This is the second fiction feature of Chilean director María Paz González who first broke out with her fiction debut, “Lina de Lima,” which world premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and won at FIC Valdivia. A journalist as well as filmmaker, she is also known for her 2011 feature documentary, “Hija.”
“Latin American cinema is the cinema I watch, seek out, make and dream about. Our voice needs to reach farther and we are making it heard,” said Salas.
“To Die on Your Feet” also received backing from the Pfeffer del Sur fund of the José Ignacio International Film Festival.
Meanwhile, Quijote, the Chilean production company with the largest number of completed international co-productions — 35 to date, including Chile’s first co-production agreements with Ukraine and South Africa — is now preparing a new milestone: the first Chile–Morocco co-production, the feature documentary “Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me,” co-produced with French company Haut et Court.
It will be directed by Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir, winner of the Best Director Award in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2023 for “The Mother of All Lies.” The project is currently in development and participated in the Venice Production Bridge 2026.
