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Fernando Bascuñan

Chile

Biography

Chilean producer, founder of PLANTA. Among the feature films he has produced are CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic (Jury Mention – International Competition at Tribeca and Guadalajara Film Festivals 2025; WIP LATAM Award at SSIFF); SIMÓN DE LA MONTAÑA by Federico Luis (Grand Prix – Cannes Critics’ Week 2024); THE PRACTICE by Martín Rejtman (Official Competition – San Sebastián International Film Festival 2023); THE SETTLERS by Felipe Gálvez (Un Certain Regard – Cannes Film Festival 2023, FIPRESCI Award); FAMILY LIFE by Alicia Scherson and Cristián Jiménez (Sundance Film Festival – Rotterdam International Film Festival 2017); and ILLITERATES by Moisés Sepúlveda (Venice Critics’ Week 2013). He also produced the short film RAPAZ (Cannes Critics’ Week 2018), directed by Felipe Gálvez. Since 2020, he has served as Executive Director of the Santiago International Documentary Film Festival, FIDOCS.

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