Strong presence in Berlin of filmmakers from Chile

CRISTIAN HIDALGO – NEURO FILMS

Partner and Executive Producer of Neurofilms. As a professional actor he has dedicated his life to radio, theater and film. He has participated in more than 2500 theater performances, developing his career both in Chile and in other Latin American countries. In the audiovisual area he stands out as a producer in several feature films, short films and TV series.
 
Comes to EFM with El Plan de Miguel, a non-fiction directed by Pablo Stephens, which is currently in post-production and will be looking for distribution during the market.
 

Carlos Nuñez – Storyboard Media

Director and founder of the production and distribution company Storyboard Media and the film festival of Santiago, SANFIC. He was a jury member at the Berlin Film Festival 2017. He has produced films such as: “Santiago Italia” by Nanni Moretti (Torino FF 2018, David Di Donatello Award Best Documentary, Italy 2019); “Pacto de Fuga” by David Albala ( Fox/Disney Chile 2020. Shanghai FF 2020. Amazon Prime 2021) and “La Mujer de Barro” (Berlinale, Forum , 2015) among others.

He arrives at EFM with Jorge, a non-fiction biopic directed by Nicolás Pavie that is currently under development and will be looking for financing.

Florencia Rodríguez Araya – Oro Films
 

Producer and co-founder of Oro Films. To date, they have released the films “Matar a la bestia” (Dir. Agustina San Martín), co-production with Argentina and Brazil; “La anunciada muerte de Willy Semler” (Dir. Benjamín Rojo); and the short film “Helechos” (Dir. Paz Ramírez), also having post-production and development projects in co-production with countries such as Italy, France, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela. She has also worked as a line producer and executive producer in companies such as Quijote Films and Storyboard Media, forming part of projects of various characteristics from creation to distribution.

She arrives at the new edition of EFM with Todos los males by Nicolás Postiglione. A fictional drama that is in post-production and will be looking for sales agents.
 

Clara Larraín – Clara Films
 

Chilean actress and producer based in Madrid, specialized in international co-productions. She has participated in Rotterdam Producers Lab 2021 and BA Talents 2022, the same year she was the international jury of the REC Tarragona festival. Among her production credits are the hybrid feature film “Aullido de Invierno” by Matías Rojas Valencia (Tallinn Black Nights in 2023), the short film “White is for Virgins” by Jacqueline Pepall, acquired by HBO Max in 2020, among other projects that are currently being filmed.

She landed EFM with Lo Que No Se Dijo by Ricardo Valenzuela, a fictional drama that is in post-production and will seek distributors.

Patricio Ochoa – La merced a mar pictures

Representative and founder of La Merced Producciones, company with offices in Chile and Colombia. Currently one of the directors of the film and tv producers’ guild APCT of Chile and president of the Audiovisual Industry Foundation and founder of CreativeLaw.

He landed the Berlin market with El Encuentro, a fictional drama that is in development and looking for  co-production.