ABOUT US
Over 40 years creating films and documentaries in Chile and around the world
Who We Are
Audiovisual production company with four decades of experience
JLS Productions Ltda. ounded in 1980 in Santiago, Chile, it represents the work of filmmaker and producer Jorge López Sotomayor, dedicated to creating films, documentaries, and television productions with a cultural, human, and exploratory focus.
Our main mission is to develop audiovisual works that reflect the identity of Chile—its geography, its history, and the human experiences that shape our territory.
With a strong documentary vocation, JLS has produced feature films, TV series, international documentaries, and award-winning microprograms, filmed in locations as diverse as Antarctica, Patagonia, the Andes Mountains, Latin America, Europe, and the United States.
Over 40 years filming stories in Chile and around the world
About Us
Proven experience in international film and documentaries
Jorge López Sotomayor has directed and produced projects in Chile and abroad, taking part in film productions for feature films such as Rapa Nui and Seven Years in Tibet, as well as working with National Geographic, the Travel Channel, and production companies from France, Spain, Germany, and the United States.
VISION
To create productions that connect culture, nature, and exploration.
MISSION
To produce audiovisual projects with international-quality standards and human depth.
TAGLINE
“Cinema is memory. Our work is to preserve it.”
Film • Documentary • TV
Our Productions
Visions
1,300 microprograms in an award-winning documentary series produced for the Television Corporation of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (1990–2000).
K2 – The Mountain of Mountains
Documentary series about the Chilean expedition and the ascent of K2, produced for the Television Corporation of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
"Prat"
Executive production of this 90-minute film, presented in two episodes for the series “Heroes” on Canal 13.
NatGeo
Associated with National Geographic, he participated in Chile with Anthony Bourdain on “No Reservations”, later as host of “Foodies”, and as director of “Earthquake in Lolol”. More recently, he produced the program “Delicious Locations” for the Travel Channel.
It is a fiction feature film that has received several international awards, portraying the adventures of a group of adolescents as they navigate school life and their everyday experiences alongside friends, classmates, and teachers.
The lack of contact with their parents always busy and emotionally distant along with the loneliness they face in their constant search for identity, forms the emotional core of the story. Conflicted relationships with school authority, romances, fights, and drugs surround the characters, creating an engaging and vivid portrait of today’s adolescent world.
Filmed in the Magallanes region, in co-production with Germany, Argentina, and Chile, the film is based on the true story of a French family that attempted to colonize the end of the world against wind and war. After its premiere at the Marché du Film in Cannes, France, it went on to achieve great success through a nationwide release tour across all regions of Chile.
The Journey Is the Goal
Set against the backdrop of Mount San Ramón, in the Macul Ravine, writer and journalist Francisco Mouat engages in a series of fascinating conversations with Rodrigo Jordán and invited guests, exploring anecdotes and details from each of the 12 expeditions the explorer has undertaken throughout his long career.
The series draws on both original footage and firsthand testimonies from expedition participants. It consists of 13 episodes covering ascents of Mount Denali in Alaska, Everest, and K2, as well as expeditions to Antarctica, Greenland, and Africa, among others.