Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez, whose debut feature “The Settlers” premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has signed with CAA for representation. Set in 1901, “The …
Set in 1901, “The Settlers” centers on Segundo, a mixed-race Chilean, who rides south on an expedition led by a former Boer War English captain and an American mercenary to fence off land granted to Spanish landowner José Menéndez. Their mission soon turns into a “civilizing” raid. Based on true events, the Western exposes a particularly brutal period of Chile’s colonial history and the genocide of Indigenous tribes.
Gálvez directed and co-wrote the film with Antonia Girardi, in collaboration with Mariano Llinás, which made a splashy debut in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section. “The Settlers” marked Gálvez’s return to the festival after his short film “Raptor” premiered in the 2018 Critics’ Week section.for North America, the U.K., Latin America, Turkey, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux and India, with plans to release the film theatrically in the U.S. and U.K.
Before transitioning to directing, Gálvez worked as an editor, collaborating with international filmmakers such as Marialy Rivas , Kiro Russo and Alex Andwandter , among others.Read More About:
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