Mexico’s Whisky Content, Chile’s Juntos Films Forge Nine Pic Development Pact (EXCLUSIVE)

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Following the success of their collaboration on Nicolás Postiglione’s debut feature “Immersion,” production shingles Whisky Content of Mexico and Chile’s Juntos Films have forged a medium-term strategic alliance for the joint development of nine films in six years.The agreement comes just days after the premiere of “Immersion,” a thriller headlined by Chile’s most bankable star, Alfredo Castro, at the Miami Film Festival where its poster won the Best Poster Design Award.

The film has already racked up top awards from the festivals of Guadalajara, Tallinn Black Nights and Punta del Este.The move also comes as further cooperation among Hispanic companies continue apace in response to the increasing challenges of local content production.

The insatiable demand for content from both traditional and new players – especially streamers – in the entertainment industry is also a key factor. “This is another firm step towards our goal of turning our company into a recognized player in the content industry,” said Whisky Content partner Juan Bernardo González. “Since we started working with Juntos on the film ‘Immersion,’ we have understood that our companies complement each other naturally,” he added.“We’re jointly exploring a variety of themes but common elements will include the questioning of social structures, institutions and biases that are built on an individualistic worldview,” said Juntos Films co-founder Francisco Hervé. “We’re also searching for universal stories but with very strong roots in local realities, which could be that of miners in Chile’s Atacama Desert or a private school in Patagonia,” he added.“Thirdly, we aim to tell these stories from the author’s point of view but through the.