Quirino Best Feature Winner Fotosintesis Sets Up Mexican Mythology Feature ‘My Friend the Sun’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Emilio Mayorga Mexico’s Fotosintesis Media, producer of the Quirino Awards best feature winner “A Costume for Nicolas,” is readying Alejandra Pérez’s first movie “My Friend the Sun,” an animated family tale deeply rooted in lesser-known Mexican myths and legends.A social cause-driven entertainment label jointly launched by Jaime Romandia and Carlos Reygadas’ Mantarraya Group and writer-director Mike Uriegas, Fotosintesis Media first hit the scene in 2015 with “The Incredible Story of the Stone Boy.” “My Friend” will be the fifth feature from the company, which is also currently producing immigration feature “Beast.”Now in pre-production, “My Friend the Sun” follows Diego and his daughter Xochitl, who make a living selling Xochitl’s