Costa Rican Producers Launch L.A.-Based Baby Atómica in Cannes

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Ed Meza @edmezavar Baby Atómica, a new Costa Rican-U.S. film production company, has launched at the Cannes Film Market’s new genre-focused Fantastic Pavilion with a number of film projects already in development.

The Los Angeles-based shingle, founded by Costa Rican producers Miguel and Dennis Gómez, who previously ran Atómica Films in San José, and Jesy Odio, likewise a producer with Costa Rican roots, unveiled three initial early-stage genre projects: Baby Atómica took its first steps with the production of the just released music video for Miley Cyrus’ “Jaded,” produced by Odio. “Baby Atómica aims to be a flexible space for collaboration among artists,” Odio said. “Whether it’s through film production, setting up a gallery, hosting screenings, branded content, we want our studio to be a versatile stage that supports all kinds of content creators.” “Nowadays, technology offers possibilities that allow creativity to reach places we couldn’t even imagine before,” Miguel Gómez added. “Audiovisual content serves as a vehicle to tell all kinds of stories, and we are excited to explore new forms of storytelling in collaboration with artists from different disciplines.” Miguel and Dennis Gómez paved the way for Baby Atómica with a number of works, including the 2014 Costa Rican hit “Maikol Yordan de Viaje Perdido,” a film directed by Miguel Gómez that generated $3 million at the Central American box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in the region.

Miguel Gómez and Dennis Gómez also respectively helmed and produced 2017’s “Amor Viajero,” the first Central American feature acquired by Sony Pictures for distribution in Latin America, as well as the 2014 World Cup soccer drama “Italia 90.” The Tico trio now aim “to