The award-winning short film “Anacronte” on HBO Max

HBO Max and WarnerMedia OneFifty partnered to acquire exclusive North American streaming rights from RMVISTAR for the animated short Anacron, premiered on HBO Max on September 15. WarnerMedia OneFifty is also developing Anacron as a multimedia project.

Anacron focuses on the diabolical gods who arbitrarily torpedo innocent people whose worlds are dislocated by the shots of arrows, uniting them in death and pain. The 3D CGI animated short was produced by Mr. Bug Studio, a leading animation and transmedia content studio based in Argentina, in collaboration with Raúl Koler, who wrote the original short story and serves as a director. Emiliano Sette served as co-director and executive producer on the film and oversaw the film adaptation alongside Koler.

The film won 130 awards worldwide, including in Los Angeles, London, New York and Venice, and was selected as the official festival selection in more than 300 festivals around the world. More recently, Anacron was the winner of the 2021 FILMHAUS festival: Berlin Film + New Media Competition.

"RMVISTAR is once again very pleased to be working with HBO Max and we look forward to our new development effort with WarnerMedia OneFifty," said RMVISTAR founder and president Rose Marie Vega. "Anacron is a wonderful short film that pierces your heart with its beautiful tapestry built on an incredible universe that Mr. Bug's creative team brought to life in their incredibly powerful wordless film.

"This film exemplifies what WarnerMedia OneFifty is all about: it's a powerful, unique and bold vision of a talented creative team and an innovative director who perfectly juxtaposes art, science and culture," said Axel Caballero, Head of WarnerMedia OneFifty. & Vice President, Artistic and Cultural Innovations.

Leslie Cohen, Senior Vice President, Content Acquisitions for HBO and HBO Max, added, “Particularly during this difficult year, Anacron beautifully illustrates universal human difficulties. This is a fascinating and healing film that I am so happy to bring to the HBO Max platform. ”

The deal was negotiated by Cohen for RMVISTAR's HBO and Vega. Earlier this year, HBO Max concluded a deal for Chile's Megamedia Isabella with RMVISTAR in association with MGE Entertainment. The three-part miniseries based on the life of Isabel Allende, the world's most widely read Spanish-speaking author and tireless human rights fighter, premiered on HBO Max in March. (rmvistar.com)