Ventana Sur’s coveted Paradiso Wip Award, made up of a $10,000 cash prize, went to Brazil’s “The Cuban Doctor.” Its director, Bernard Lessa, reflected on the significance of the award: “It’s a very important initiative and a partner in the cause of Brazilian cinema,” he said, as he expressed his joy at receiving the accolade.
Lessa’s story turns on Akin, a Cuban doctor working in Brazil during former President Jair Bolsonaro’s controversial tenure, who faces political headwinds while he’s simply trying to do his job with the respect and kindness his patients deserve.
“In January of 2019, when Bolsonaro started his presidency I was filming ‘The Night’s Substance,’ my last film. It was made with a very low budget and the sensation left after we ended the production was that we were doing what we were supposed to do, as well as we were not...
Lessa’s story turns on Akin, a Cuban doctor working in Brazil during former President Jair Bolsonaro’s controversial tenure, who faces political headwinds while he’s simply trying to do his job with the respect and kindness his patients deserve.
“In January of 2019, when Bolsonaro started his presidency I was filming ‘The Night’s Substance,’ my last film. It was made with a very low budget and the sensation left after we ended the production was that we were doing what we were supposed to do, as well as we were not...
- 12/2/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente and Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
Buenos Aires — Brazil is beginning to come back as Latin America’s production powerhouse. At Ventana Sur on Monday, representatives of key federal, state and city authorities as well as a leading producer outlined some of the directions the giant would like to take on its return.
That matters. The two words repeated most by the four panelists on a first-day round table at Ventana Sur, Overview Of the Brazilian Audiovisual Industry and Opportunities For Collaboration With São Paulo, were “international co-production.”
Brazil, for other Latin American powers and partners in Europe, can once more bring a lot to the table.
On May 11, the Paulo Gustavo Law, a post-pandemic recovery initiative, released R$2.8 billion ($571 million), for Brazil’s audiovisual sectors. That has now been delivered to Brazil’s 27 states and 5,000 cities, for them to use as they wish, whether in production and distribution incentives or creation of a local knowledge economy,...
That matters. The two words repeated most by the four panelists on a first-day round table at Ventana Sur, Overview Of the Brazilian Audiovisual Industry and Opportunities For Collaboration With São Paulo, were “international co-production.”
Brazil, for other Latin American powers and partners in Europe, can once more bring a lot to the table.
On May 11, the Paulo Gustavo Law, a post-pandemic recovery initiative, released R$2.8 billion ($571 million), for Brazil’s audiovisual sectors. That has now been delivered to Brazil’s 27 states and 5,000 cities, for them to use as they wish, whether in production and distribution incentives or creation of a local knowledge economy,...
- 11/28/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
A few months ago, on Jan. 1, more than 150 thousand people swarmed the savannah-based, landlocked city of Brasília — an unusual flock since beach cities like Rio are usually top destinations around the holidays. Yet Brazil’s capital was busy as ever, starting with its buzzy main avenue: By the Esplanada area, a massive crowd watched a series of concerts featuring dozens of artists from all over the country. Hip-hop heads with soccer jerseys stood next to old-school Tropicalia fans, couples holding babies shouted along to baile funk hits with groups of kids,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Felipe Maia
- Rollingstone.com
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