By Anna Marie de la Fuente
Interview with Maite Alberdi for her festival winning short film I'M NOT FROM HERE
Three Chilean Academy Award-winning and -nominated filmmakers attend the Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) together for the first time.
Sebastián Lelio, who won an Oscar for Best International Film for his 2017 drama “A Fantastic Woman,” Maite Alberdi, who was nominated twice for her last two documentaries “The Mole Agent” and “The Eternal Memory,” and Pablo Larrain, whose “No” was nominated for Best International Film in 2013, “El Conde” for its cinematography this year and a Best Actress nomination for Kristen Stewart in 2021’s “Spencer,” will be honored at the festival’s opening on August 18 for their extraordinary contributions to Chilean cinema, and indeed, to that of the world.
All three have been awarded by some of the most important film festivals in the world, including Cannes, Venice and San Sebastian. Together they have received accolades from numerous critics and awards.
