All articles by Elaine Guerini – Page 5
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NewsSPRI mulls international launch for Brazilian smash Chico Xavier
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) top brass believe the record Brazilian opening weekend for their local language hit Chico Xavier could set it up for a lucrative run outside its native country.
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NewsEconomic recovery spurs Brazil's 33% box office hike in 2009
Brazil’s box office registered a 33.3% rise during 2009, with ticket sales getting close to R$1bn mark for the first time.
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NewsLebanon, White Ribbon, A Obra De Arte among 400-strong Sao Paulo roster
The Sao Paulo International Film Festival kicked off on October 22 with a guest-only screening of Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric as festival staff prepared to unveil more than 400 titles in the line-up, including new local films, festival favourites and world premieres.
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NewsThe Famous And The Dead claims best picture prize at Rio
The joys and anxieties of adolescence captured by Esmir Filho in The Famous And The Dead (Os Famosos Eos Duendes Da Morte) brought the 27-year-old director the most prestigious prize as the 11th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival came to a close.
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NewsMeirelles, Padilha sign on to direct segments of Rio, I Love You
Fernando Meirelles and Jose Padilha have signed on to direct segments of Rio, Eu Te Amo (Rio, I Love You), the fourth instalment of the Cities of Love franchise created by the French producer Emmanuel Benbihy.
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NewsRioMarket 2009 kicks off with 30% year-on-year rise in participants
More than 300 companies are expected to attend RioMarket 2009, which opened on September 25 and continues until October 6.
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FeaturesRight place, write time
On the eve of the Rio International Film Festival (Sept 24-Oct 8), Elaine Guerini reports on how a group of Brazilian screenwriters are becoming some of the most sought-after writers in the world.
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NewsRezende's Salve Geral gets Brazilian nod for Oscars
Brazil has named Sergio Rezende’s true life drama Salve Geral as the country’s entry for the foreign language Oscar.
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NewsBrazil box office surges ahead of 2008 by 34.6% in first half of year
The spectacular success of Se Eu Fosse Voce 2 and other local titles helped drive ticket sales in the first six months of 2009 to $244.8m in Brazil, an increase of 34.6% from the same period last year while admissions rose 31.1% from 42.2m in 2008 to 55.4m this year.
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'Too many releases and too few cinemas'
How has theatrical film marketing changed in the past few years?
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Market Report - Brazil
Brazil is one of the world’s fastest growing markets. It boasts a booming middle class with disposable income to spend in an ever-increasing number of multiplexes watching a wide variety of new releases. The total box office grew 2.1% in 2008 from the year before to $31.9m, with admissions up ...
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Brazil - Odd couple on top
After six weeks on release, Fox International's If I Were You 2 (Se Eu Fosse Voce 2) has out-performed the highest grossing film of 2008, Warner Bros' The Dark Knight, to become one of the most successful local films of all time in Brazil. With revenues of $17m (r$39.1m) to ...
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Brazil box office rises by 2.1% in 2008 to $313.9m
Brazil's box office totaled $313.9m (R$727.8m) in 2008, which represents a slight increase of 2.1% over the previous year, according to figures released by Filme B, a local film company that reviews theatrical market data. Thanks to the revenues registered in December, particularly from Madagascar 2 which sold 3.5m tickets ...
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Sao Paulo critics name Linha de Passe, Hills Of Disorder best of 2008
The film critics of APCA, Sao Paulo Arts Critics Association, gave their top honor of best film this year to two titles: Linha de Passe, Walter Salles' and Daniela Thomas' urban drama which premiered in competition at Cannes, and Andrea Tonacci's The Hills of Disorder. Linha de Passe follows the ...
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Pindorama wins best film prize at Brazilian Film Festival Of Toronto
Pindorama - The True Story of the Seven Dwarves, a documentary about a family of so-called little people who run a circus, won the prize for best film at the 2nd Brazilian Film Festival of Toronto last night. Directed by Roberto Berliner, Lula Queiroga and Leo Crivellare, the film will ...
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Not By Chance to open Brazilian Film Festival Of Toronto
Philippe Barcinski's first feature film Not By Chance a story of two control-obsessed men, opens the 2nd BRAFFT - Brazilian Film Festival of Toronto this week at the Bloor Cinema. Fifteen films will be screened during the four-day event (Nov 6-9), launched last year to increase the visibility of Brazilian ...
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Emily Atef's The Stranger In Me wins top prize at Sao Paulo
Emily Atef's The Stranger in Me, a drama about a mother who suffers from post-natal depression and becomes a threat to her child, won the best film award at the 32nd Sao Paulo International Film Festival. The jury presided by UK director Hugh Hudson made an exception at the festival ...
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Padilha documentary Garapa gets world premiere in Sao Paulo
Jose Padilha's new film Garapa will have its world premiere at the 32nd Sao Paulo International Film Festival (Oct 16 - 30). After winning the Golden Bear at Berlin for Elite Squad, the Brazilian director returns to the documentary form by shooting with hand-held cameras in black and white. Padilha, ...
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Rio winners led by Should Nothing Else Work Out, Dead Girl's Feast
The winners of the 2008 Rio International Film Festival were announced tonight at the closing award ceremony at Odeon theatre. The Premiere Brasil's best film prize, known as the Redentor award, was given to Se Nada Mais Der Certo (Should Nothing Else Work Out), directed by Jose Eduardo Belmonte. One ...