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Sanfic-Morbido Lab launches WomanInFan Southern Cone initiative to support female genre filmmakers
The alliance with the Sitges Film Festival aims to elevate projects directed by women in South America, alongside a new post-production work-in-progress section.
The short version
- The Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic) announced the seventh edition of its genre-focused Sanfic-Morbido Lab, running from November 2 to 6.
- A new partnership called WomanInFan Southern Cone has launched to support female-directed genre film projects from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
- The lab is also introducing Fantastic WIP, a work-in-progress section designed to help filmmakers secure finishing funds and distribution for films in post-production.
Key facts
- The seventh edition of the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, running from November 2 to 6, is introducing both the WomanInFan Southern Cone initiative and the Fantastic WIP section.[Variety]
- WomanInFan Southern Cone is a collaboration with the Sitges Film Festival targeting projects directed by women from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.[Variety]
- The lab will select six Latin American genre film projects to receive mentoring from Pablo Guisa Koestinger, CEO of Grupo Mórbido and executive director of the Fantastic Pavilion at Cannes.[Variety]
- Available awards for the selected projects include the Premio Mórbido, which offers up to 20% co-financing, and the Premio Fantastic Pavilion, which guarantees a spot in Cannes' Fantastic Pavilion.[Variety]