Vicente Ferraz, Brazilian director of I am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth (2005), El Último Comandante (2010) and A Estrada 47 (2013) is reportedly developing a fictional feature film about a slave battalion during the very real Paraguay War, one of the most significant historical events in South America, that helped forge what the modern nations of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay - a conflict fought from 1864 to 1870 that I can't say has been tackled very much on film. Also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, this was the longest conflict between independent nations of Latin America, lasting from November 1864 to March 1870, when the Paraguayan leader, Marshal Solano Lppez,...
- 4/10/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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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