Chile’s film and television industry concluded a busy and successful participation at the audiovisual markets MIPJUNIOR (11–12 October) and MIPCOM (13–16 October) in Cannes, France. Following an active week of meetings, four national production companies sought out strategic alliances for the co-production, distribution, and financing of fiction, non-fiction, animation, and documentary projects.
The Chilean delegation travelled to France with support from the Audiovisual Fund of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, in line with the internationalisation strategy that had, only weeks before, seen other producers attend the San Sebastián Festival, where they secured six awards.
Carolina Arredondo, Minister of Cultures highlighted the standard of the Chilean audiovisual industry: “Chile’s presence at ‘MIPJUNIOR’ and ‘MIPCOM’ reaffirms our commitment to an audiovisual policy that drives the internationalisation of our stories, talent, and perspectives,” She added: “This commitment is also evident in the increased budget for the Audiovisual Development Fund, which grew by 75.8% between 2022 and 2025, reaching over 22 billion pesos this year. From the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, we continue to strengthen this key tool so that our audiovisual ecosystem can access global networks, forge strategic alliances, and position our country as a creative benchmark worldwide," noted.
The 2025 editions of “MIPJUNIOR” and “MIPCOM” brought together over 10,600 audiovisual industry professionals from 107 countries, including producers, buyers, broadcasters, agents, and institutional representatives. The largest contingent came from the United Kingdom, followed by the United States, France, Germany, Turkey, Canada, Spain, Italy, Japan, and South Korea. Among them were 3,340 buyers, mainly from the US, followed by the UK, Germany, France, and Spain. Chile was represented by Afro Films, Marmota Studio, Mazal Producciones, and Oxitocine.
Within “MIPJUNIOR,” the event focused on children’s and youth content, Marmota Studio’s participation was particularly noteworthy, capitalising on the success of their first series on Cartoon Network and its second season on HBO Max. “MIPJUNIOR” hosted 940 delegates from over 60 countries. The overall assessment of the Chilean participation was extremely positive, particularly in terms of networking and access to new international markets.
Also, Max Narr, Executive Producer at Marmota Studio, highlighted the breadth and diversity of contacts made: “We held meetings with Australia, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, and India to learn about the various incentives offered by each country and thus identify opportunities for international connections.” Meetings were also secured with distributors and platforms from China, studios from Korea, and broadcasters from Africa, all of whom are potential partners for the broadcast of Chilean content." stated.
Meanwhile, Sebastián Araya Serrano from Afro Films highlighted meetings with agents from Spain, where he said one of his feature films received a “very good reception.” He also praised Chile’s presence at the market: “I have been fortunate enough to attend several markets, and this one truly surprised me with the number of potential partners you can find: there are large companies, OTTs, and smaller producers that are difficult to find elsewhere.”
Andrea Undurraga, Executive Producer at Mazal Producciones, which has a new division for fiction and documentary series, agreed that the experience was a great opportunity to showcase their projects outside Chile and seek new internationalisation options.
Furthermore, Juan Ramírez from Oxitocine held over 20 meetings, leading to co-production options for his projects, as well as invitations to join other productions. He emphasised having had excellent exchanges with companies from France, Brazil, Tunisia, the United States, and other countries.
In addition to the individual meetings held by each delegate, on Tuesday 14th – right in the middle of the market and on one of the busiest days – Chile hosted a networking event with various visitors and buyers. Professionals from the film industry and press from Argentina, Colombia, Tunisia, Ghana, Brazil, Germany, the USA, and Uruguay were welcomed at the special Chilean reception.