![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Children’s reactions and emotions can teach us a lot and really challenge our rigid structures and preconceptions. Then you watch it again, together with the kids, and they make a single comment or gesture that depicts such a strong connection that it lights a spark in their eyes, so you think again: “No, actually this is the best!”. Sometimes you watch a children’s film and you think: “This is the best!”. That I love it, and I’m happy to work with people that love it too. What is the most rewarding thing about your work? The ability to come up with new solutions, to look in different places, to trust ourselves and our instincts, to develop different skills, to face the unknown without fear. ![]() What do you think is the future of learning? I left with my backpack, lived, studied and worked in Southeast Asia, New Zealand, India and Europe, and came back 6 years later to do my own thing and participate in the development of FAN Chile. So I gave up my job and decided to travel on my own. Once back in Chile working for the local CNN, I realized I was never – or hardly ever – going to travel, and I really wanted to experience the world. The only reason why I quit media journalism was because for a wannabe international reporter, the digital era was not the best. There are long working hours and it can be exhausting, but the adrenaline of a live news studio is rewarding in every sense. I don’t think stress levels are actually much worse than other fields. Of course, it was challenging, but more than everything, it was fun and thrilling. It was really exciting and I enjoyed waking up early and staying late. I did my internship at CNN International and lived and worked in Atlanta when I was very young. Are stress levels are high as we would imagine? You have started your career as a journalist at CNN, Atlanta. We hope there soon will be a channel or platform exclusively for children, but that’s really challenging in a country with privatized media and a relatively small audience. In only 4 years we have observed amazing results, such as local producers forming a strong creative sector and key authorities in the executive and legislative power talking about the importance of making quality content available for kids. The festival has managed to change the mentality of local producers, policy makers and the audience itself. And during the week of the festival the celebrations are open for everyone and include live music shows, performances, creative workshops, etc. But there is also the “Made by Children” competition for young film makers who want to show their productions to an international audience. We have а competitive part showing hundreds of children’s movies, short films and TV programs by professional filmmakers all around the world. It started as an аudiovisual festival for kids but it has grown from there to become a party engaged in fostering creations for children and made by them. How would you describe Fan Chile to someone with no idea what it is?įAN Chile is an event celebrating creativity and childhood. Being a co-founder of FAN Chile, she feels “as a part of a generation that doesn’t have the right answers but is asking the right questions”. From working at CNN to working towards helping quality audiovisual content reach children through national TV, Catalina Guzman is really passionate about good television. ![]()
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