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Chilean production companies Planta and Ronda are presenting a significant lineup of projects at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Their films are competing across major sections, including Directors' Fortnight and Un Certain Regard, with Ronda marking a milestone for Chilean women directors. The festival also serves as a launchpad for new projects from established filmmakers.
Facts First
- Planta has three projects at Cannes, including two in Directors’ Fortnight and one in the shorts competition.
- Ronda is bringing Manuela Martelli’s 'The Meltdown' to Un Certain Regard, the first Chilean fiction film directed by a woman to do so.
- New projects are being announced, including a political melodrama and a thriller from Sundance winner Andrés Wood.
- Industry support is in place, with a screenwriter from a recent Cannes winner appointed to lead Chile’s Audiovisual Development Fund.
What Happened
Chilean production companies Planta and Ronda are presenting multiple projects at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Planta has two films in the Directors’ Fortnight section: Domingo Sotomayor’s drama 'La Perra' and Lisandro Alonso’s 'Double Freedom', a sequel to his 2001 Cannes entry 'La Libertad'. Planta is also bringing Federico Luis’s young boxer drama 'For the Opponents' to the festival’s shorts competition. Separately, Ronda is presenting Manuela Martelli’s 'The Meltdown' in the Un Certain Regard section, a first for a Chilean fiction film directed by a woman. Ronda also has Felipe Gálvez’s espionage thriller 'Impunity' at the festival’s Investors’ Circle.
Why this Matters to You
If you follow international cinema, this surge in Chilean storytelling may bring a wave of fresh, diverse films to global festivals. The milestone for a woman-directed Chilean film in a major Cannes section suggests a broader, more inclusive range of voices gaining international recognition, which could enrich the stories available to audiences worldwide.
What's Next
New projects are already being announced, indicating continued momentum. Ronda’s founder, Alejandra García, announced three new films early in the festival, including projects from Manuela Martelli, Sundance winner Andrés Wood, and Marialy Rivas. Furthermore, the recent appointment of screenwriter Daniel Laguna as executive secretary of Chile’s Audiovisual Development Fund may influence future public funding for such productions, potentially shaping the next generation of Chilean cinema.