Chief International Correspondent
Tribeca 2022, it's all set!
SANTIAGO, Chile — This is the age of turbulence, and film festivals are not immune. In many cases decimated by public sector cuts or COVID-19, they have not stopped evolving in the wake of the pandemic, honing new priorities, responding to both a sometimes volatile political context and the state of global moviegoing, as a roundtable at Sanfic Industria in Chile last week, titled Film Festivals’ Present and Future, was any indication.
Panelists competed against the big names from three top Latin American events: Sanfic Artistic Director Carlos Nuñez, Rio de Janeiro Film Festival Director Ilda Santiago and Estrella Araiza, General Director of Mexico's Guadalajara Festival.
Panelists also included representatives from two festivals that stood out for their presence of Latin American films: José F. Rodríguez, a senior programmer at Tribeca, which regularly awards films from the region, such as Uruguay’s “Don’t Let Me Go” this year, and Javier García Puerto, a programmer at Tallinn’s Black Nights Film Festival. Both feature stereotypical Spanish-language films, such as Tribeca winner Michelle Garza’s “Huesera” and Agustin Toscano’s “I Trust You,” a 2023 Best Director award from Tallinn Rebels With a Cause.
