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ARICA part of Chilean ’wave’ at IDFA

There are no less than five Chilean films in the IDFA line-up 2020. Add to that the ARICA-premiere, with AricaDoc as a co-producer. – ‘We are proud to be mentioned in this context. Chile stands very strong on the international scene, with ”The Agent Mole” as one of the strongest documentaries presented this year’, says ARICA’s Swedish producer Andreas Rocksén. 


Read the article in Variety:
https://variety.com/2020/film/global/chilean-documentaries-dok-leipzig-idfa-1234830225/

 
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