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greeting<br />
chiledoc<br />
Solidarity and film<br />
have been<br />
our touchstones.<br />
We are proud of our friends and thrilled to be members<br />
of <strong>DOK</strong> <strong>Leipzig</strong> for the third, consecutive year. The history<br />
of our documentary filmmakers’ relationship with the<br />
festival is a long one, built over decades, where solidarity<br />
and film have been our touchstones.<br />
We believe that the alliance we have today is part of that<br />
tradition, and the result of a relationship based on<br />
trust, collaboration, affection and a common interest to<br />
seek new alliances and expand documentary filmmaking<br />
horizons.<br />
Chiledoc is an organization whose objective is to internationalize<br />
the documentary productions of our country.<br />
In the last ten years, we have experienced constant<br />
growth and, therefore, we<br />
need to consolidate and<br />
create new networks. For this<br />
purpose, we have the support<br />
of the Chilean Council for<br />
the Arts and the Audiovisual<br />
Industry (CAIA), the<br />
Documentary Filmmakers Association of Chile (ADOC),<br />
many festivals and other national and international<br />
organizations, such as our partners in Germany, Dok<br />
<strong>Leipzig</strong>. It’s because of them that we are able to continue<br />
to project ourselves into the future. As a result of this<br />
collective endeavor we are very happy to coordinate, along<br />
with Cinemachile, this delegation of talented producers<br />
and directors, so they can attend and share their best<br />
projects. Our presence year after year has become stronger<br />
and this union consolidates the associative work that<br />
makes us a solid sector and boosts our films’ potential.<br />
The selected films for the festival competition, the Latin<br />
American section and those commercially available,<br />
offer a diverse array and strong images of our documentary<br />
cinema, which has been widely awarded and noted in<br />
the last years, due to its cinematographic language and<br />
subject matter. Our essence and idiosyncrasy can be clearly<br />
seen, marked by earthquakes and tsunamis, where lives<br />
and landscapes change constantly, where we fight our<br />
villains constantly and where we try to pursue our ideals.<br />
Today we can share with you this programming that<br />
reflects part of our spirit. We greet our colleagues and<br />
organizers of this version of Dok <strong>Leipzig</strong>, and we offer our<br />
warmest wishes for this to be an unforgettable festival.<br />
paola castillo & flor rubina<br />
co-directors chiledoc<br />
18 19<br />
greeting<br />
cinemachile<br />
<strong>DOK</strong> <strong>Leipzig</strong> is a space<br />
that offers a unique gathering<br />
between professionals<br />
from around the world.<br />
CinemaChile participation in this year’s <strong>DOK</strong> <strong>Leipzig</strong> is a<br />
source of great satisfaction.<br />
Firstly, to confirm that in Chile collective efforts outweigh<br />
individual ones. This is reflected in the partnership work<br />
that we are developing with our dear friends at Chiledoc.<br />
With them we share the interest in supporting the<br />
internationalization of Chilean documentary, making our<br />
directors and producers known around the world<br />
and encouraging co-production associations with foreign<br />
partners. This common interest to both organizations<br />
is complemented by the support provided by the Arts and<br />
the Audiovisual Industry Council (CAIA) and ProChile,<br />
both public entities that have consistently supported<br />
the Chilean audiovisual sector in its efforts to develop<br />
internationally.<br />
Our presence at <strong>DOK</strong> <strong>Leipzig</strong> is also the result of the<br />
systematic work between two of the most important<br />
associations in the country: APCT and ADOC, of which we<br />
are pleased and proud. The other major source of satisfaction<br />
is strengthening ties with <strong>DOK</strong> <strong>Leipzig</strong>, who by<br />
now we also recognize as partners and friends. In this third<br />
year of continuous participation in the festival, we are<br />
pleased to have documentaries in the Latin American<br />
section (Special Program), with projects in development<br />
and a number of films on the market. To complement<br />
this remarkable presence,<br />
we hope to draw attention to<br />
the Chilean documentary<br />
production through our 2012<br />
CinemaChile catalogue.<br />
For us <strong>DOK</strong> <strong>Leipzig</strong> is a<br />
space that offers a unique<br />
gathering between professionals<br />
from around the world, which is also a pleasant<br />
and inspiring experience that facilitates the development<br />
of more and better documentary projects of impact<br />
and significance. We wish a memorable festival to the<br />
organizers and all colleagues present in this new edition<br />
of <strong>DOK</strong> <strong>Leipzig</strong>!<br />
constanza arena<br />
cinemachile
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