findings included the four countries with which Chile co-produces the most: France, Colombia, Germany, and Argentina. Additionally, the research revealed that co-productions generate the highest revenues, accounting for 76.2% of the total. The survey also highlighted an increase in the fees paid by festivals, reflecting a greater interest in Chilean productions. A notable example is The Eternal Memory by Maite Alberdi, which was nominated for an Oscar and won a Goya.
«Chilean documentaries have significant international reach. There are many reasons for this, such as the quality of their narrative and artistic proposals. While the quality of Chilean documentaries has always been outstanding, today there is a new generation refreshing the scene and proposing new ideas. It is a cinema that takes risks, broadens its language, and explores new ways of storytelling,» points out Paula Ossandón, Chiledoc’s Director.
The projects awarded in Conecta are:
🏆Special Jury Mention for the FIDOCS First Cut Award
(For projects selected in Docs in Progress FIDOCS + Conecta)
✨Hombres perdidos
✨Lost Men
Costa Rica / Guatemala
Director: Andrés Madrigal
Producers: Sofía Meza Herrera and Felipe Díaz
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🏆FIDOCS First Cut Award
(For projects selected in Docs in Progress FIDOCS + Conecta)
✨Niñas escarlata
✨Scarlet Girls
Dominican Republic
Director: Paula Cury
Producers: Samuel Didonato and Natalia Imaz
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🏆Cineteca Nacional Award
✨La vida que vendrá
✨ The Life That Will Come’
Chile / Colombia
Director: Karin Cuyul
Producers: Joséphine Schroeder and Jerónimo Atehortúa
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🏆SONAMOS Award
✨La vida que vendrá
✨ The Life That Will Come’
Chile / Colombia
Director: Karin Cuyul
Producers: Joséphine Schroeder and Jerónimo Atehortúa
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🏆Cannes Docs Award
✨Hombres perdidos
✨Lost Men
Costa Rica / Guatemala
Director: Andrés Madrigal
Producers: Sofía Meza Herrera and Felipe Díaz
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🏆Mediocielo Films Award
✨ La sed del viento
✨ The Wind’s Thirst
Colombia / Canada
Director: Alejandro Valbuena
Producer: Vanessa Cáceres
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🏆The Whickers Award
✨Fosfo
✨Phospho
Mexico
Director: Humberto Busto and Guz Guevara
Producer: Abril López
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🏆DocsMX Award
✨El arte de perder el tiempo
✨The Art of Wasting Time
Chile
Director: Camila Toro Cortez
Producers: Daniel Díaz Oyarzún and Esteban Sandoval Carrasco
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🏆DocsMX Award
✨Canales Australes
✨Southern Channels
Chile
Directors: Pilar Higuera Valencia and Cristóbal Arenas Rebolledo
Producer: Juan Francisco González
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🏆Sheffield Doc Fest Award
✨El arte de perder el tiempo
✨The Art of Wasting Time
Chile
Director: Camila Toro Cortez
Producers: Daniel Díaz Oyarzún and Esteban Sandoval Carrasco
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🏆DocSP Award
✨Detrás de la taza
✨Beyond the Cup
Mexico/ Colombia/ Brazil/ Vietnam/ Ethiopia/ Indonesia
Director: Alex Noppel
Producer: Gibran Cervantes
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🏆ADOC Award
✨Bad Light
Argentina
Director: Paula Martel
Producers: Paula Martel and Francisco Novick
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🏆IDA Award
✨Anna Borges do Sacramento
Brazil / Spain
Director: Aída Esther Bueno
Producers: Rafael Sampaio and Wendy P. Espinal
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🏆IDA Award
✨Grietas
✨Cracks
Peru
Director: Alberto Flores
Producer: Walter Manrique
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🏆Documenta Sur Award
✨El silencio de los teléfonos
✨The Silence of Telephones
Chile
Director: Christian Sinclair Garmendia
Producer: David Guzmán
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🏆Albatros Post Award
✨El arte de la guerra
✨The Art of War
Peru
Directors: Grecia Barbieri and Gonzalo Benavente
Producer: Carolina Denegri
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🏆Sunny Side of the Doc Award
✨La Sombra de Yolüja
✨The Shadow of Yolüja
Colombia
Directors: Hanz Rippe and Fernanda Pineda
Producers: Fernanda Pineda
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