‘The Maid’ Star Catalina Saavedra, Madre Board Malaga Buzz Project ‘A Decorous Woman’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Chile’s Catalina Saavedra, a Sundance Acting Special Jury Prize winner for “The Maid,” and a Film Independent Spirit Award nominee for “Rotting in the Sun,” is attached to star in Natalia Luque’s “A Decorous Woman” (“Señorita de Buena Presencia”), lead produced by Chile’s Parina Films and one of the highest profile projects to be showcased at next week’s 2025 Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event (MAFF).
In further news, “A Decorous Woman,” set up at Parina Films, represented by Rodrigo Díaz, and France’s Tomsa Films (France), headed by Thomas Lambert, has just been boarded by Madre Content.
A Latinx company, Madre was launched in 2023 by distinguished Chilean filmmaker Francisca Alegría (“The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future”) with offices in Chile, Uruguay and the U.S.
Madre will co-produce “A Decorous Woman,” which has also tapped a grant from the Chilean Audiovisual Fund 2024 in its Feature Film Production category, securing 30% of its budget, Díaz told Variety.
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