SHOOTING IN CHILE

Raul Ruiz

Despite the recent earthquake, the government of Chile is going ahead with plans for development in the cinema, tourism and cultural sector. Having invested in hundreds of thousands of Euros to boost the ideal setting of Chile for film production for overseas filmmakers, the campaign is now bearing fruition with the ongoing lensing of the ultimate James Bond movie QUANTUM FOR SOLACE, set in that country.

For the last 20 years Chile has been considered one of the strongest and more reliable countries of the Latin American region. With an annual growth rate reported by M.O.C.I at 7%, its solid political and economic stability has converted it into one of the safest countries with the lowest risk in the world. The free trade agreements signed with the UE, China and EEUU prove an economy backed up by the world’s leading economies. Making it and ideal place for business, specially the shooting of advertising spots.

The history of Chilean film begins in 1910 and the making of the El Húsar de la Muerte (The Fighter of Death).  It was directed and

starred by Pedro Sienna and recalls the life of Manuel Rodriguez, a key contributor in the country’s fight for independence.  In that same year, fifteen films were completed, an unusually high number that would not again be repeated until recently.  In the past decade, Chile’s landscape has proved an attractive backdrop for an increasing number of foreign films, as well.