SERGIO GANDARA GODOY    

Born in Temuco in 1968. In 1989 he entered the Audio-visual Communications career at the UNIACC and got his degree in 1992. He has developed his professional career in different audio-visual areas. His work as producer combine fiction and documentary films. He has been the producer of long feature fiction films like “Play”, directed by Alicia Scherson; “Killing All”, by Esteban Schroeder; “Achados e Perdidos”, by José Joffily and the documentary films “Santa Fe Street”, by Carmen Castillo and “The Power of Word”, by Francisco Hervé. He also produced the short films “Ladies Room”, by Alicia Scherson, “Break”, by Antonia Rossi; “Love After the Tide”, by Pamela Espinoza; “The Fish Tank”, by Santiago González and “The Bicycles”, by Sebastián Brahm. He produced the TV series “The Substitute” (currently on screen), “The Files of the Cardinal” (co-produced with Promocine), “Gen Mishima” and “I demand an Explanation” for TVN; “National Anthem” and “Back to Me” for Channel 13; “Boris & Dimitri” for Chilevisión. As service provider, he produced the long feature film “The Dance of the Victory”, by Fernando Trueba. As Director, he has made two documentary films; “The Children of Nebraska”, “My Brother and I” and the TV series “Trojan Horse” for TVN. Currently, he is the National Coordinator for CINEMACHILE and Director of the Film and TV Producers Union (APCT).

 LEONORA GONZALEZ JELINCIC    

Born in Santiago de Chile 1971. She was raised in Rome, Italy where she made her junior studies and part of the senior. In 1987 her parents moved to Nicaragua. She finished high school in Managua. In 1990 she decided to study Journalism in Santiago. In 1996 she got the Journalist Degree in the Diego Portales University and travelled to Cataluña to get a Master Degree in Communications and Education in the Barcelona Autonomous University. She returned to Chile in 1999. Currently, she is a Parox Producing Company Associate. She is the Executive Producer of the fiction series for television: “The Substitute” (12 chapters - now on screen); “The Files of the Cardinal” (12 chapters – TVN, 2011), “Back to Me” (10 chapters – Channel 13 2010), “Gen Mishima” (8 chapters – TVN, 2008). Executive producer of the documentary film “The Echo of Songs”, by Antonia Rossi (official selection in the FID MARSELLA international competition and winner of the Esperanza Award. Valdivia Film Festival, official selection. Liepzing Festival, official selection. Montreal Festival, official Selection. Human Rights Competition BAFICI Festival. Santiago de Chile Documentary Film Festival, official selection). She was part of the production staff of the documentary film “Santa Fe Street”, by Carmen Castillo, selected for the Un Certain Regard section in the Cannes Film Festival, 2007. Director of the TV children programme “Boris & Dimitri Argonauts” (Chilevisión, 2006); Script co-writer of the documentary programme, “National Anthem” (Channel 13, 2005); Director of the documentary film “Los Amautas” (2003) and Script co-writer of the documentary film “Mad at Soul”, by Joana Reposi.