Marcelo Gomes’ new film “Portrait of a Certain Orient” will be represented for world sales by Brazil’s O2 Play. The deal was sealed ahead of the film’s premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it plays as part of the Big Screen Competition.
O2 Play is the distribution arm of O2 Filmes group, a production, post-production and advertising company owned by Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated director behind “City of God,” “The Constant Gardener” and “The Two Popes.” Meirelles heads the company alongside Andrea Barata and Paulo Morelli. Founded by Igor Kupstas in 2013, O2 Play has theatrically released over a hundred films in Brazil, including Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and, most recently, Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla.”
Gomes, whose 2005 feature debut “Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures” was funded by IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund, returns to the festival with his eighth feature, an...
O2 Play is the distribution arm of O2 Filmes group, a production, post-production and advertising company owned by Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated director behind “City of God,” “The Constant Gardener” and “The Two Popes.” Meirelles heads the company alongside Andrea Barata and Paulo Morelli. Founded by Igor Kupstas in 2013, O2 Play has theatrically released over a hundred films in Brazil, including Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and, most recently, Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla.”
Gomes, whose 2005 feature debut “Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures” was funded by IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund, returns to the festival with his eighth feature, an...
- 1/27/2024
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
O2 Play, the distribution-sales arm of Brazil’s O2 Filmes group, co-owned by “City of God” director Fernando Meirelles, has boarded “Broken” (“Partido”), which is co-directed by Oscar-nominated “City of God” Dp César Charlone.
O2 Play has acquired Brazilian and world sales rights to the doc feature. O2 Play founder Igor Kupstas will introduce “Broken” to buyers at Locarno Pro, which runs Aug.3-9.
Charlone, also “The Two Popes” Dp and director of “3%,” South America’s first Netflix series, has directed alongside Sebastián Bednarik and Joaquim Castro (“Máquina do Desejo – 60 Anos do Teatro Oficina”).
Produced by Uruguay’s Coral Cine, in co-production with Brazil’s Opy Filmes, “Broken” covers Brazil’s 2018 general election from the point of view of Fernando Haddad, currently Brazil’s minister of economy and then the candidate of Brazil’s now ruling Workers’ Party put up to face off with Jair Bolsonaro.
“Broken” will have its...
O2 Play has acquired Brazilian and world sales rights to the doc feature. O2 Play founder Igor Kupstas will introduce “Broken” to buyers at Locarno Pro, which runs Aug.3-9.
Charlone, also “The Two Popes” Dp and director of “3%,” South America’s first Netflix series, has directed alongside Sebastián Bednarik and Joaquim Castro (“Máquina do Desejo – 60 Anos do Teatro Oficina”).
Produced by Uruguay’s Coral Cine, in co-production with Brazil’s Opy Filmes, “Broken” covers Brazil’s 2018 general election from the point of view of Fernando Haddad, currently Brazil’s minister of economy and then the candidate of Brazil’s now ruling Workers’ Party put up to face off with Jair Bolsonaro.
“Broken” will have its...
- 7/6/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Philadelphia-based Breaking Glass Pictures (Bgp) and Brazil’s O2 Play, the distribution arm of O2 Filmes, which is co-owned by Oscar-nominated director Fernando Meirelles, have inked a two-way distribution partnership.
The new pact kicks off with Bgp’s North American release of a Brazilian drama by Eliane Coster, “Half Brother” (“Meio Irmão”), a timely story of a young man who films a homophobic assault and faces death threats to dissuade him from releasing the footage. Release is slated for LGBTQ celebration, Pride Month, on June 15.
“Being a life-long fan and distributor of Brazilian Cinema, it gives me great pleasure to bring titles to U.S. audiences that may not find domestic distribution otherwise,” said Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff. “This partnership was years in the making, and we are thrilled to be working with O2 Play for many releases to come.”
The new pact formalizes a relationship that began in...
The new pact kicks off with Bgp’s North American release of a Brazilian drama by Eliane Coster, “Half Brother” (“Meio Irmão”), a timely story of a young man who films a homophobic assault and faces death threats to dissuade him from releasing the footage. Release is slated for LGBTQ celebration, Pride Month, on June 15.
“Being a life-long fan and distributor of Brazilian Cinema, it gives me great pleasure to bring titles to U.S. audiences that may not find domestic distribution otherwise,” said Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff. “This partnership was years in the making, and we are thrilled to be working with O2 Play for many releases to come.”
The new pact formalizes a relationship that began in...
- 5/28/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
“Because of the current moment we are experiencing in Brazil, this is a story that everyone wants to tell,” says Moura.
Elle Driver has acquired international sales rights to Brazilian Narcos actor Wagner Moura’s politically-charged biopic Marighella, ahead of its premiere at the Berlinale (Feb 7-17).
Set against the backdrop of Brazil in 1969, in the early years of the military regime that would remain in place until 1985, the film revolves around legendary revolutionary leader Carlos Marighella.
Brazilian singer and actor Seu Jorge, best known for his roles in City Of God and The Life Aquatic, plays a 57-year-old Marighella...
Elle Driver has acquired international sales rights to Brazilian Narcos actor Wagner Moura’s politically-charged biopic Marighella, ahead of its premiere at the Berlinale (Feb 7-17).
Set against the backdrop of Brazil in 1969, in the early years of the military regime that would remain in place until 1985, the film revolves around legendary revolutionary leader Carlos Marighella.
Brazilian singer and actor Seu Jorge, best known for his roles in City Of God and The Life Aquatic, plays a 57-year-old Marighella...
- 1/30/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Seventh Code and Takashi Miike’s The Mole Song added to the competition titles.
The Rome Film Festival has revealed its line-up of features, including 12 world premieres among 18 competition titles.
The festival, which runs from Nov 8-17, will include 71 features in the official selection as well 11 medium-length films and 19 shorts.
A total of 1,542 features and 1,078 short films were submitted from 76 countries, according to the festival.
The competition (‘Concorso’) films include:
Wp = World Premiere
IP = International Premiere
ItP = Italian Premiere
Another Me, Isabel Coixet (Spain-uk) Wpi Am Not Him, Tayfun Pirselimoglu (Tur-Fra-Gre-Ger) WPForeign Bodies, Mirko Locatelli (Italy) WPDallas Buyers Club, Jean-Marc Vallée (Us) ItPSheep’s Clothing, Paulo Morelli (Brazil) IPAcrid, Kiarash Asadizadeh (Iran) WPHer, Spike Jonze (Us) IPBlue Sky Bones, Jian Cui (China) WPManto Acuífero, Michael Rowe (Mexico) IPThe Mole Song, Takashi Miike (Japan) WPOut Of The Furnace, Scott Cooper (Us-uk) IPQuod Erat Demonstrandum, Andrei Gruzsniczki (Romania) WPSeventh Code, Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan...
The Rome Film Festival has revealed its line-up of features, including 12 world premieres among 18 competition titles.
The festival, which runs from Nov 8-17, will include 71 features in the official selection as well 11 medium-length films and 19 shorts.
A total of 1,542 features and 1,078 short films were submitted from 76 countries, according to the festival.
The competition (‘Concorso’) films include:
Wp = World Premiere
IP = International Premiere
ItP = Italian Premiere
Another Me, Isabel Coixet (Spain-uk) Wpi Am Not Him, Tayfun Pirselimoglu (Tur-Fra-Gre-Ger) WPForeign Bodies, Mirko Locatelli (Italy) WPDallas Buyers Club, Jean-Marc Vallée (Us) ItPSheep’s Clothing, Paulo Morelli (Brazil) IPAcrid, Kiarash Asadizadeh (Iran) WPHer, Spike Jonze (Us) IPBlue Sky Bones, Jian Cui (China) WPManto Acuífero, Michael Rowe (Mexico) IPThe Mole Song, Takashi Miike (Japan) WPOut Of The Furnace, Scott Cooper (Us-uk) IPQuod Erat Demonstrandum, Andrei Gruzsniczki (Romania) WPSeventh Code, Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan...
- 10/14/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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
Focus Features International and 02 Filmes announced a co-production covering "VIPs," a con-man drama that's begun lensing in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Penned by "City of God" scribe Braulio Mantovani, the film is a fictional story loosely based on a book by Mariana Caltabiano about real-life con artist Marcelo da Rocha.
"VIPs" features an ensemble cast of international actors with Wagner Moura in the lead role. Directed by Toniko Melo, "VIPs" is being produced by 02's Fernando Meirelles and Paulo Morelli, with Bel Berlinck serving as exec producer.
Universal Pictures International will release the film in Brazil in 2010.
" 'VIPs' is a fascinating film about much more than just a con man's life," Meirelles said. "This is the story of somebody trying to discover who he is. There is a bit of Marcelo in all of us, as we always act differently depending on the situation we are in."...
Penned by "City of God" scribe Braulio Mantovani, the film is a fictional story loosely based on a book by Mariana Caltabiano about real-life con artist Marcelo da Rocha.
"VIPs" features an ensemble cast of international actors with Wagner Moura in the lead role. Directed by Toniko Melo, "VIPs" is being produced by 02's Fernando Meirelles and Paulo Morelli, with Bel Berlinck serving as exec producer.
Universal Pictures International will release the film in Brazil in 2010.
" 'VIPs' is a fascinating film about much more than just a con man's life," Meirelles said. "This is the story of somebody trying to discover who he is. There is a bit of Marcelo in all of us, as we always act differently depending on the situation we are in."...
- 9/21/2009
- by By Carl DiOrio
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Paulo Morelli’s City of Men, which opened this weekend, is a spin-off which stems from 2003's City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles. São Paulo born Meirelles, who garnered three Oscar nominations for his breakthrough film about a host of characters growing up and struggling to survive in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, entered the business directing award-winning experimental films and commercial work–which he presently continues to do. This 2006 spot for Nike and the Asian games is reflective of Meirelles’ shooting and editing style, heavily employed throughout his body of work.: ...
- 3/3/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Brazilian export City of Men, about two young men putting themselves and their friendships to the test in a Rio slum, opens this weekend in select theatres. The film, directed by Paulo Morelli, is actually a spin-off of a TV series by the same title--which itself was a spin-off of the highly acclaimed, award winning international box-office hit, City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles. If you didn’t already manage to catch the 2002 film, expect a picture that is gritty, visceral, brutal; but always fresh, often stunningly filmed, and one that is ultimately hopeful in its telling of three decades in the life of a Rio ‘favella’, and the assortment of Dickensian characters who live and kill; rise and fall with its confines, and the tale of one clever and resourceful lad who manages to make it out of the ghetto. Make this priority as your weekend rental.
- 2/29/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
A spin-off of the Brazilian television series that was itself derived from Fernando Meirelles' 2002 Art House hit "City of God", this film directed by longtime Meirelles collaborator Paulo Morelli similarly explores the sex- and violence-drenched lives of those living in the slums, or favelas, of Rio de Janeiro.
"City of Men" revolves around two of the central characters from the series, Ace (Douglas Silva) and Wallace (Darlan Cunha). Both approaching their 18th birthday, the best friends are coping with separate crises: the former is struggling to raise the young son he sired far too early, while the latter is desperate to track down the father he never knew. When Ace discovers the identity of his own father's killer and Wallace finally reconnects with his dad, a hardened ex-con who has skipped out on his parole, it sets off emotional repercussions affecting their friendship, as does a local gang war involving Wallace's cousin in which they find themselves on opposite sides.
Less hyperkinetic and more character driven than its predecessor, "City of Men" ultimately is not fully involving enough to sustain interest, though it offers plenty of undeniably pungent atmosphere along the way. From the rickety shantytowns perched in the hills to the sun-drenched beaches to the music clubs throbbing with loud dance music, the film delivers a visceral sense of its milieu, with the hand-held cinematography matching the restless energy of the characters on display.
Elena Soarez's screenplay blends melodrama, comedy and violence to sometimes awkward effect, but director Morelli keeps the pacing fast enough to compensate for the stylistic inconsistencies. And the youthful cast delivers terrifically naturalistic and convincing performances that provide the proceedings with an emotional immediacy not always evident in the script.
CITY OF MEN
Miramax
Fox Film, Globo Filmes, O2 Filmes
Credits:
Director: Paulo Morelli
Producers: Paulo Morelli, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck, Fernando Meirelles: Executive producer: Mariza Figueiredo
Director of photography: Adriano Goldman
Production designer: Rafael Ronconi
Music: Antonio Pinto
Costume designer: Ines Salgado
Editor: Daniel Rezende
Cast:
Wallace: Darlan Cunha
Ace: Douglas Silva
Madrugadao: Jonathan Haagensen
Nefasto: Eduardo BR
Heraldo: Rodrigo dos Santos
Cristiane: Camila Monteiro
Camila: Naima Silva
Running time -- 110 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
"City of Men" revolves around two of the central characters from the series, Ace (Douglas Silva) and Wallace (Darlan Cunha). Both approaching their 18th birthday, the best friends are coping with separate crises: the former is struggling to raise the young son he sired far too early, while the latter is desperate to track down the father he never knew. When Ace discovers the identity of his own father's killer and Wallace finally reconnects with his dad, a hardened ex-con who has skipped out on his parole, it sets off emotional repercussions affecting their friendship, as does a local gang war involving Wallace's cousin in which they find themselves on opposite sides.
Less hyperkinetic and more character driven than its predecessor, "City of Men" ultimately is not fully involving enough to sustain interest, though it offers plenty of undeniably pungent atmosphere along the way. From the rickety shantytowns perched in the hills to the sun-drenched beaches to the music clubs throbbing with loud dance music, the film delivers a visceral sense of its milieu, with the hand-held cinematography matching the restless energy of the characters on display.
Elena Soarez's screenplay blends melodrama, comedy and violence to sometimes awkward effect, but director Morelli keeps the pacing fast enough to compensate for the stylistic inconsistencies. And the youthful cast delivers terrifically naturalistic and convincing performances that provide the proceedings with an emotional immediacy not always evident in the script.
CITY OF MEN
Miramax
Fox Film, Globo Filmes, O2 Filmes
Credits:
Director: Paulo Morelli
Producers: Paulo Morelli, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck, Fernando Meirelles: Executive producer: Mariza Figueiredo
Director of photography: Adriano Goldman
Production designer: Rafael Ronconi
Music: Antonio Pinto
Costume designer: Ines Salgado
Editor: Daniel Rezende
Cast:
Wallace: Darlan Cunha
Ace: Douglas Silva
Madrugadao: Jonathan Haagensen
Nefasto: Eduardo BR
Heraldo: Rodrigo dos Santos
Cristiane: Camila Monteiro
Camila: Naima Silva
Running time -- 110 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 2/29/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Don’t go into Paulo Morelli’s new film City of Men expecting it to be like Fernando Meirelles’ hyper violent, kinetic hit City of God. The film scales down the epic scope of its predecessor by focusing on the friendship of two boys Acerola and Laranjinha, who are about to turn 18. One already a young father they are about to discover things about their own fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas. The film is violent to be sure, but it’s the more intimate moments that were explored in the TV series City of Men that take center stage in this film. To recap the filming of the gang wars in Rio’s infamous favelas caught the attention of the film industry when a documentary was released concerning an ex-favela boy who had escaped to become a photographer.
- 2/28/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Who knew that Fernando Meirelles' Cidade De Deus (City of God) would evolve into the tragi-series that it has become. God was as we all remember a masterwork from Brazil and it then spawned a television series in 2004 going by the same title as the proposed sequel that is being released this coming leap day (February 29th). I caught City of Men earlier last week (see review Friday) and was reintroduced to the same blistering sun, a distinctly different geographical playground for crime and corruption, but this time in the hands of the writer/director Paulo Morelli (who came onboard this project back when it was the television show - directing and writer several episodes). Miramax Films has provided us with a pair of stills (click on the pics for a larger image). The top image details the king of the hill setting, a sort of perching point
- 2/25/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- When Cidade De Deus burst onto the world cinema scene it propelled Fernando Meirelles into filmmaking stardom (he has since worked on The Constant Gardener and will preem Blindness sometime next year) and it spawned a television series (which in turn has birthed a new film).Since January is a month that is generally filled with plenty of holiday films and Oscar bait leftovers, I question whether a Jan.18th slot is the right approach - but looking back to 2003 I realized that the first film was release almost on the exact same day, so regardless of the theater release-strategy that will be in use, I'm still keen on seeing the City of Men (view the trailer here) - its a sequel but not in a normal sequel type of way. Have the characters evolved into bigger thugs or has the violence mellowed down? Back in the game for a second outing,
- 11/28/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
CANNES -- Hot Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is in talks to set up a joint venture between his production shingle, O2 Filmes, and Madrid-based sales consortium 6 Sales to co-develop, produce and distribute Brazilian films worldwide.
"We produce a lot of great films out of Brazil, but they never leave the country because there isn't the (distribution) infrastructure in place to handle it," Meirelles said in an interview. "This is what this new company will do."
Set up by Meirelles, Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Paolo Morelli, 02 is one of Latin America's leading production houses, having created Meirelles' Academy Award-winning City of God as well as Morelli's upcoming City of Men and Meirelles' Blindness, set to shoot in 2008.
Spain's 6 Sales specializes in commercial art house fare and features for the international market in English and Spanish, produced by independent companies from the U.S., Latin America and Europe and is now handling O2 co-production Antonia, Tata Amaral's second feature film.
Meirelles is finalizing cast on dark drama Blindness, meeting with actors to take on the lead role of a Doctor Who is the only man who can see in a village where everyone else is struck blind.
"We produce a lot of great films out of Brazil, but they never leave the country because there isn't the (distribution) infrastructure in place to handle it," Meirelles said in an interview. "This is what this new company will do."
Set up by Meirelles, Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Paolo Morelli, 02 is one of Latin America's leading production houses, having created Meirelles' Academy Award-winning City of God as well as Morelli's upcoming City of Men and Meirelles' Blindness, set to shoot in 2008.
Spain's 6 Sales specializes in commercial art house fare and features for the international market in English and Spanish, produced by independent companies from the U.S., Latin America and Europe and is now handling O2 co-production Antonia, Tata Amaral's second feature film.
Meirelles is finalizing cast on dark drama Blindness, meeting with actors to take on the lead role of a Doctor Who is the only man who can see in a village where everyone else is struck blind.
- 5/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- Months of conjecture surrounding the Festival de Cannes lineup will come to an end Thursday as organizers unveil the festival's 2007 lineup.
Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", which the Weinstein Co. will release in the U.S., looks as if it will be completed in time to fill the high-profile opening-night slot May 16, while David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures co-production, is rumored as the festival closer on May 27.
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's "Grindhouse", Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Thirteen", James Gray's "We Own the Night" and the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men" are locked, and Michael Winterbottom's "A Mighty Heart" is set to premiere May 21 in Cannes.
The U.S.-heavy lineup awaits final confirmation on front-runner "Paranoid Park" by fest veteran Gus Van Sant.
Michael Moore will most likely be making it back to the Croisette with his health care documentary "Sicko", following the director's Palme d'Or win in 2004 for "Fahrenheit 9/11." Paulo Morelli's "City of Men" (the sequel to Fernando Meirelles' "City of God") and Harmony Korine's "Mister Lonely" also are anticipated.
As usual, the French are taking their time to secure festival slots, but it looks as if the black-and-white animated film "Persepolis" will be a contender. Claude Miller's "Un Secret" and Alain Corneau's "Le deuxieme souffle" are still in the running, and U.S. director Julian Schnabel's French production "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is poised to ring on the Croisette.
Although originally rumored as a possible Gallic addition to the In Competition section, Cedric Klapisch's "Paris" won't be finished in time to screen at the fest.
Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", which the Weinstein Co. will release in the U.S., looks as if it will be completed in time to fill the high-profile opening-night slot May 16, while David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures co-production, is rumored as the festival closer on May 27.
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's "Grindhouse", Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Thirteen", James Gray's "We Own the Night" and the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men" are locked, and Michael Winterbottom's "A Mighty Heart" is set to premiere May 21 in Cannes.
The U.S.-heavy lineup awaits final confirmation on front-runner "Paranoid Park" by fest veteran Gus Van Sant.
Michael Moore will most likely be making it back to the Croisette with his health care documentary "Sicko", following the director's Palme d'Or win in 2004 for "Fahrenheit 9/11." Paulo Morelli's "City of Men" (the sequel to Fernando Meirelles' "City of God") and Harmony Korine's "Mister Lonely" also are anticipated.
As usual, the French are taking their time to secure festival slots, but it looks as if the black-and-white animated film "Persepolis" will be a contender. Claude Miller's "Un Secret" and Alain Corneau's "Le deuxieme souffle" are still in the running, and U.S. director Julian Schnabel's French production "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is poised to ring on the Croisette.
Although originally rumored as a possible Gallic addition to the In Competition section, Cedric Klapisch's "Paris" won't be finished in time to screen at the fest.
PARIS -- Months of conjecture surrounding the Festival de Cannes lineup will come to an end Thursday as organizers unveil the festival's 2007 lineup.
Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", which the Weinstein Co. will release in the U.S., looks as if it will be completed in time to fill the high-profile opening-night slot May 16, while David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures co-production, is rumored as the festival closer on May 27.
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's "Grindhouse", Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Thirteen", James Gray's "We Own the Night" and the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men" are locked, and Michael Winterbottom's "A Mighty Heart" is set to premiere May 21 in Cannes.
The U.S.-heavy lineup awaits final confirmation on front-runner "Paranoid Park" by fest veteran Gus Van Sant.
Michael Moore will most likely be making it back to the Croisette with his health care documentary "Sicko", following the director's Palme d'Or win in 2004 for "Fahrenheit 9/11." Paulo Morelli's "City of Men" (the sequel to Fernando Meirelles' "City of God") and Harmony Korine's "Mister Lonely" also are anticipated.
As usual, the French are taking their time to secure festival slots, but it looks as if the black-and-white animated film "Persepolis" will be a contender. Claude Miller's "Un Secret" and Alain Corneau's "Le deuxieme souffle" are still in the running, and U.S. director Julian Schnabel's French production "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is poised to ring on the Croisette.
Although originally rumored as a possible Gallic addition to the In Competition section, Cedric Klapisch's "Paris" won't be finished in time to screen at the fest.
Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights", which the Weinstein Co. will release in the U.S., looks as if it will be completed in time to fill the high-profile opening-night slot May 16, while David Fincher's "Zodiac", a Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures co-production, is rumored as the festival closer on May 27.
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's "Grindhouse", Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Thirteen", James Gray's "We Own the Night" and the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men" are locked, and Michael Winterbottom's "A Mighty Heart" is set to premiere May 21 in Cannes.
The U.S.-heavy lineup awaits final confirmation on front-runner "Paranoid Park" by fest veteran Gus Van Sant.
Michael Moore will most likely be making it back to the Croisette with his health care documentary "Sicko", following the director's Palme d'Or win in 2004 for "Fahrenheit 9/11." Paulo Morelli's "City of Men" (the sequel to Fernando Meirelles' "City of God") and Harmony Korine's "Mister Lonely" also are anticipated.
As usual, the French are taking their time to secure festival slots, but it looks as if the black-and-white animated film "Persepolis" will be a contender. Claude Miller's "Un Secret" and Alain Corneau's "Le deuxieme souffle" are still in the running, and U.S. director Julian Schnabel's French production "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is poised to ring on the Croisette.
Although originally rumored as a possible Gallic addition to the In Competition section, Cedric Klapisch's "Paris" won't be finished in time to screen at the fest.
- 4/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Quick Links > City of Men > Miramax Films > Cidade De Deus For fans of the 2002 release Cidade De Deus (City of God) this is a very exciting week. Miramax Films has announced their purchase of the rights for the 2007 follow-up, City of Men. Unfortunaley for those hoping to see more of Rocket and Lil Ze, City of Men is not a sequel. The film is based on the characters of the Sundance Channel's "City of Men" show. While in the same setting, the film follows a different side of Brazilian life, but will still examine the same issues of survival, politics and loyalty. Paulo Morelli, director of some of the episodes, will helm this feature; Fernando Mereilles, director of Cidade De Deus, will produce. The question is - will City of Men will live up to City of God's reputation? With four Oscar nominations to compete with, hopefully City
- 9/25/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
NEW YORK -- Miramax Films has acquired North American rights to City of Men (Cidade dos Homens), the big-screen sequel to Fernando Meirelles' Academy Award-nominated Brazilian drama City of God. It also picked up U.K., Australian, New Zealand and South African rights to the film. The feature also is an adaptation of the Sundance Channel series of the same name, which continues the story of two young friends who find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war in the rough slums of Rio de Janeiro. Miramax president Daniel Battsek sealed the deal at this month's Toronto International Film Festival after vp acquisitions Peter Lawson brought in the project. The executives based their decision on a five-minute promo reel of the film, which is now being edited. Meirelles, who received an Oscar nomination for best director for God, will produce the new film, with Paulo Morelli helming a screenplay by Elena Soarez. Morelli, Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Bel Berlinck are producing with Meirelles through their 02 Filmes outfit.
- 9/25/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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