Chile’s Storyboard Media, Rios Estudios and Argentina’s MagmaCine Join Forces to Produce TV Series and Film, ‘Habitación 205’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Anna Marie de la Fuente Chile’s Storyboard Media is making its first foray into series production by joining forces with Chilean actor-producer Pablo Díaz del Rio of Rios Estudio and Argentina’s Juan Pablo Gugliota of MagmaCine to co-produce a historical fiction series, “Habitación 205” (“Box 205”).

The deal with MagmaCine was closed during the Madrid forum Iberseries & Platino Industria on Oct. 3. Created by Díaz del Rio and written by Mateo Iribarren, the four-episode series is inspired by the 20-year-long judicial investigation into the death of former Chilean President Eduardo Frei Montalva, who died in an allegedly botched medical procedure.

It will also be adapted into a 120-minute feature film. “We are elated that our maiden venture into series-making begins with “Habitacion 205” and judging from the responses we received at the San Sebastian Festival and now Iberseries, it looks like it would appeal to both our local and international audiences,” said Gabriela Sandoval who co-founded and runs Storyboard Media with biz partner, Carlos Nuñez. “Furthermore, working with Pablo, whom I’ve known for a long time as a producer and creator of audiovisual content, and producing his debut work in both series and film, is extremely appealing to me,” she said.

On what motivated him to write about the incident, Díaz del Rio, who will also serve as the showrunner and director, said: “From a dramatic standpoint, this case has been an obsession of mine.