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20-05-2025
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Chile Heads to Cannes: Sebastian Lelio, Diego Céspedes, Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, Present Latest Buzz Titles
Chile heads to Cannes with an ambitious lineup. The country's a proving ground for cross-industry talent, set to converge at this year's fest with illustrator Alberto Montt designing the delegation's stand, and musician Javiera Parra on-site performing songs from Sebastián Lelio's Cannes Premiere title 'The Wave.' The range of Chilean filmmakers at Cannes ranges from Lelio and Diego Cespedes to new titles from established talent — Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, René Ballesteros — to emerging cineastes such as María Paz González and Constanza Majluf. More from Variety Chile Launches New Perks, Asian Outreach as it Debuts Oscar-Winning Sebastián Lelio's 'The Wave' at Cannes Cannes Launches With Muted Opening Night Short on Star Power - And Cleavage Prestige Acquires Worldwide Rights to Action Sci-Fi Film 'Heavens: The Boy and His Robot' (EXCLUSIVE) 'The Wave' (Sebastian Lelio) A world sales pickup by FilmNation playing Cannes Première, the return to Chile of Oscar laureate Lelio ('A Fantastic Woman'), a musical capturing the good-humored outrage of Chile's biggest wave of feminist protests in history. From Chilean powerhouse Fabula, headed by Pablo, Juan de Dios Larraín. 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' (Diego Céspedes) Quijote Films ('The Settlers') produces the Western that centers young Lidia and her queer family, blamed for an illness gripping the town. Ignorance reigns, vengeance is imminent, in the Charades-backed feature debut from the Cannes Cinéfondation winner, now selected for Un Certain Regard. 'Box 205' (Pablo Díaz del Río) Chile's Storyboard Media produces this thriller that sees Carmen Frei unravel the investigation into the suspicious death of her father, former Chilean president Eduardo Frei Montalva. 'The Devil's Wells' (Jairo Boisier Olave) A 2023 Ventana Sur Proyecta selection, this genre-bender follows Estrella, living in a drought-stricken town. Her divine gift for locating underground water sources leads her to a sinister plot. 'To Die On Your Feet' (María Paz González) The 'Lina From Lima' director presents a warped drama following Cruz, fleeting witness to a death, as she sets out to recover tempered emotions. Quijote Films, Txintxua Films ('Intimacy'), among producers. 'Erratics' (Thomas Woodroffe) Unearthed from the Patagonian tundra, the spirit of filmmaker Lucien Castlenau nods to a trip made by Paul Castelnau and Lucien Le Saint in 1925 — documenting the region's first nations. 'The Frame Maker' (Sahand Sarhaddi) The Berlinale Talents alum calls on history to reveal truths about the 1979 Iranian revolution's cross-generational impact, piecing together a narrative using his uncle's photos. 'The Grand Illusion' (Sebastián Pereira) A hazy experimental film that centers Cuban actor Roberto, who winds down Havana's boulevards in pure hallucination — believing he's part of a Netflix series. 'Landless Children' (René Ballesteros) Daniel and Juan, adopted in Europe, unravel long-buried truths in this documentary from Ballesteros, whose feature 'La Quemadura' scooped the Joris Ivens Award at Cinéma du Réel. 'Left Unsaid' (Ricardo Valenzuela Pinilla) It's 90s rural Chile, and Margarita and her peer Cucho hawk cell phones while wryly maneuvering personal and professional hurdles amidst a slew of communication mishaps, as irony ensues en route to connection. 'The Letelier File' (Rafael Valdeavellano & Nicolás Acuña) An anticipated true crime series that explores the assassination of Pinochet adversary Orlando Letelier, unmasking a clandestine conspiracy network, penned by Julio Rojas ('Case 63') and produced by La Ventana Cine ('Chicago Boys'). 'My Independence Day' (Constanza Majluf) Independence day, 1988 — Manuela dreams of winning her school's 'best dress' competition, while her older brother takes to the streets to protest Chile's vicious dictatorship. 'No Money, No Honey' (Nicole Costa) NYC non-binary sex-worker Máxima takes a nostalgic journey after unearthing tapes from their youth. From Argentina to Miami, themes of reclamation, community and identity converge. 'The Red Hangar' (Juan Pablo Sallato) An Iberseries & Platino Industria pitch participant, the film tracks an Air Force captain ordered to take part in a coup during the Pinochet dictatorship. 'The Tiger of the East' (Jorge Acevedo Carrasco) A doc following a musically-gifted Chilean cowboy sifting through adversity to achieve his dream — journeying to Mexico to play with Los Tigres del Norte. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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19-05-2025
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Sebastián Lelio, Lukas Dhont, Jasmila Zbanić to Pitch New Projects to Investors at Cannes Market
An award-winning lineup of international auteurs, including Oscar-winner Sebastián Lelio (A Fantastic Woman) and Oscar nominees Lukas Dhont (Close) and Jasmila Zbanić (Quo Vadis, Aida?), will take part in the third Investors Circle at the Cannes film market next month, pitching their next projects to a small group of VIP investors. The Investors Circle lineup, announced today, also includes art house favorites Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman), Marie Kreutzer (Corsage), Jessica Hausner (Little Joe), Hlynur Pálmason (Godland), Marcela Said (Los Perros), Giacomo Abbruzzese (Disco Boy) and Eliza Hittman (Never Rarely Sometimes Always). More from The Hollywood Reporter How London Became the New Hollywood Jirí Bartoska, Czech Actor and Longtime Karlovy Vary Film Festival President, Dies at 78 The Hollywood Reporter's Access Canada Summit to Launch During Toronto Film Festival The 10 filmmakers will present their upcoming projects to a small group of private investors at the Cannes market, the Marché du Film, on Sunday, May 18. The Investors Circle will feature 10 curated, never-before-seen feature film projects, presented by their directors and filmmakers in a private, invitation-only event for a select group of VIP investors. The projects, spanning various cinematic styles and languages, range in budget from 3 million euro to over 9 million euro ($3 million to $10 million). 'This year's projects reflect bold, original storytelling from some of today's most compelling auteur filmmakers,' said Aleksandra Zakharchenko, head of the Investors Circle. 'These are films with real cultural relevance and global potential — and they need thoughtful, long-term support. With the Investors Circle, we aim to champion these singular voices and help them move from vision to screen.' After just two editions, the Investors Circle is already bearing fruit, with several projects securing funding. Chie Hayakawa's Renoir, one of last year's Investors Circle pitches, was picked to screen in competition at this year's Cannes festival. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
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19-05-2025
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Cannes: ‘Corsage' Director Marie Kreutzer Wins Investors Circle Prize for ‘Gentle Monster'
Gentle Monster, the new feature project from Austrian director Marie Kreutzer (Corsage), has won the 2025 ArteKino International Prize at this year's Investors Circle in Cannes. Producers Alexander Glehr and Johanna Scherz of Film AG Produktions received the 20,000 euro ($22,000) award during a private pitching session that capped the third edition of the Marché du Film's curated investment platform. I'm surprised in the most positive way,' said Kreutzer, about her win. 'Filmmaking is a really big mountain, and what happens before the premiere — to get a film made — is a very long climb. So we really need people who want to support cinema and have love for cinema — that's why meeting investors is extremely important. I had great conversations with these investors so far. The script has sparked their interest, and they're eager to learn more about the project.' More from The Hollywood Reporter June Squibb on Her Nonagenarian Career High: "A 70-Year-Old Will Say, 'I Want To Be You When I Grow Up!'" Cannes: Wes Anderson Teases His Next Film Cannes: Wes Brings The Whimsy in 'Phoenician Scheme' Press Conference Held at the Plage des Palmes during the 78th Cannes Film Festival, the Investors Circle once again convened top-tier film financiers and equity investors for an exclusive presentation of 10 new auteur-driven projects. The invitation-only event included presentations by several internationally recognized directors, including Jessica Hausner, Sebastián Lelio, Lukas Dhont and Jasmila Zbanić. Designed to connect bold, creative visions with long-term backers, the event featured projects with budgets ranging from 3 million to over 9 million euro ($3.3 million to $10 million). Each team was supported in their investor preparations by 111 Avocats, a Paris-based law firm specializing in entertainment. This year's selection was overseen by Aleksandra Zakharchenko, head of industry programs at the Marché du Film, alongside a jury that included Remi Burah (ARTE France Cinéma), Serge Hayat, Tamara Tatishvili (Hubert Bals Fund), and Marcin Luczaj (New Europe Film Sales). In addition to Gentle Monster, the 2025 Investors Circle lineup included Coward from Lukas Dhont (Belgium), produced by Michiel Dhont at The Reunion; Disorder, directed by Giacomo Abbruzzese (Italy), produced by Marco Alessi and Giulia Achilli at Dugong Films; Kamo, directed by Kornél Mundruczó (Hungary), produced by Mike Goodridge at Good Chaos, Ilya Stewart at Hype Studios and Balthazar de Ganay; Motherlove, directed by Eliza Hittman (U.S.), produced by Paul Mezey and Andrew Goldman at Present Company; On Land and Sea, directed by Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland), produced by Katrin Pors at Snowglobe and Anton Máni Svansson at Still Vivid; Poeta Chileno, directed by Sebastián Lelio (Chile), produced by Rocío Jadue, Juan de Dios Larraín and Pablo Larraín at Fabula; Quo Vadis, Aida?: The Missing Part, directed by Jasmila Zbanić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), produced by Damir Ibrahimović at Deblokada; The Puma, directed by Marcela Said (France/Chile), produced by Carole Scotta, Barbara Letellier and Eliott Khayat at Haut et Court; and Toxic, directed by Jessica Hausner (Austria), produced by Johannes Schubert at Schubert and Philippe Bober at Coproduction Office. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
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13-05-2025
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Chile Launches New Perks, Asian Outreach as It Debuts Oscar-Winning Sebastián Lelio's ‘The Wave' at Cannes
Chile marks a standout year at Cannes with 'The Wave' from Oscar and Berlinale winner Sebastián Lelio ('A Fantastic Woman,' 'Gloria') playing in the Cannes Premiere sidebar and 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' from Cannes Cinéfondation winner Diego Cespedes, world premiering at Un Certain Regard. 'The Wave' is a musical inspired by the 2018 feminist protests in Chile while 'Flamingo' is an LGBTQ-themed drama set in a mining town. They highlight the diversity of Chilean cinema—ranging from an Oscar-winning veteran to a debut feature director—as Chile moves forward with collaboration agreements in Asia and aims to attract international shoots through new tax incentives, leveraging its rich talent pool and diverse locations. More from Variety Cannes Launches With Muted Opening Night Short on Star Power - And Cleavage Prestige Acquires Worldwide Rights to Action Sci-Fi Film 'Heavens: The Boy and His Robot' (EXCLUSIVE) Tom Cruise Teases 'Never Been Done Before' Stunts in 'Mission: Impossible 8,' Including Wing-Walking: 'It Was So Violent on That Airplane' Both films quickly secured sales agents ahead of their Cannes showings, with FilmNation Entertainment boarding 'The Wave' and Charades snagging Diego Céspedes' pic, which is lead produced by Chile's Quijote Films and Les Valseurs, France. 'La Ola's selection at Cannes is an immense joy. It's a film born in a country and region with no real tradition in musical cinema, which pushed us to invent our own way of working within the genre—blending spectacle with politics, trying to reflect the political cacophony we're living through, and using song, movement and dance to speak about urgent issues that affect us all,' said Lelio. 'Making this film was a major challenge for the Chilean film industry—a demanding co-creation effort from every angle, and one from which we learned immensely. I'm especially proud to introduce a whole new generation of over 100 young Chilean artists, making their debut here with incredible talent and passion,' he added. Meanwhile, 'Flamingo' was shot in Chile's Atacama Desert, the driest nonpolar desert in the world, of which Quijote's Giancarlo Nasi remarked: 'We love shooting in the extreme locations of Chile, our last pic, 'The Settlers,' was filmed in the frigid Tiera de Fuego.' 'I feel that, both narratively and cinematically, stories set in remote, inhospitable places heighten every emotion and challenge. It's not the same to tell a story in a city as it is in an extreme location—everything is amplified. That's something deeply Chilean, something we at Quijote are drawn to: exploring realities that feel emotionally familiar, even if they're geographically distant,' he said. 'Atacama's heat can still be intense but my cast and crew were incredible, and we overcame every challenge together,' said Cespedes, adding: 'Cannes has been my school—I've shown both my short films there, joined the residence, and now I'm in Un Certain Regard. I'm deeply grateful for the chance to share my work.' Quijote has been the first to tap Chile's revived tax incentives, with Rodrigo Susarte's 'Invunche' in post and Bruno Fatumbi's 'Colmeia,' a co-production with Brazil's Dezenove, in preproduction. 'Chile's High-Impact Audiovisual Investment Support Program (IFI Audiovisual) was suspended from 2019 until its reactivation in 2024,' noted producer Gabriela Sandoval, president of producers org, APCT. The program was relaunched with new conditions, including a reimbursement of up to 30% of qualified expenses in Chile, and up to 40% for productions carried out entirely in regions outside the Metropolitan Region, she explained. 'Chile holds every landscape imaginable—one of the richest countries in the world in natural diversity,' said Nasi, who was among the delegations that visited China and India as part of Chile's drive to attract more Asian collaborations and location shoots in Chile. APCT vice president and CinemaChile co-director Alexandra Galvis views the path that Chile is opening, particularly in India, as a major opportunity for its audiovisual industry, which has always relied on international co-productions. 'Recent awards from Asia show our cinema can build meaningful collaborations in the region. Our work with India has already been valuable, exposing us to new models and production scales. We're hopeful about what this could lead to in the medium term. It's also promising that our Ministry of Culture is supporting co-production agreements with India, China and Japan, laying the groundwork for long-term partnerships,' she said. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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13-05-2025
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Chile Heads to Cannes: Sebastian Lelio, Diego Céspedes, Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, Present Latest Buzz Titles
Chile heads to Cannes with an ambitious lineup. The country's a proving ground for cross-industry talent, set to converge at this year's fest with illustrator Alberto Montt designing the delegation's stand, and musician Javiera Parra on-site performing songs from Sebastián Lelio's Cannes Premiere title 'The Wave.' The range of Chilean filmmakers at Cannes ranges from Lelio and Diego Cespedes to new titles from established talent — Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, René Ballesteros — to emerging cineastes such as María Paz González and Constanza Majluf. More from Variety Chile Launches New Perks, Asian Outreach as it Debuts Oscar-Winning Sebastián Lelio's 'The Wave' at Cannes Cannes Launches With Muted Opening Night Short on Star Power - And Cleavage Prestige Acquires Worldwide Rights to Action Sci-Fi Film 'Heavens: The Boy and His Robot' (EXCLUSIVE) 'The Wave' (Sebastian Lelio) A world sales pickup by FilmNation playing Cannes Première, the return to Chile of Oscar laureate Lelio ('A Fantastic Woman'), a musical capturing the good-humored outrage of Chile's biggest wave of feminist protests in history. From Chilean powerhouse Fabula, headed by Pablo, Juan de Dios Larraín. 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' (Diego Céspedes) Quijote Films ('The Settlers') produces the Western that centers young Lidia and her queer family, blamed for an illness gripping the town. Ignorance reigns, vengeance is imminent, in the Charades-backed feature debut from the Cannes Cinéfondation winner, now selected for Un Certain Regard. 'Box 205' (Pablo Díaz del Río) Chile's Storyboard Media produces this thriller that sees Carmen Frei unravel the investigation into the suspicious death of her father, former Chilean president Eduardo Frei Montalva. 'The Devil's Wells' (Jairo Boisier Olave) A 2023 Ventana Sur Proyecta selection, this genre-bender follows Estrella, living in a drought-stricken town. Her divine gift for locating underground water sources leads her to a sinister plot. 'To Die On Your Feet' (María Paz González) The 'Lina From Lima' director presents a warped drama following Cruz, fleeting witness to a death, as she sets out to recover tempered emotions. Quijote Films, Txintxua Films ('Intimacy'), among producers. 'Erratics' (Thomas Woodroffe) Unearthed from the Patagonian tundra, the spirit of filmmaker Lucien Castlenau nods to a trip made by Paul Castelnau and Lucien Le Saint in 1925 — documenting the region's first nations. 'The Frame Maker' (Sahand Sarhaddi) The Berlinale Talents alum calls on history to reveal truths about the 1979 Iranian revolution's cross-generational impact, piecing together a narrative using his uncle's photos. 'The Grand Illusion' (Sebastián Pereira) A hazy experimental film that centers Cuban actor Roberto, who winds down Havana's boulevards in pure hallucination — believing he's part of a Netflix series. 'Landless Children' (René Ballesteros) Daniel and Juan, adopted in Europe, unravel long-buried truths in this documentary from Ballesteros, whose feature 'La Quemadura' scooped the Joris Ivens Award at Cinéma du Réel. 'Left Unsaid' (Ricardo Valenzuela Pinilla) It's 90s rural Chile, and Margarita and her peer Cucho hawk cell phones while wryly maneuvering personal and professional hurdles amidst a slew of communication mishaps, as irony ensues en route to connection. 'The Letelier File' (Rafael Valdeavellano & Nicolás Acuña) An anticipated true crime series that explores the assassination of Pinochet adversary Orlando Letelier, unmasking a clandestine conspiracy network, penned by Julio Rojas ('Case 63') and produced by La Ventana Cine ('Chicago Boys'). 'My Independence Day' (Constanza Majluf) Independence day, 1988 — Manuela dreams of winning her school's 'best dress' competition, while her older brother takes to the streets to protest Chile's vicious dictatorship. 'No Money, No Honey' (Nicole Costa) NYC non-binary sex-worker Máxima takes a nostalgic journey after unearthing tapes from their youth. From Argentina to Miami, themes of reclamation, community and identity converge. 'The Red Hangar' (Juan Pablo Sallato) An Iberseries & Platino Industria pitch participant, the film tracks an Air Force captain ordered to take part in a coup during the Pinochet dictatorship. 'The Tiger of the East' (Jorge Acevedo Carrasco) A doc following a musically-gifted Chilean cowboy sifting through adversity to achieve his dream — journeying to Mexico to play with Los Tigres del Norte. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
