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On the heels of a world premiere at the 28th Annual Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s First Feature Competition and ahead of its screening at Latin America’s largest film market, Ventana Sur, Paris-based sales outfit MPM Premium and Santiago-based Infractor Films have given Variety exclusive access to the trailer for Chilean filmmaker Diego Figueroa’s frantic psychological thriller, “A Yard of Jackals” (“Patio de chacales”).

Expanding on his short film “Los Vecinos,” the film stunned at Sanfic Industria’s Works in Progress strand, earning accolades and rightful buzz as it continued on to participate in the Iaffm and Malaga’s Mafiz before its polished global bow in Estonia.

“The reception at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has been deeply gratifying and inspiring. Since its world premiere, the film has sparked reactions that highlight its ability to immerse viewers in a unique sensory and emotional experience,” Infractor’s Alejandro Ugarte told Variety.

Paris-based MPM Premium has secured international rights to Chilean editor turned writer-director Diego Figueroa’s maniacal psychological thriller, “A Yard of Jackals” (“Patio de chacales”), starring acclaimed Chilean actors Néstor Cantillana and Blanca Lewin, whose chemistry was cemented when they featured in Pablo Larraín & Jonathan Jakubowicz HBO Series “Fugitives” (“Prófugos”).

Produced by Alejandro Ugarte at Santiago-based Infractor, which co-produced Malaga-winning title “Perro Bomba” alongside Chile’s Pejeperro Films and France’s Promenades Films, the film is set to add to the substantial catalog of Latin American fare backed by the sales outfit.

“We value MPM Premium’s reputation for excellence and diversity, and we believe that ‘A Yard of Jackals’ will further enrich their portfolio of films, offering a unique and exciting cinematic experience for viewers around the world,” Ugarte stated.

The film marks the debut feature for Figueroa and fleshes out the story arc of his short film, “Los Vecinos,...

Waiting for the premiere of his first feature “Once Upon a Time in the Andes,” presented at Chile’s Sanfic Industria, Peruvian helmer Rómulo Sulca Ricra is already developing his next project. Under the working title “Ayahuanco,” it will focus on a man who, after living in Europe, comes back to Peru.

“He left because of the political situation in the country – his mother was forcefully sterilized as part of former president Alberto Fujimori’s 1990s birth control policy. Now, she is dying of ovarian cancer,” says Sulca Ricra, calling his new endeavor “ambitious.”

“It will be a road movie! It will take place in Lima, Ticlio, we will start from the Pacific coast and move through the Peruvian Andes and the jungle. This character gets to know himself again upon his return, gets to know his roots and discovers new details about his parents. His father was a part...

Exclusive: Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to Chilean LGBTQ Comedy Phantom Project following its North American Premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival 2022.

Dark Star is planning a September 2022 theatrical release for Phantom Project in New York City, Los Angeles and additional markets across the country, with the on demand and digital release to follow.

In Phantom Project, we follow Pablo, a young actor who dreams of starring in a film, but in order to pay the bills he has to work as a simulated patient in medical schools and in weird sessions of alternative therapies.

“Roberto has masterfully crafted a story of human affection, that we can all relate to.” Said Dark Star President Michael Repsch. “This heartwarming film connects to our times more than ever as we recover from the pandemic, and truly shows the importance of connectivity.”

The movie is...