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Cannes Festival Winning Producer Quijote Films Launches In-House Scripted Series Division (EXCLUSIVE)
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Chile’s Quijote Films, behind Cannes Un Certain Regard prizewinners “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” and “The Settlers,” is venturing into scripted series with the launch of a new in-house series development arm. Based out of Chile and Los Angeles, the company has already in
Chile’s Quijote Films, behind Cannes Un Certain Regard prizewinners “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” and “The Settlers,” is venturing into scripted series with the launch of a new in-house series development arm. Based out of Chile and Los Angeles, the company has already invested up to $250,000 in development ahead of Mipcom, which Quijote […]
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