Two films co-produced by Telefónica Studios and Telefé will participate in Cannes 2014

'Relatos Salvajes', co-produced with Telefé and directed by Argentine Damián Szifron, will compete for the Palme d'Or. 'El Ardor', also co-produced with Telefé, has been invited to participate in the Special Screenings section.

Wild Tales, a co-production of Telefónica Studios through the Argentine network Telefé, will compete at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival to be held between May 14 and 25. Likewise, the film The Burn, also co-produced by Telefónica Studios through Telefé, has been invited to participate in the Special Screenings section, as reported by the Festival today.

Wild Tales is directed by Argentine Damián Szifron and stars Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg and Darío Grandinetti. With this film, Argentine cinema brings to Cannes a film that portrays the crisis of current society through six stories that combine violence and humor.

As to The Burn, dirigida por Pablo Fendrik, cuenta como protagonistas con Gael García Bernal y Alice Braga. Se trata de una innovadora película de acción y aventuras que se desarrolla en el Amazonas. Cuenta la historia de un joven chamán vagabundo que llega a una plantación de tabaco donde un padre vive con su hija. Unos mercenarios desforestadores asaltarán la granja y asesinarán al padre ante los ojos de la joven a la que secuestran.

Con ambas coproducciones, Telefónica Studios refuerza su intención de ofrecer películas de calidad y el propósito de consolidarse como un jugador de peso en el mercado internacional. En este sentido, Telefónica Studios ya ha estado presente en producciones tan destacadas como The Secret in Their Eyes, The Adventures of Tadeo Jones, Grand Piano o football, among others.