Spain’s Latido Films, has pounced on remake rights to Chilean phenomenon “Dad to the Rescue” (“Papa al Rescate”), the biggest box office draw in Chile in the past five years.
Lead produced by Sebastian Freund’s Rizoma Films, the family comedy is directed by Marcos Carnevale whose other films he has either directed or written, “Elsa and Fred” and “Corazon de Leon respectively,” have been widely adapted internationally.
“As far as Latido is concerned, we are proud to get involved in such a successful, funny and intelligent comedy that has all the elements to be a perfect remake in all territories, and we are proud to work with Rizoma, one of the most active and brilliant production companies in South America,” said Latido’s Antonio Saura, adding: “We believe it is one of the hottest properties to handle this year and for that we are really thankful to Sebastian...
Lead produced by Sebastian Freund’s Rizoma Films, the family comedy is directed by Marcos Carnevale whose other films he has either directed or written, “Elsa and Fred” and “Corazon de Leon respectively,” have been widely adapted internationally.
“As far as Latido is concerned, we are proud to get involved in such a successful, funny and intelligent comedy that has all the elements to be a perfect remake in all territories, and we are proud to work with Rizoma, one of the most active and brilliant production companies in South America,” said Latido’s Antonio Saura, adding: “We believe it is one of the hottest properties to handle this year and for that we are really thankful to Sebastian...
- 11/7/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
The Larraín brothers’ indie company Fábula, producer of Oscar winning “A Fantastic Woman,” is preparing tragi-comic docudrama “Los guardaespaldas de Superman” (“Superman’s Bodyguards”).
The four-episode, half-hour crime-adventure series, directed by Sebastián Radic (“Instrucciones para Mi Funeral”) and scripted by Rodrigo Bastidas and Rodrigo Muñoz, focuses on a trip Christopher Reeve’s made to Chile in 1987, under Pinochet’s dictatorship, to save the lives of 78 people under death threat.
“Superman’s Bodyguards” is one of the five projects selected to form part of Pitch Docudrama, a showcase at Conecta Fiction 2023 edition, which takes place June 26-29 in Toledo, the capital of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha, just south of Madrid.
At Toledo, Fabula execs will be looking for co-production partners to strengthen the possiblility of shooting outside Chile. Also, they will seek to get the word out to the market that Fabula is producing documentary series content.
“The tragicomedy appeals to universal values,...
The four-episode, half-hour crime-adventure series, directed by Sebastián Radic (“Instrucciones para Mi Funeral”) and scripted by Rodrigo Bastidas and Rodrigo Muñoz, focuses on a trip Christopher Reeve’s made to Chile in 1987, under Pinochet’s dictatorship, to save the lives of 78 people under death threat.
“Superman’s Bodyguards” is one of the five projects selected to form part of Pitch Docudrama, a showcase at Conecta Fiction 2023 edition, which takes place June 26-29 in Toledo, the capital of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha, just south of Madrid.
At Toledo, Fabula execs will be looking for co-production partners to strengthen the possiblility of shooting outside Chile. Also, they will seek to get the word out to the market that Fabula is producing documentary series content.
“The tragicomedy appeals to universal values,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
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