New Chilean Troika, Maquina, Launches at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Anna Marie de la Fuente Aiming to optimize and streamline the development and production of films and series in the international marketplace, Maquina, a new production entity comprising three companies, has launched at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival.

Formed by three firms led by seasoned Chilean producers – Augusto Matte’s London-based Deptford Film, Úrsula Budnik’s Horamágica in Valdivia and Fernando Bascuñán’s Santiago-based Planta – Maquina has been established to leverage the combined strengths of its founding partners, all of whom are attending the prominent Spanish festival. “We’ve always wanted to work together, Maquina provides us with a more flexible structure that allows us to be more agile and practical,” Matte told Variety, explaining: “It is conceptually inspired by the idea of machinic assemblages, which refers to a fluid and dynamic system where different elements come together to create a functional whole without a fixed center.” Added Budnik: “This means that the structure operates as a collaborative network of three production companies, each contributing its unique strengths and resources to the collective development and production process.” “By integrating the unique capabilities of each partner, Maquina will be able to handle complex, multi-territory projects with greater agility and scale,” concurred Bascuñán, who together with Horamágica and co-producers Oro Films and Italy’s Dispàrte, is participating in San Sebastian’s annual WIP Latam program with Nayra Ilic’s “Cuerpo Celeste.” Planta also boarded San Sebastian Co-Production Forum-bound “Hard Boiled School” and is co-presenting Federico Luis’ “Simón de la Montaña” at the festival’s Horizontes Latinos sidebar.