• From November 20 to December 20, 2023, through www.retinalatina.org an exhibition of four (4) short films on youth and the processes involved in this stage will be shown.

• Through this activity, the result of international cooperation between Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, short films will be presented free of charge to the Latin American public, who will be able to approach this interesting audiovisual proposal about four young people and the challenges they face in their transition to adulthood.

From November 20 to December 20, 2023, the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance, made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, will present the short film series: Youth: Diverse Perspectives, which can be viewed on the Retina Latina platform www.retinalatina.org.

The cycle of short films will present four (4) audiovisual pieces: Ser Eclipse (Chile, 2022), María Salvaje (Colombia, 2022), Boca Punk (Mexico, 2021) and Untitled (Peru, 2018), which narrate from different perspectives the passage through youth and the feelings and questions that emerge at this stage of life before each challenge and opportunity that arises.

This initiative is part of the promotion and integration strategy of the work plan defined by the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance for 2023, and seeks to strengthen a space of fraternity that allows to appreciate the cinematographic wealth of each country, and how this medium can contribute and show the reality of many young people in our countries.

The film showcase can be seen free of charge through www.retinalatina.org, a digital platform for international cooperation to watch Latin American cinema, of public character and free access for the citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean. These audiovisual pieces will be available on its app for iOS and Android.

As part of this cycle, on Thursday, December 14, a conversation will be held with the four (4) directors of the short films with the aim of exploring the creative thread around these productions, as well as establishing a space for dialogue on Latin American cinematography.

About the short films

The short films will be available at www.retinalatina.org until December 20, 2023.

• Ser Eclipse (Chile, 2022). Synopsis: In the south of Chile, Nicolas, a young man trapped by his darkness is left alone at home when his sister Isabel leaves to go to the city. Nicolas must once again face his addiction to video games. As he hits rock bottom and faces his shadows, Isabel takes him to Luz Clara, a medicine woman who guides him in a healing ritual. After a profound journey of connection with the four elements and a solar eclipse, Nicolás manages to take a step towards the light of his being.

• María Salvaje (Colombia, 2022). Synopsis: For eight years, the camera follows the transition from childhood to adolescence of María, a little girl from the Amorúa community in Puerto Carreño. The granddaughter of nomads who wandered for centuries on the plains of Vichada, the girl is transformed into a woman in front of our eyes in the midst of the world of the “rationals”. Maria thus lives in the interstice between two worlds bordering the banks of the Orinoco: the “whites” and the Amorúa. Far from moral judgment, this uncomfortable portrait engages with the ambiguities of her character and raises pressing questions about the future of María and so many other young indigenous people facing a world that does not seem to offer them a place.

• Boca Punk (Mexico, 2021). Synopsis: After not being picked up by her mom from her tennis class, Carmen, a quiet and introverted 15-year-old girl, finds herself walking home alone in fear, when she suddenly runs into a punk entity who will show her a new world where she can finally be accepted as she is.

• Untitled (Peru, 2018). Synopsis: Enrique is a 16-year-old boxer who lives with his grandmother. When his estranged father decides to go to live in another city, he will take away the little support given to him. In this process, he will become aware of the harsh reality he has to live, but he will continue to fight for his dreams.

One of the objectives of the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance is to promote the development of the cultural and creative industries of the member countries, based on the international projection of the identity and diversity of its member countries.

Activity within the framework of the short film series

Conversation with the directors

With the participation of directors Vicente Manzano (Chile), Liliana Matsuyama (Colombia), Thelma Ruiz (Mexico), and Hans Matos (Peru).

Thursday, December 14, 2023
14:00 h. Mexico

15:00 h. Peru and Colombia

17:00 h. Chile

Zoom platform:

https://cultura-gob-pe.zoom.us/j/89670441751?pwd=R083Tk95WVMvcC81NklicU1IL2hLdz09

Meeting ID: 896 7044 1751

Passcode: 749813

• The free training offer that will be available on the Network for teachers seeks to strengthen the digital skills of professionals from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru who work in basic or primary education.

• The scope of the platform will be announced in the framework of the conversation “Radical Collaboration for Learning in the 21st Century” that will take place on May 3. It will also address the opportunities and challenges of collaborative work in virtual learning environments in schools.

With the purpose of inviting the teaching community of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, to learn about a new free training offer of high quality and relevance to today’s educational challenges, the Pacific Alliance will present on May 3 its new AP Digital Teaching Network, developed within the framework of the initiative “Strengthening the digital skills of teachers and directors of Basic Education”.

The platform, implemented by Fundación Chile, will offer online courses that aim to generate capacities for pedagogical use in digital technological tools that allow teachers, together with directors of educational institutions that work at the primary or basic school level (students between 6 and 14 years), strengthen their practices and continue with their professional development. In addition, it will provide a virtual meeting space for knowledge.

The training offer was designed considering a diagnosis that identified teaching needs in the context of the pandemic. This consisted of interviews with key actors in each country, a focus group to collect their experiences, perceptions and challenges, and a survey of self-perception of digital skills. In this way, the first three courses will address effective pedagogical practices mediated by technology at different levels of depth.

“This project, financed by the Pacific Alliance Cooperation Fund, was born as a response to the needs that the health pandemic has revealed. In the Pacific Alliance we work to consolidate ourselves as a more integrated citizen mechanism, therefore, the launch of the Digital Teaching Network is an important initiative that will allow the teachers of our countries to respond comprehensively and forcefully to the new reality, strengthening those key skills and updating essential knowledge for an effective educational process for girls, boys and young people”, maintains the block of the Pacific Alliance.

For her part, the  director of Learning for the Future of Fundación Chile, Andrea Osorio , refers to the seal of the new training offer that will be available from April 22: “The educational challenges of the region, exacerbated by the health crisis , require the construction of new methods for learning, and in this, technology and collaboration are tools that we seek to promote with the development of flexible courses, in tune with daily practices and from an innovative and transforming perspective of our educational systems. ”

The presentation of the AP Digital Teaching Network will take place in the virtual colloquium  “Pacific Alliance Digital Teaching Network: Radical collaboration for 21st century learning”.  The activity will feature the participation of  Valeria Kelly, consultant for the ICT Program at IIEP UNESCO , office for Latin America, who has specialized in educational technology, new literacies and distance education. Also participating will be Libertad Manzo, coordinator of Instructional Design for Learning for the Future of Fundación Chile , who led the development of the courses that will be announced.

To participate in the virtual colloquium and future webinars, interested persons must register at the following link:  https://webinardocenciadigitalap.vcongrez.com/

To enroll in the courses of the AP Digital Teaching Network, teachers must join the new platform starting April 22:  https://www.reddocenciadigitalap.net/

• From June 9 to July 9, through www.retinalatina.org, the Latin American public will be able to enjoy a sample of nine films, which propose a reflection on the importance of caring for and preserving the environment.

• Likewise, this initiative, which brings together film productions from the four member countries of the Pacific Alliance – PA (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru), seeks to generate reflections on the human actions that are producing environmental changes on the planet.

June 9, 2022 – Between June 9 and July 9, 2022, the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance (PA) made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, presents to the Latin American public the ‘Pacific Alliance Cycle, cinema to learn about and care for the environment’, with a selection of nine films that present the work of leading professionals in the audiovisual sector in the region through www.retinalatina.org.

This film series will be focused on showing the importance of caring for and preserving the environment, in order to generate reflections on human actions that are producing environmental changes on the planet. This initiative is part of the promotion and integration strategy of the work plan defined by the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance for the period (2021-2022).

The film showcase will be available for free viewing through www.retinalatina.org or its application for iOS and Android. This digital platform can be visited free of charge from all Latin America and Caribbean countries.

In line with the objective of the cycle, on June 23 there will be a conversation (Facebook Live @mincultura), with the participation of the producers and filmmakers invited to the cycle, with the aim of promoting a dialogue around their films and the sustainable practices they implement in the development of their productions. 

More about the program and the selection of films:

‘Pacific Alliance Cycle, cinema to learn about and take care for the Environment’.

The films will be available at www.retinalatina.org from June 9 to July 9, 2022. 

Chile:

La Cuenta Regresiva, documentary short film, 2020.

Melty Hearts, short fiction film, 2018.

Colombia:

Meremberg, documentary short film, 2021

Suspensión, documentary feature film, 2021

Relatos de Redención, short fiction film, 2020

México:

Don Isidro, una vida pastoreando, documentary short film, 2016.

Una corriente salvaje, documentary feature film, 2019

Perú 

Hija de la laguna, documentary feature film, 2015

Dalila, la guardiana del monte, short film, 2018

More about the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance 

One of the objectives of the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance is to promote the development of the cultural and creative industries of the member countries, based on the international projection of the identity and diversity of its member countries.

vIn this way, as part of the Pacific Alliance’s promotional strategies, a series of film cycles have been developed with different thematic approaches such as ‘The Pacific Alliance Nobels’ (2017), ‘Cinema made or starring women (2020), ‘Indigenous Cinema’ (2020), ‘Year of Freedom: film cycle to highlight our Afro heritage’ (2021) and ‘International Year of the Creative Economy’ (2022).

• From October 5th to November 5th 2022, through www.retinalatina.org, the Latin American public will be able to enjoy a sample of seven films, which propose a reflection on the social phenomenon, national and international of migration.

• Likewise, this initiative, which brings together film productions from the four member countries of the Pacific Alliance, seeks to generate reflections on the richness of the contact between the cultures and customs of people from different regions and countries of Latin America, as well as the challenges that migrants face.

From October 5th to November 5th 2022, the Technical Group on Culture of the Pacific Alliance, made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, offers the Latin American public the “Pacific Alliance Film Series on migration: crossing borders”, with a selection of seven films that present the work of outstanding professionals from the region’s audiovisual sector through www.retinalatina.org.

This film series will be focused on generating reflections on migration and the implications it has on society and the natural and financial resources of the countries, regions, and localities. This initiative is part of the promotion and integration strategy of the work plan defined by the Pacific Alliance Technical Group on Culture for 2022.

The exhibition of films can be seen freely through www.retinalatina.org and in its application for iOS and Android. This digital platform can be visited free of charge from all over Latin America and the Caribbean countries.

In line with the objective of the film series, on Tuesday, October 4th, a discussion was held with the participation of five filmmakers invited to the cycle, with the aim of promoting a dialogue around their films and their vision about migration.

More about the schedule and the selection of films:

The films will be available at www.retinalatina.org from October 5th to November 5th, 2022.

Chile:

Alice in the country (2008), a full-length film by Esteban Larraín

Parío y Criao (2019), a full-length film by Jorge Donoso

Colombia:

I sell pipes (2019), a short film by Juan Diego Aguirre

Mexico:

Underground (2009), a short film by Eduardo Covarrubias

The children of the exodus (2019), by Wilma Gómez Luengo

Peru:

The row (2019), a full-length film by Daniel and Diego Vega

Waste (2017), a short film by Julio O. Ramos

More about the Pacific Alliance’s Technical Group on Culture:

One of the objectives of the Pacific Alliance Technical Group on Culture is to promote the development of the cultural and creative industries, based on the international projection of the identity and diversity of its member countries.

Thus, within the promotion strategies of the Pacific Alliance, a series of film cycles have been developed with different thematic approaches such as ‘The Pacific Alliance Nobel Prize Winners’ (2017), ‘Cinema made or starring women (2020), ‘Indigenous Cinema’ (2020), ‘Year of freedom: film series to highlight our Afro heritage’ (2021) and 

Thus, as part of the promotion strategies of the Pacific Alliance, a series of film cycles have been developed with different thematic approaches such as ‘The Pacific Alliance Nobel Prize Winners’ (2017), ‘Cinema made or starring women (2020), ‘Indigenous Cinema’ (2020), ‘Year of freedom: film series to highlight our Afro heritage’ (2021) and ‘’Environment’ (2022).

October 24, 2024 – Representatives of the Pacific Alliance, a regional bloc made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, participated in Latin America Week 2024, an annual event organized by the Institute of Management for Latin America of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, whose objective is to promote collaboration between Swiss and Latin American institutions in the fields of science, innovation and diplomacy.

The “Roundtable on the Pacific Alliance: Opportunities and Challenges Beyond Trade” was organized in conjunction with the Embassy of Chile in Switzerland, which this year holds the pro tempore presidency of the bloc, and in collaboration with the other PA embassies, and focused on the opportunities and challenges facing the Pacific Alliance beyond trade.

In particular, Chile’s Ambassador to Switzerland, Frank Tressler, presented the work of the Pacific Alliance in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and promoting gender equality. The Ambassador of Colombia in Switzerland, Francisco Echeverri, referred to the Pacific Alliance’s initiatives to facilitate the movement of people between member countries.

In the area of cultural cooperation, the Mexican Ambassador to Switzerland, Cecilia Jaber, presented the Pacific Alliance’s projects in the field of cultural cooperation. And finally, the Peruvian Ambassador to Switzerland, Luis Castro Joo, addressed the environment and, specifically, the work related to the sustainable management of plastics in the Pacific Alliance.

The event was attended by academics, policy makers, private sector representatives and people interested in regional integration in Latin America and the prospects for the Pacific Alliance.

Communications PPT 2024 Pacific Alliance

September 22, 2022.- This September 2022, the embassies of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Singapore in the Philippines, in partnership with Red Carpet Cinema Shangri-La Plaza and the Film Development Council of the Philippines, are proud to present a film series PACIFIC ALLIANCE MOVIE NIGHTS, with the aim to showcase and promote the culture of the members of the Pacific Alliance through the film industry. The festival will run from 21 to 25 September 2022.

The Pacific Alliance Movie Nights will start off with Arráncame la vida (2016), a Mexican film set in the 1930s. This production revolves around a young woman who finds herself in an arranged marriage with a prominent politician.  Accompany her as she finds more and more difficulty in finding reasons to remain a loving, loyal wife. This romantic drama will surely make your hearts cry out.

In addition, Mexico will present Cuando los hijos regresan (2017), a movie that will refresh the palate as it brings a lighthearted theme of familial love. Join Manuel and Adelina as they try to restore peace and quiet in their simple abode while enjoying their retirement as their children come back home.

On the other hand, the Embassy of Chile will present Calzones Rotos (2018). Join the cast as they discover the effects of one seemingly innocent confession from the family Matriarch. Watch how one secret can unravel and lead to an exciting and intense family reunion. Likewise, Chile is screening Mis hermanos sueñan despiertos (2021). This film tells the story of Ángel and his young brother Franco as they find friends and enjoy the day-to-day life of living in a reformatory. Watch as the siblings yearn and find freedom in the most unconventional way. 

From Colombia, the Festival will screen El Piedra (2018). This drama will surely bring tears to your eyes as you follow Reynaldo in finding the meaning and value of life amidst teaching a street kid to become a fighter like him. Unveil the challenges they will face as it continues to hinder their skills, values, and perseverance.

After such a heartwarming film, the public will enjoy Chiribiquete (2017) which takes them on an adventure throughout the luscious Chiribiquete National Park to discover the beauty and history of one of the oldest geological formations on the planet. This expedition is full of intrigue, excitement, and peculiar sights that will surely engage viewers.

Finally, the Embassy of Singapore is proud to present Motel Acacia (2019). A co-production between Singapore and the Philippines. In this film, the public will be surprised with the story of JC – a young half-Filipino, who is groomed to take over a haunted slaughterhouse disguised as a motel. Upon his father’s death, JC finds himself trapped in the haunted slaughterhouse along with the monsters he must face. 

The PACIFIC ALLIANCE MOVIE NIGHTS offers a wide range of genres for every moviegoer’s liking. Everyone will surely take interest and then after, enjoy and find something more. The Embassies and its partners aim for the public and lovers of cinema to discover and enjoy a wide variety of cultures. Looking at these films, one can see a glimpse of the tradition, style, and values of each participating country. Let us immerse ourselves and experience these nations through these wonderful films. Make no mistake, these films will make you jump, cry, and shout with glee as it hopefully teaches you the culture and tradition of each country. 

Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru created the Pacific Alliance as an economic block that pursues freedom in the movement of goods, services, capital, and people between the four member states in 2011. The Pacific Alliance and Singapore signed a free trade agreement which will allow Singapore to become the first Associated State of the Pacific Alliance. Mexico holds the presidency pro tempore in 2022.

All films will be streamed in their original languages, with English subtitles if applicable. Entrance is free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information, please visit the website of Red Carpet at the Shangri-la Plaza: https://www.redcarpetattheshang.com/ or the Facebook pages of the Embassies of the Pacific Alliance members.