Chile boasts a milestone presence in Cannes this year with new or consolidating companies leading the charge. Among them is Fernando Bascuñán’s Planta with three projects — two competing in Directors’ Fortnight: Domingo Sotomayor’s drama about a woman adopting a stray dog, “La Perra,” and Lisandro Alonso’s “Double Freedom” (“La libertad doble”). Picked up by Luxbox ahead of its world premiere in Cannes, it’s the sequel to Alonso’s “La Libertad,” which debuted in Cannes’ 2001 Un Certain Regard. Planta also brings young boxer drama “For the Opponents” by Federico Luis (“Simon of the Mountain”), to Cannes’ shorts competition. Luis’ latest project, “The Dog Trainer” (“El entrenador de perros”), will be pitched at the festival’s development program La Résidence. Popular on Variety “We’re thrilled about this triple presence at Cannes. It’s unprecedented for a Chilean production company, and we take it as a meaningful recognition of the work we’ve been building.…