Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26

Award Recognition: Best Actress Award

Karma explores the psychological weight of grief, revenge, and unresolved trauma through a tightly controlled narrative driven by performance and atmosphere.

Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26

Award Recognition: Best Short Film Award

Personas Que Hablan takes a familiar, everyday behavior and reframes it through a lens of quiet observation. Built around conversation, the film explores what happens when communication becomes one sided when speaking replaces listening.

 Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26
Award Recognition: Best Documentary

Mecánica del Tiempo presents an intimate portrait of dedication, identity, and the passage of time through the life of Arturo Palacios. Centered within the walls of his workshop, the film captures a man whose relationship with his craft extends far beyond profession it becomes purpose.

Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26
Award Recognition: Audience Choice Award

Mi Padre Solía Decir is a deeply personal and reflective journey through grief, memory, and reconciliation. Rooted in lived experience, the film follows a path that is both physical and emotional one shaped by loss, silence, and the enduring presence of a father’s voice.

Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26
Award Recognition: Cinematic Sound Excellence

Las Desqueridas presents a grounded and emotionally driven story centered on friendship, ambition, and the tension that emerges when personal and professional lives collide. Through its intimate focus on the relationship between Carlota and María, the film builds a narrative that feels both immediate and relatable.

Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26
Award Recognition: Most Watched Film (3h 42m Total Watch Time)

El Último Ciclo transforms an environmental crisis into a cinematic experience rooted in human perspective and collective memory. Centered on the Elqui River basin, the film explores the realities of water scarcity through the voices of those who live within its impact.

Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26

Award Recognition: New Wave Cinema Award

Resgate No.13 presents a visually driven narrative that communicates entirely through performance, composition, and atmosphere. Focused on a stranded princess awaiting her rescue, the narrative unfolds with a quiet tension shaped by the lingering weight of what came before. This approach creates a layered experience one that feels immediate yet carries the weight of a larger unseen journey leaving room for interpretation while maintaining emotional clarity.

Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26
Award Recognition: Best Director

Love Goods offers a creative and reflective exploration of modern relationships, using imaginative concepts to examine the emotional complexities of love. Through its anthology structure, the film presents multiple perspectives across different stages of life, allowing each story to stand on its own while contributing to a larger thematic conversation.

Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26
Award Recognition: Best Feature

Martín Vuelve presents a psychologically driven narrative that explores memory, perception, and the fragile line between reality and interpretation. Anchored in a confined setting, the film builds tension through character interaction and the gradual unraveling of what is true and what is imagined.

Festival Edition: Winterfest ’26

Award Recognition: Best Animated Short Award

Yungay delivers a grounded and emotionally conscious narrative shaped by personal history and cultural memory. Through animation, the film brings a real-world tragedy into focus, using perspective and atmosphere to guide the audience through a deeply human experience. Told through the eyes of a child, the story unfolds with clarity and intention, allowing its emotional and historical weight to emerge gradually. This approach creates a viewing experience that feels both intimate and reflective, offering insight into a moment that continues to resonate beyond its setting.