Photo: www.violetalapelicula.cl   Why do I feel so much pain, Violeta Parra? Or on how to assess the Chilean film “Violeta went to heaven” on opening night in Washington DC © Patricio Zamorano Translation by chileno and the author. Para la versíon… more »

In the Director's fortnight section of the Cannes film festival 2012, Pablo Larrain's "No" picks up the Art Cinema prize, the top award in the Director's section.   more »

Perhaps Chile's most noteable film director, Andrés Wood, is responsible for a wealth of films including Historias de Fútbol, Machuca, la Buena Vida and La Fiebre del Loco. More recently, he revealed his biopic of Chilean folk legend Violeta Parra, argu… more »

While there have been rumours that the official selection for Cannes 2012 has been prematurely released, strong denials from Cannes have proved the 'leak' to be false. We will all have to wait patiently for the official announcement that is set to take… more »