Viña del Mar International Film Festival

The Viña del Mar International Film Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, FICVIÑA) is a Latin American film festival held annually in Viña del Mar, Chile.

[1] Between 1970 and 2000, the festival was suspended due to the political climate in Chile.

The festival became free for visitors in 2012 and 2014, Mexico was the invited guest.

[2] Awards for the festival are the Paoa, a statue made of wood from the Pou tree native to Easter Island.

The statues have two heads, representing the duality of day and night.

Viña del Mar Municipal Theatre, main venue of the FICVIÑA Festival
FICVIÑA 2012. Welcome poster