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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentOstinato Cine, one of the high-energy company hubs on Ecuador’s burgeoning film scene, is teaming with Germany’s Rohfilm Productions to co-produce “Alfredo Larón,” the feature film debut as a writer-director of Benjamin Mirguet, an editor on Carlos Reygadas’ “Battle in Heaven” and João Paulo Miranda Maria’s “Memory House.”Developing and financing features for the international crossover arthouse sector, Rohfilm Productions’ credits include Cannes’ 2021 Un Certain Regard winner “Great Freedom,” Kate Shortland’s “Lore” and Adina Pintilie’s 2018 Berlin Golden Bear winner “Touch Me Not.”Producing upscale docu-features, such as Bafici 2017 Fipsresci jury winner “A Secret in the Box,” Obstinato also

Before Kate Shortland landed as the director of Black Widow, the Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao was a shortlisted candidate for the job. Even if fate didn't quite work in her favour for the Scarlett Johansson starrer, Zhao, left a great impression on Marvel Studios, for them to offer her Eternals starring Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kit Harrington, among others to be released later this year.In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes via Comicbook, President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige revealed Zhao's interest in Marvel and the time when her name came up while producer Brad Winderbaum was looking for a filmmaker for Black Widow.