History

Based in Iquique, Volcánica Films is an audiovisual production company dedicated to strengthening audiovisual work in the Tarapacá region and to contributing to the national and international positioning of new voices and stories from Chile's Norte Grande. We support film, television and new media projects at every stage: development, production, post-production and distribution.

We are also responsible for the Iquique International Film Festival (FICIQQ), an international event with more than 15 years of history, which has become one of the main platforms for exhibition, training and encounter for the audiovisual industry in the north of the country.

Our most notable productions include the feature film Ni juntos, ni solos, directed by Elliot Morfi, winner of the Work in Progress at the 38th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana in 2016. Also notable is the documentary short Igor, the directorial debut of acclaimed Chilean actor Néstor Cantillana. Estrellas del Desierto, directed by Katherina Harder, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and won more than 60 international awards, as well as qualifying for the 2023 Academy Awards.

In 2024, our production La Primera Dosis, directed by Roberto Salinas, won Best Director at SANFIC 20, reaffirming our commitment to the development and dissemination of audiovisual works with territorial identity and artistic relevance.

Volcánica Films is currently preparing the release of the short film Tamarugal, directed by Katherina Harder, and is producing Vírgenes de Yeso, her debut feature, supported by the Audiovisual Development Fund. The company also maintains an active slate of projects in research, development and production, aimed at expanding the presence of cinema from the Norte Grande in the main national and international exhibition spaces and audiovisual markets.