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‘My Grandfather Is A Nihonjin’: Director Behind Brazilian-Japanese Animation Details Why She Didn’t Want To Make An Anime

EXCLUSIVE: The director behind My Grandfather is a Nihonjin, an animation about the Japanese immigrant experience in Brazil, has said she did not want to lean too heavily into anime but forge her own ...
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Ventana Sur Prizes: ‘Matías,’ ‘Utopia,’ ‘The Devil’s Well,’ ‘Awaiting Birds,’ ‘Missing’ Among Biggest Winners

Brazilian animation projects “Matías” and “Utopia,” arthouse titles “The Devil’s Well,” “Madre Pajaro” and “Missing” and genre pics “I Need to Be Loved,” “The Match” and “The Braid” looked like some ...
Variety

Best Friend Forever Lands World Sales, Gebeka Nabs French Rights for ‘Papaya,’ Supervised by Oscar-Nominated Alê Abreu (EXCLUSIVE)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights to Priscilla Kellen’s animated feature “Papaya” following its world premiere at the Rio Film ...
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Rafhael Barbosa’s Brazilian Afro-Futurist Animation ‘Utopia’ Adds ‘Mars One’ Star Rejane Faria and Matamba Joaquim Ahead of Ventana Sur (EXCLUSIVE)

Rafhael Barbosa’s upcoming animated feature “Utopia” has lined up lauded Brazilian actor Rejane Faria and French-Angolan anchor Matamba Joaquim. Faria starred in Gabriel Martins’s Sundance breakout ...
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Brazil’s Iconic LC Barreto Unveils Two Animated Co-Productions With China’s CCTV Animation and New Bruno Barreto Feature

Rio-based LC Barreto has unveiled a trio of new titles, including two animated projects with China’s CCTV Animation, a subsidiary of China Media Group, and an upcoming live-action feature from ...