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Círculo de Críticos de Cine de Chile The Círculo de Críticos de Cine de Chile is a professional association of film critics and cinema scholars based in Santiago, Valparaíso and regions across Chile. Founded amid debates in Latin American film circles and international festival circuits, the organization engages with film festivals, cultural institutions, academic departments and media outlets to evaluate Chilean and international cinema. Its activities intersect with film production, distribution networks, festival programming and press coverage involving figures from cinephile communities and cultural policy debates.
The association emerged during dialogues influenced by the trajectories of Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia, Festival de Cine de Santiago (SANFIC), CineChile, and conversations among critics associated with outlets like El Mercurio, La Tercera, Revista Santiago, The Clinic (Chile). Founders cited precedents in organizations such as FIPRESCI, Asociación de Críticos de Cine de la Argentina, British Film Institute, Cahiers du Cinéma, and institutions like Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso as models. Early meetings included collaborations with curators from Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Chile), programmers from Cineteca Nacional de Chile, and representatives from cultural ministries paralleling initiatives like Fondart and discussions involving figures connected to Patricio Guzmán, Pablo Larraín, Sebastián Lelio, Dominga Sotomayor, Mariana Rojas. Over time the group formalized statutes reflecting practices seen in Society of Film Critics (USA), New York Film Critics Circle, and regional bodies such as Asociación de Críticos de Cine del Perú.
Membership comprises journalists, academics, festival programmers and broadcasters drawn from networks including Radio Universidad de Chile, TVN, Canal 13 (Chile), Mega (Chile), and online portals like Observatorio del Cine Latinoamericano and Cineteca de Valparaíso. The structure uses elected boards similar to Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, with committees for programming, ethics and awards reminiscent of British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Members often have affiliations with departments at Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Universidad de Concepción, and collaborate with institutions like Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM), Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio (Chile). Admission criteria reflect practices from FIPRESCI guidelines and continental organizations such as Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (Chile), requiring published criticism in outlets like La Nación (Chile), El Mostrador, Revista de Cine Chileno.
The circle grants annual recognitions inspired by models like the Oscars, César Award, Goya Awards, Silver Condor Awards and regional prizes presented at festivals including Festival de Cannes, Berlin International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival. Its awards highlight categories such as Best National Film, Best Director, Best Script and lifetime achievement, paralleling honors in FIPRESCI and national academies such as Academia Chilena de la Lengua when celebrating cultural contributions. Activities include curating retrospectives with partners like Cineteca Nacional (Argentina), juries at Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia, panels at FILSA, workshops with filmmakers like Ariel Dorfman, Isabel Allende (adaptation discussions), and symposiums at universities collaborating with scholars who have written on auteurs like Raúl Ruiz, Miguel Littín, Andrés Wood, José Luis Torrente. The circle also mediates press screenings, organizes masterclasses featuring figures related to Pedro Almodóvar, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Lucrecia Martel, and sponsors archival restoration projects akin to initiatives led by Cineteca Nacional de México.
The group exerts influence on programming at festivals such as SANFIC, Valdivia, and distribution decisions involving companies like BFI Distribution-style distributors and local exhibitors including Cine Hoyts (Chile), impacting debates around works by auteurs such as Matías Bize, Dominga Sotomayor Cruz, Pablo Larraín. Critics of the circle cite tensions similar to debates in Cahiers du Cinéma controversies and controversies around institutional criticism seen in Rotten Tomatoes-era media, alleging insularity, biases paralleling disputes within Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and calls for transparency echoing reforms in FIPRESCI. Supporters argue the association strengthens critical standards comparable to British Film Institute advocacy and contributes to national cinema historiography alongside entities like Archivo Nacional de Chile.
Prominent members have included veteran critics and scholars who have written on figures like Raúl Ruiz, Patricio Guzmán, Pablo Larraín, Sebastián Lelio, and commentators affiliated with institutions such as Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Diego Portales. Notable names associated with the circle’s public activities have also interacted with international critics and programmers from Cahiers du Cinéma, Sight & Sound, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and academic film historians connected to Filmoteca Española, Cinémathèque Française.
The circle publishes annual bulletins and curated lists distributed through partner outlets like La Tercera, El Mercurio, El Mostrador, and collaborates on catalogues with institutions such as Centro Cultural La Moneda and Cineteca Nacional de Chile. It maintains presence on platforms that mirror practices of Sight & Sound and engages with broadcasters including TVN, CNN Chile, and streaming curations comparable to MUBI and festival channels like Festival Scope, often contributing essays on auteurs including Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Carlos Reygadas, Lucrecia Martel, Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Category:Film criticism in Chile