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Production has wrapped in Mexico City on Dos Corazones Films’ animation as the company prepares to introduce it to Berlin buyers in February.

Bruce Morris wrote Max & Me, the story of youngster who leans about sacrifice through the story of a brave Polish priest during the Nazi invasion of Poland.

The voice cast includes David Henrie, Ashley Greene, Neal McDonough and Hector Elizondo.

Donovan Cook serves as chief animation consultant and worked closely with Patricia García Peña and Gregorio Núñez’s animation company Imagica.

Pablo José Barroso and Claudia Nemer’s Mexico City-based Dos Corazones Films developed, financed and produced Max & Me

Barroso and Nemer have earmarked a July 2016 release to coincide with World Youth Day.

Dos Corazones’ single-picture investments in film range from $10-$50m while television investments fall in the $5-$10m range.

Producer Pablo José Barroso has established the privately backed production and finance company based in Mexico City.

The goal is to produce two to four features in the $10-50m range and one to two television series budgeted at $5-10m a year.

All content will be English-language with “positive messaging” for a global audience.

The first two film projects are the animated feature Max & Me and Maccabees, a live-action feature about an ancient Jewish revolt led by Judah Maccabee.

“We are a company that puts material first and will develop and explore inspiring stories and find a way to bring them to the big screen,” said Barroso, who will run the company as CEO alongside producing collaborator Claudia Nemer as COO.

“We believe there is an underserved market for content touting strong values so our ambition is to help fill this void in the marketplace and deliver the highest quality movies and TV product to audiences...

Mexican producer Pablo José Barroso is broadening the scope of his Mexico City-based Dos Corazones Films. The finance and production outfit has worked in the faith- and family-oriented genre for about a decade with such films as For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada with Andy Garcia and Oscar Isaac and 3D animated pic The Greatest Miracle. It now is adding TV series to its roster and eyeing bigger relationships with studios and international indies. Backed by increased private equity sources out of Mexico, the company will work in the English language on commercial films and TV series that […]...