Berlin-based sales agency M-Appeal has sold the distribution rights for Marcelo Caetano‘s “Baby,” which world premiered May 21 in Cannes Critics’ Week, to several territories.
The buyers are Palace Films for Australia and New Zealand, Swallow Wings Films for Taiwan, and Salzgeber for Germany and Austria.
The Brazilian film, based on a screenplay by Caetano and Gabriel Domingues, centers on 18-year-old Wellington, who has been released from a juvenile detention center. He finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. He encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion.
The cast includes João Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Bruna Linzmeyer and Luiz Bertazzo.
The production companies are Cup Filmes, Desbun Filmes and Plateau Produções in Brazil, Still Moving in France,...
The buyers are Palace Films for Australia and New Zealand, Swallow Wings Films for Taiwan, and Salzgeber for Germany and Austria.
The Brazilian film, based on a screenplay by Caetano and Gabriel Domingues, centers on 18-year-old Wellington, who has been released from a juvenile detention center. He finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. He encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion.
The cast includes João Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Bruna Linzmeyer and Luiz Bertazzo.
The production companies are Cup Filmes, Desbun Filmes and Plateau Produções in Brazil, Still Moving in France,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFest) has announced the complete programme line-up for its sixth instalment, set to run from November 21-23.
Fernando Coimbra’s thriller Wolf At The Door (pictured) will open the event.
Screenings include the Us premieres of the musical fable Lyrics (Quase Samba) by Ricardo Targino and the coming-of-age drama Casa Grande by Fellipe Barbosa.
Hilton Lacerda’s Lgbt drama Tattoo (Tatuagem) receives its La premiere.
HBRFest will also present its sixth annual Hbr Honors Award to Edward James Olmos, given to an individual “who not only supports, but paves the way for Brazilian filmmaking.”
“In our sixth year, it is remarkable to see the evolution of Brazilian filmmaking and storytelling,” said executive director Talize Sayegh. “This year’s line-up is one of the strongest in HBRFest history, and we’re excited to be showcasing work that is inspiring, thought-provoking, and celebratory.”
Copa Air and the Brazilian Consulate sponsor the festival and all...
Fernando Coimbra’s thriller Wolf At The Door (pictured) will open the event.
Screenings include the Us premieres of the musical fable Lyrics (Quase Samba) by Ricardo Targino and the coming-of-age drama Casa Grande by Fellipe Barbosa.
Hilton Lacerda’s Lgbt drama Tattoo (Tatuagem) receives its La premiere.
HBRFest will also present its sixth annual Hbr Honors Award to Edward James Olmos, given to an individual “who not only supports, but paves the way for Brazilian filmmaking.”
“In our sixth year, it is remarkable to see the evolution of Brazilian filmmaking and storytelling,” said executive director Talize Sayegh. “This year’s line-up is one of the strongest in HBRFest history, and we’re excited to be showcasing work that is inspiring, thought-provoking, and celebratory.”
Copa Air and the Brazilian Consulate sponsor the festival and all...
- 11/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFest) has announced the complete programme line-up for its sixth instalment, set to run from November 21-23.
Fernando Coimbra’s thriller Wolf At The Door (pictured) will open the event.
Screenings include the Us premieres of the musical fable Lyrics (Quase Samba) by Ricardo Targino and the coming-of-age drama Casa Grande by Fellipe Barbosa.
Hilton Lacerda’s Lgbt drama Tattoo (Tatuagem) receives its La premiere.
HBRFest will also present its sixth annual Hbr Honors Award to Edward James Olmos, given to an individual “who not only supports, but paves the way for Brazilian filmmaking.”
“In our sixth year, it is remarkable to see the evolution of Brazilian filmmaking and storytelling,” said executive director Talize Sayegh. “This year’s line-up is one of the strongest in HBRFest history, and we’re excited to be showcasing work that is inspiring, thought-provoking, and celebratory.”
Copa Air and the Brazilian Consulate sponsor the festival and all...
Fernando Coimbra’s thriller Wolf At The Door (pictured) will open the event.
Screenings include the Us premieres of the musical fable Lyrics (Quase Samba) by Ricardo Targino and the coming-of-age drama Casa Grande by Fellipe Barbosa.
Hilton Lacerda’s Lgbt drama Tattoo (Tatuagem) receives its La premiere.
HBRFest will also present its sixth annual Hbr Honors Award to Edward James Olmos, given to an individual “who not only supports, but paves the way for Brazilian filmmaking.”
“In our sixth year, it is remarkable to see the evolution of Brazilian filmmaking and storytelling,” said executive director Talize Sayegh. “This year’s line-up is one of the strongest in HBRFest history, and we’re excited to be showcasing work that is inspiring, thought-provoking, and celebratory.”
Copa Air and the Brazilian Consulate sponsor the festival and all...
- 11/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
'The Way He Looks' movie: Gay teen love story is Brazil's entry for the 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar (photo: Fábio Audi and Ghilherme Lobo in 'The Way He Looks') In mid-September, The Way He Looks / Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho was selected as Brazil's entry for the 2015 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. Written and directed by 32-year-old São Paulo native Daniel Ribeiro, The Way He Looks (the Portuguese-language title literally means "Today I Want to Go Back Alone") won two awards at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival: the International Film Critics' Fipresci Prize for Best Film in the Panorama sidebar and the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender characters. Based on Ribeiro's 2010 short I Don't Want to Go Back Alone / Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho, The Way He Looks tells the story of Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo), a blind 15-year-old struggling to become...
- 9/29/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The 15th annual Rio International Film Festival winners were announced on October 10 at an awards ceremony held at the festival’s downtown Armazem 6 dockland pavilion.Scroll down for full list of winners
As in every year, the awards were exclusively for domestic films that screened in the Premiere Brasil section, dedicated to new work from local directors.
For the first time in festival history the most prestigious prize, the Redentor award presented to the Best Fiction Feature, was shared between two films, both from first-time directors: Caru Alves de Souza’s Underage (De Menor) and Fernando Coimbra’s Wolf At The Door (O Lobo Atrás da Porta).
Underage touches on a topical subject that divides Brazilian society about reducing the age of criminal responsibility for heinous crimes.
It follows the steps of a young woman, Helena (Rita Batata), a recently graduated attorney who works as a public defender of children and adolescents and also takes care of...
As in every year, the awards were exclusively for domestic films that screened in the Premiere Brasil section, dedicated to new work from local directors.
For the first time in festival history the most prestigious prize, the Redentor award presented to the Best Fiction Feature, was shared between two films, both from first-time directors: Caru Alves de Souza’s Underage (De Menor) and Fernando Coimbra’s Wolf At The Door (O Lobo Atrás da Porta).
Underage touches on a topical subject that divides Brazilian society about reducing the age of criminal responsibility for heinous crimes.
It follows the steps of a young woman, Helena (Rita Batata), a recently graduated attorney who works as a public defender of children and adolescents and also takes care of...
- 10/11/2013
- by elaineguerini@terra.com.br (Elaine Guerini)
- ScreenDaily
Top brass at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival have revealed the 11 features and eight documentaries that will compete for the Redentor prizes.
The selection sees a healthy mix of first-time filmmakers up against established industry names from more than a dozen states including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Pernambuco, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba and Santa Catarina.
Last year’s top Redentor prize went to first-time filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho’s O Som Ao Redor (Neighbouring Sounds), which earned the best film and screenplay honours.
Premiere Brazil 2013 full competition selection:
Fiction
De Menor (Underage), dir Caru Alves de Souza (São Paulo);
Entre Nós (Sheep’s Clothing), dir Paulo Morelli (Sao Paulo);
Estrada 47 - A Montanha (Road 47 - The Mountain), dir Vicente Ferraz (São Paulo) – world premiere;
O Homem Das Multidões (The Man Of The Crowd), dir Marcelo Gomes & Cao Guimarães (Minas Gerais) – world premiere;
Jogo Das Decapitações (Beheadings Game), dir Sérgio...
The selection sees a healthy mix of first-time filmmakers up against established industry names from more than a dozen states including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Pernambuco, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba and Santa Catarina.
Last year’s top Redentor prize went to first-time filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho’s O Som Ao Redor (Neighbouring Sounds), which earned the best film and screenplay honours.
Premiere Brazil 2013 full competition selection:
Fiction
De Menor (Underage), dir Caru Alves de Souza (São Paulo);
Entre Nós (Sheep’s Clothing), dir Paulo Morelli (Sao Paulo);
Estrada 47 - A Montanha (Road 47 - The Mountain), dir Vicente Ferraz (São Paulo) – world premiere;
O Homem Das Multidões (The Man Of The Crowd), dir Marcelo Gomes & Cao Guimarães (Minas Gerais) – world premiere;
Jogo Das Decapitações (Beheadings Game), dir Sérgio...
- 9/3/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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