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The UNESCO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean is supporting the 18th Indigenous Film+Video Exhibition, a travelling showcase that was inaugurated on 19th August at the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (MChAP) and will run until November 2024, with screenings at the museum itself, in eight venues across the Metropolitan Region, and in nine other regions of the country.

Since its creation in 2005, this exhibition has aimed to establish audiovisual dialogues between diverse peoples and promote cultural encounters grounded in recognition and respect. It also seeks to encourage access to the use of audiovisual media and contribute to the dissemination of indigenous realities, representations, and narratives.

For its 2024 edition, the 18th Indigenous Film+Video Exhibition will offer 77 audiovisual works to the public, making it the most far-reaching event on both a regional and national level. Some of the award-winning films featured this year include: �鲹í�� (Peru), which won an award at the Berlin Film Festival; �Ѳ���á (Mexico), awarded at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival; and Misión Kipi (Peru), chosen as the best documentary at the Paris Peruvian Cinema Festival.

This edition also benefits from the support of the embassies of Colombia, Canada, and Switzerland; the National Subdirectorate of Indigenous Peoples (National Cultural Heritage Service); the Illustrious Municipality of Santiago; and the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, through the Cultural Donations Law. As in previous years, the exhibition is the result of collaborative work with the Centre for Intercultural and Indigenous Studies (CIIR) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

“We are inaugurating a new edition of this exhibition in August, the month when we celebrate the International Day of Indigenous Peoples. This occasion reminds us of the importance of recognising and making visible the identities and ways of life of indigenous peoples. Through our support for this exhibition, we aim to highlight not only the immense richness and diversity of indigenous cultures but also their contribution to culture through cinema and audiovisual production,” emphasised Esther Kuisch Laroche, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.

“We are very pleased to contribute actively and consistently to amplifying the knowledge of the cultural plurality and depth of the Americas. Through this 18th edition of the Indigenous Film+Video Exhibition, we join the creators of these 77 selected films in spreading their art and their perspectives on culture, nature, and social and political processes. Thanks to its travelling format, thousands of people in Santiago, Chile, and Latin America will be able to discover, connect with, and be moved by the richness of the indigenous peoples who have lived and continue to live on the continent we are all part of,” stated Cecilia Puga, Director of the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art.

The full schedule of this series of audiovisual screenings is available on the Indigenous