Caracol, MarVista & Snap Team for Second Co-Pro

LOS ANGELES: Production has begun on the film Cup of Love, marking the second co-production between Colombia’s Caracol Televisión, Los Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment and Argentina’s Snap Distribution.

The movie will be shot near the Colombian city of Medellin. A romantic comedy, the film stars Anna Hutchison (The Cabin in the Woods) alongside Colombian actors Nicolas Rincon (Sin tetas no hay paraíso) and Julian Arango (Metástasis, Yo soy Betty, la fea). MarVista will handle distribution to the global market outside of Latin America, where Snap Distribution controls the rights.

The first movie co-produced by the partners, Abducted, debuted at this year’s MIPCOM.

“Our partnership with Caracol and Snap Distribution is proving fruitful for all on both the creative and business fronts,” said MarVista Entertainment’s CEO Fernando Szew. “The high production quality on Abducted solidified our desire to continue our collaboration for Cup of Love, and we look forward to shooting more English-language films in Colombia.”

“With over 60 years of production and broadcast experience, as well as a robust production infrastructure and access to a wealth of local production talent and services, Caracol is a very strong co-production partner,” added Felipe Boshell, Caracol Televisión’s managing director of production. “When you add the film incentives offered by the Colombian government, the financial efficiencies of collaborating with Caracol become very compelling, as evidenced by our first project, Abducted, which was a gratifying experience that we hope paves the way for even more co-production opportunities with MarVista and Snap Distribution.”

“The storylines for both Abducted, a dramatic thriller, and Cup of Love, a romantic comedy, demonstrate the diversity that this co-production partnership encompasses,” said Snap Distribution President Ariel Tobi. “Both films also underscore our belief that content can be equally appealing to U.S. and Latin American audiences, and that a story well told with interesting characters and solid production values can succeed anywhere in the world.”