EXCLUSIVE: Duván Duque, the Colombian writer-director behind 2024 Oscar-qualifying quick All-Inclusive, has signed with UTA and Silent R Administration.

World premiering at TIFF final 12 months earlier than occurring to play over 70 festivals around the globe, the place it picked up 20+ awards, Duque’s newest watches as a younger boy’s fragile household is shaken when his determined father faces the potential of cash laundering as a approach out of their monetary struggles, placing the child’s valuable bond along with his stepmother in danger. By shifting the main target from a spectacular tales of drug lords to the emotional journey of a boy with little management over his destiny, the drama provides a recent angle on Colombian society, transcending the everyday tropes by way of which it’s represented.

All-Inclusive was produced by Oscar-nominated French producers Christophe Barral and Toufik Ayadi of Srab Movies (Les Misérables, Saint Omer), in addition to Colombian producer Franco Lolli and his firm Evidencia Movies (Litigante).

Presently writing his first function, exploring related themes to these of All-Inclusive, Duque’s shorts, together with 2019’s Marshmallows, have positioned him as one of the crucial seen rising Colombian filmmakers. His work tends to discover the connection between the Bogota upper-class, energy, cash, and corruption, in addition to the impact these tensions have on essentially the most intimate spheres of household and associates.

Based by Jewerl Ross in 2006, Silent R’s focus is on championing the work of rising artists around the globe. Within the final two years, the corporate has produced or financed 4 movies — three of them, by first-time administrators. The primary was Hulu/Onyx Collective’s acclaimed drama Bruiser, starring Jalyn Corridor, Trevante Rhodes and Shamier Anderson, which premiered at TIFF final 12 months. One other of those titles, Sujo, by Mexican auteurs Fernanda Valedez and Astrid Rondero, is ready to premiere in competitors at Sundance 2024. Notable shoppers of the corporate embody Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins and Coco scribe Matt Aldrich, in addition to such worldwide filmmakers as Robin Campillo (BPM), Gabriel Mascaro (Divine Love), Bora Kim (Home of Hummingbird) and JP Valkeapää (Canines Don’t Put on Pants), to call only a few.

Take a look at Duque’s quick, All-Inclusive, under.