- Film Schools: The Valdivia International Film Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia (FICV o FICVALDIVIA)) is an international film exhibition and competition, held annually in the city of Valdivia, Los Rios region, Chile.
The festival begun in 1993 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cine Club of the Universidad Austral de Chile.
A competition was included the following year, labeled as "Valdivia Cine & Video".
The early versions of the festival were oriented to ecological issues.
From that point the characteristic trophy award emerged: the Pudú (The Pudú is a small kind of deer, typical of southern Chile).