‘News of a Kidnapping’ Producer María Elena Wood, ‘Petit’ Director Bernardita Ojeda Move Into Toon Pics with ‘Lucila’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Prominent Chilean TV producer Maria Elena Wood, a producer on “News of a Kidnapping,” “Dignity” and “Mary & Mike,” is teaming with multi-prized TV toon series director Bernardita Ojeda, helmer of two-time Intl.
Emmy nominee “Petit,” to make 2D “Lucila,” both Wood and Ojeda’s first animated feature. “I am amazed at [animation’s] narrative possibilities,” Wood enthused to Variety.
In a Chilean power package, Patricio Pereira, EP on “Dignity” and “Mary & Mike,” and Alvaro Ceppi, director of “Zumbástico Fantástico” and 2Paper Port,” have also boarded “Lucila” as exec producers.
Written by Argentine live action director Fernando Salem (“How Most Things Work”) and Chilean author Álvaro Bisama (“Mala Lengua,” “Ruido”), “Lucila” is set to make its market debut at this year’s Animation!
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