Chile’s Storyboard Media Boards Claudia Huaiquimilla and Joanna Lombardi’s ‘Wildness’
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente Chile’s Storyboard Media, run by Gabriela Sandoval and Carlos Nuñez, has boarded crime drama “Wildness” (“Salvajes”) by two of Latin America’s leading women filmmakers, Claudia Huaiquimilla from Chile and Peru’s Joanna Lombardi.
Pact was sealed at Madrid-based confab Iberseries & Platino Industria where the project participates in the annual event’s co-production forum.
Written by Diego Vega (“October,” “El Mudo”), “Wildness” is a crime drama inspired by actual events that traces the explosive encounter between a fading Parisian model and a young surfer who deal in drugs to fund their lavish lifestyle.
Set in the 1970s, the story begins in Paris and spirals toward tragedy on the remote shores of Peru. Said Sandoval: “We are very excited to finally collaborate with Joanna Lombardi, as we have been exploring ways to join forces and develop a film together for some time now. ‘Wildness’ seems like the perfect project to move forward with, not only taking advantage of the new co-production agreement between Chile and Peru, but also because, cinematically, it’s a film that will make an impact at festivals and resonate with global audiences…a perfect mix.” “’Wildness’ is a bit like a modern ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ a genre film but brought into the Latin American reality, with everything that entails.
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