Patagonik Film Group was established in 1996 by Pablo Bossi.
Buena Vista International Latin America,
Telefonica, and Argentina-based Clarin became owners of Patagonik in 1997. They were in charge of the production of the film
Evita, by
Alan Parker, and the video "
Love Don't Live Here Anymore" by
Madonna. In 1997, Patagonik produced
Cenizas del paraíso, directed by
Marcelo Piñeyro, a box office success and was awarded Best Foreign Feature Film at the
Goya Awards. The same year
Dibu: la película was released. The
children's film, which blended animation and real footage, was based on a famous television character, and was a success in Argentina. Since then, Patagonik Film Group has produced over 30 feature films, among them
Fabián Bielinsky's
Nueve Reinas, which beat audience records and achieved important awards worldwide. By April 2007,
The Walt Disney Company Argentina and
Artear owned a large stake of the company and Pol-ka was in process of purchasing a majority stake in the company. ==Filmography==