All articles by Elaine Guerini – Page 5 v2v41
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Have funds, need audiences 5s1w2b
Brazilian producers may find it easier today to get their films financed but improving local distribution is the next challenge they face. Elaine Guerini investigates.
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SPRI mulls international launch for Brazilian smash Chico Xavier 695c3s
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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Brazil 4i1821
The Brazilian box office edged close to the Real1bn - around $550m - mark in 2009, hitting $533m (Real970m), thanks to the country’s overall economic growth, the expansion of 3D theatres and the excellent performance of Brazilian films at the local box office.A wave of local ...
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Economic recovery spurs Brazil's 33% box office hike in 2009 6u1k5c
Brazil’s box office ed a 33.3% rise during 2009, with ticket sales getting close to R$1bn mark for the first time.
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Lebanon, White Ribbon, A Obra De Arte among 400-strong Sao Paulo roster 2z4573
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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The Famous And The Dead claims best picture prize at Rio 506b1t
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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Meirelles, Padilha sign on to direct segments of Rio, I Love You 4s1h1s
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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RioMarket 2009 kicks off with 30% year-on-year rise in participants 4o6r32
More than 300 companies are expected to attend RioMarket 2009, which opened on September 25 and continues until October 6.
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Right place, write time 3g1e4f
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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Rezende's Salve Geral gets Brazilian nod for Oscars 2p3kh
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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Brazil box office surges ahead of 2008 by 34.6% in first half of year 1u6i65
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 issions rose 31.1% from 42.2m in 2008 to 55.4m this year.
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'Too many releases and too few cinemas' 4c3s6m
How has theatrical film marketing changed in the past few years?
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Market Report - Brazil 24c1h
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 issions up ...
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Brazil - Odd couple on top 2p4336
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 6rg58
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 ed in December, particularly from Madagascar 2 which sold 3.5m tickets ...
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Sao Paulo critics name Linha de e, Hills Of Disorder best of 2008 1f2t6u
The film critics of APCA, Sao Paulo Arts Critics Association, gave their top honor of best film this year to two titles: Linha de e, Walter Salles' and Daniela Thomas' urban drama which premiered in competition at Cannes, and Andrea Tonacci's The Hills of Disorder. Linha de e follows the ...
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Pindorama wins best film prize at Brazilian Film Festival Of Toronto c5o5r
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 202p25
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 3f64f
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 6c3p3k
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, ...
