Chile’s Matias de Bourguignon, Equeco Board Sanfic Lab’s ‘I Will Mutate Like A Jungle Animal’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente In one of the first deals struck at Chilean industry forum Sanfic Industria, local indie producers Matias de Bourguignon and Equeco have boarded the Venezuelan drama “I Will Mutate Like a Jungle Animal” (“Mutaré como animal del monte”), the feature debut of rising Venezuelan talent Hector Silva.Lead produced by Berlin-based Venezuelan producer Rodolfo Cova whose credits include Venice Golden Lion winner “From Afar” and Michel Franco’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winner “Las Hijas de Abril,” “I Will Mutate Like a Jungle Animal” is among the 28 titles in the Sanfic Industria Santiago Lab which supports Ibero-American projects in development.De Bourguignon and Equeco join international co-producers Pomme Hurlante Films (France), Artrupe Films (Brazil) and Abismo Cine (Ecuador) who were also drawn to the feature debut of Silva whose award-winning short films have played in prominent film festivals, including Cannes, Toronto and Tribeca. “Hector’s shorts deeply moved me.
He has a knack for creating atmospheres that transport us with very human characters that always feel real and genuine,” said De Bourguignon.“When I saw Héctor’s shorts I was fascinated by the atmosphere that surrounds his films, the good taste and the subtlety with which he conveys the stories and the characters,” Cova concurred, who added: “Co-productions, in addition to being a financing mechanism, is a cultural exchange that contributes to the artistic growth of the project and should be used to its full potential and fostered by all countries.” “Sanfic’s Santiago Fiction Lab gives us the opportunity to grow and add powerful Chilean co-producers like Matías and Equeco, a decisive boost at this stage,” he remarked.
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