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Affections
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDiego Ayala
Aníbal Jofré
Written byDiego Ayala
Aníbal Jofré
Produced byFrancisca Mery
Valentina Roblero
StarringGastón Salgado
CinematographyPaolo Tamburini
Edited byCamila Mercadal
Music byGianluca Abarza
Sara Hebe
Production
companies
Orioncine
Incuproyet
Release dates
  • August 22, 2024 (2024-08-22) (SANFIC)
  • December 12, 2024 (2024-12-12) (Chile)
Running time
81 minutes
CountriesChile
Ecuador
LanguageSpanish

Affections (Spanish: Los afectos) is a 2024 musical drama film written and directed by Diego Ayala and Aníbal Jofré.[1] An international co-production between Chile and Ecuador,[2] the film stars Gastón Salgado as a school inspector who witnesses the police assault his teenage daughter amid a wave of protests.[3]

Synopsis

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Benjamín is a divorced school inspector who maintains a poor relationship with his ex-partner and a distant one with his teenage daughter. However, he finds himself under pressure when his daughter Karina transfers to the school where he works, as he must decide whether to follow the school administration's dirty instructions or get involved in the student protests in which his daughter participates.[4]

Cast

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  • Gastón Salgado as Benjamín
  • Gianluca Abarza
  • Catalina Ríos
  • María Paz Grandjan
  • Claudia Cabezas
  • Sara Hebe
  • Gonzalo Robles
  • Rodrigo Pérez

Release

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The film had its world premiere on August 22, 2024, at the 20th Santiago International Film Festival,[5] to then commercially released on December 12, 2024, in Chilean theaters.[6]

Accolades

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Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2024 20th Santiago International Film Festival Chilean Competition – Best Film Affections Nominated [7][8]
Best Performance Gastón Salgado Won
20th Rengo International Film Festival Best International Fiction Feature Film Affections Nominated [9][10]
Best Direction in an International Feature Film Fiction Diego Ayala, Aníbal Jofré Won
Best Performance in an International Feature Film Gastón Salgado Won

References

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  1. ^ ""Los Afectos", film producido por académica de Creación Audiovisual prepara su estreno nacional en cines". Facultad de Arquitectura y Artes - UACh (in Spanish). 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  2. ^ "Medio centenar de proyectos reciben apoyo a la coproducción de Ibermedia en su convocatoria 2021". LatAm cinema. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. ^ "SANFIC presenta cuatro estrenos mundiales en su Competencia de Cine Chileno". LatAm cinema. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  4. ^ Mosciatti, Ezio (2024-12-01). "Los Afectos: Película chilena sobre conflictos sociales, escolares y familiares en clave actual". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  5. ^ Flores, Lilibeth. "«Los Afectos» producida por Valentina Roblero Recibe Gran Reconocimiento en SANFIC 2024". Noticias UACh (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  6. ^ Salazar, Elizabeth (2024-12-12). ""Los Afectos", la nueva apuesta de Gastón Salgado se estrena en cines". Spanglish Cinema (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  7. ^ "SANFIC finaliza su edición 20 aniversario premiando a sus ganadores". Santiago International Film Festival (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  8. ^ López, María Graciela (August 25, 2024). "Sanfic cierra edición aniversario 20 años premiando las mejores producciones locales e internacionales". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  9. ^ Ibarra, Cristian (2024-11-01). "20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Rengo presenta a sus primeros seleccionados para noviembre". Diario El Pulso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  10. ^ "Presentan ganadores del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Rengo FECIR 2024". De Mar a Cordillera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
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