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We are extremely happy about the 7 years
of Brazil Film Fest in Toronto.
The big news on this anniversary is that the festival will take place at the
renowned TIFF Bell Lightbox, one of the most respected entertainment
complexes as well as the home of the Toronto International Film Festival, which
is an international reference in cinema.
With an assortment of 11 films, we will show how the Brazilian cinematography
is gradually gaining ground internationally.
Two of the 11 films may represent Brazil at the Oscars in 2014. The first
one is “The Neighboring Sounds,” running for the category of Best Foreign
Language Film and also on the New York Times list of 10 best films of the year.
The second one is “Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury,” and is among the
19 animation finalists. It was the winner of the most important animation
festival in Annecy, France.
“Gonzaga” is our choice for the opening night. The film is about an encounter
between father and son, two talented Brazilian musicians, to discuss their
differences. Gonzaga is a reference of Forró music, widely known and much
appreciated around the world.
I would like to express my gratitude to this year’s team. Thank you, Chris,
Solange, Yuri, Eric, Eduardo, Clarissa, Angie, Liliam, Emilie, Felipe, Loraine,
among others, as well as all the volunteers who made this festival a meeting of
Brazilian cinema, Canadians, and people from various nationalities.
Katia Adler
Director of the Festival
On behalf of the Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto, it gives me great pleasure to address
these words to the organizers, patrons, and to the audience (both Canadian and Brazilian) of
the Seventh Edition of the Brazil Film Fest which will be taking place at the world-renowned
TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Let me preface by saying that the Brazil Film Fest owes its existence to Katia Adler, who also
organizes the Brazilian Film Fest in Paris (which is now in its 15th edition). Her talents are well
known and her expertise in the world of Brazilian cinema is truly undisputed. On behalf of the
Consulate General of Brazil, I would like to thank Katia for her commendable efforts which
enable our Canadian audience as well as the Brazilian residents in Toronto to enjoy an array
of the most important films coming out of Brazil today.
Among the many Canadian organizations which support the Brazil Film Fest I would like to
mention Hot Docs, Toronto International Jewish Film Festival, Planet in Focus, and Imagine
Native Films – just to name a few.
This year you will find many guests, directors, and producers from Brazil who will be present,
such as Sérgio Sá Leitão (Secretary of Culture of the City of Rio de Janeiro), Breno Silveira
(Director of the films “Gonzaga” and “Along the Way”), and Rapahael Aguinaga (Director of
the Co-Production between Brazil/Argentina “The Uprising.”
Last, but certainly not least, a great many thanks to the sponsors: the State of Rio de Janeiro;
the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro; RioFilme, and BWI (Bassett & Walker International, Inc).
Luis Borda Silos
Deputy Consul General of Brazil in Toronto
It is an honor for RioFilme to support the realization of another edition of Brazil
Film Fest in Toronto. This is an important event to promote Brazilian cinema. Its
importance for the industry of Brazil is indisputable.
The support of RioFilme to Brazil Film Fest is in its third consecutive year. And
it will continue until at least 2016. This symbolizes commitment and seriousness
of the policy of encouraging the development of industry established in Rio de
Janeiro in 2009.
Over the past five years, RioFilme has invested US$150 million in 350 projects of
Rio’s audiovisual companies, generating 12,000 jobs and contributing US$400
million to the country’s GDP. The cultural, social, and economic results are
evident. And there is much more to come.
Congratulations to the organizers of the Brazil Film Fest. Again Toronto moviegoers
will have access to a wide and varied overview of what is best in recent Brazilian
cinema, including five films invested by RioFilme, such as Gonzaga.
On behalf of RioFilme, I wish you a great Brazil Film Fest to all!
Sérgio Sá Leitão
Municipal Secretary of Culture and CEO of RioFilme
This year’s Brazil Film Fest can be perfectly summed up in one word to show off
the main features of contemporary Brazilian cinema: Diversity.
The movies being screened bring a multitude of genres and perspectives able
to offer the viewer a clear overview of the Brazilian society of today. From
comedy to musical film, animation to documentary, each film expresses a part
of the rich panorama of the national cinematography.
Regarding the state of Rio de Janeiro, four films stand out. The social comedy
“For Sale or Rent,” by Betse Paula, and the documentary “Passinho Dance
Off” both seek to portray everyday slums to display a changing society,
whether in regard to facing the issues of drug trafficking and violence to the
recontextualizing of folk street dancing.
The animation “Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury,” the filmmaker Luiz
Bolognesi, born in São Paulo, tells with rare poetry the social and political
history of Rio de Janeiro, from its discovery to a future that refers to science
fiction. Last but not least, “Reaching for the Moon,” by Bruno Barreto, shows
the romance between poet Elizabeth Bishop and architect Lotta Soares with a
backdrop of a Rio de Janeiro whose beauty stretches from the beaches to the
agricultural setting of our tropical mountains.
For all this, the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, feels obliged to
support this important event which is the Brazil Film Fest, through cinema
discloses the best of our art, culture, tourism, and politics.
In conclusion, have a good screening.
Ricardo Cota
Communications Subsecretary of Rio de Janeiro State
OPENING NIGHT // Fiction // Nov 28th - Thursday - 7pm - TIFF Cinema 2
Gonzaga Breno Silveira (in attendance)
Gonzaga – De Pai para Filho // 2012 // 130 min // Biography/Drama/Music // colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A
Two Brazilian artists, two icons of popular music. Two opposite personalities that are part of the same story, marked by
disagreements between father and son who have spent their lives trying to understand each other. Luiz Gonzaga and
Gonzaguinha, emotion overflows into musical notes.
Script: Patrícia Andrade Editor: Vicente Kubrusly, Gustavo Giane Cinematographer: Adrian Teijido Music: Berna Ceppas Produced by: Marcia Braga, Eliana Soárez
Executive Producers: Pedro Buarque de Hollanda, Leonardo M. de Barros Associated Producers: Patrick Siaretta, Maria Hernandez, Oiívia Guimarães, Guel Arraes
With: Chambinho do Acordeon, Julio Andrade, Adélio Lima, Nanda Costa, and Silvia Buarque
Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival 2012 – Opening night
Brazilian Festival Paris 2013 – Opening night
Brazilian Films Series – UCLA – Los Angeles 2013
Best Actor by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics 2013
Co-presented with
Fiction // Nov 29th - Friday - 7pm - TIFF Cinema 3
Fiction // Nov 29th - Friday - 9:30pm - TIFF Cinema 3
Reaching for the Moon
For Sale or Rent
Flores Raras // 2013 // 118 min // Drama // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A
Vendo ou Alugo // 2013 // 88 min // Comedy // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG
The tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop
and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares, the designer of
Rio’s famed Flamengo Park. This engaging and classical love
story is an intimate snapshot of the search for inspiration and the
lives of two remarkable artists. — Genna Terranova
Great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, and daughter share a
luxurious home which they can no longer keep. Given its proximity
to a slum, they find themselves also unable to sell or rent it. When
the UPP (Special Police Unit) occupies the community, potential
buyers come to see the house. However, during their visit a
shootout begins, leaving everyone trapped inside.
Bruno Barreto
Script: Matthew Chapman, Julie Sayres based on the screenplay by
Carolina Kotscho, AC Editor: Leticia Giffoni Cinematography: Mauro
Pinheiro Jr. ABC Music: Marcelo Zarvos Produced by: Lucy Barreto,
Paula Barreto Executive Producers: Romulo Marinho Jr, Penny Wolf
Associated Producers: Mary Jane Marcasiano, Emilia Duncan, Jytte Jansen,
Helio Bodini With: Glória Pires, Miranda Otto, Tracy Middendorf, Marcello
Airoldi, Treat Williams
Frameline – Best Feature Film, Audience Award
Outfest – Best Film, Audience Award
Inside Out LGBT Film Festival – Best Feature Film Award, Audience Award
Co-presented with
Betse de Paula
Script: Betse de Paula, Maria Lúcia Dahl, Mariza Leão, Julia de Abreu, José
Roberto Torero Editor: Marta Luz Cinematographer: Jacques Cheuiche Music: Fabio
Mondego, Fael Mondego, Marco Tommasi Executive Producer: Heloisa Rezende
Producers: Mariza Leão, Betse de Paula, and Virginia Flores Production
Company: Aurora Filmes With: Marieta Severo, Marcos Palmeira, Nathalia
Timberg, Silvia Buarque
Cine-PE 2013 Festival Audio Visual – Best Film/Best Film (Audience Award),
Best Director/Best Script/Best Actress in a Leading Role/Best Supporting
Actress/Best Supporting Actor/Best Edition/Best Soundtrack.
Co-presented with
tudoaqui.ca
Fiction // Nov 30th - Saturday - 6:30pm - TIFF Cinema 3
NEIGHBORING SOUNDS Kleber Mendonça Filho
O Som Ao Redor // // 2013 // 131 min // Drama // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A
Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in present day, Recife, Brasil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private
security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile Bia,
married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbor`s dog. A slice of “Braziliana”, a
reflection on history, violence and noise.
Script: Kleber Mendonça Filho Editor: Kleber Mendonça Filho, João Maria Cinematographer: Pedro Sotero, Fabricio Tadeu Music: DJ Dolores
Produced by: Emilie Lesclaux With: Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings, Waldemar José Solha, Irma Brown, Lula Terra
Rotterdam IFF – FIPRESCI Award Best Film
Rio IFF Best Film & Soun design
New Directors New Films, NY
2012 CPH Pix Coppenhagen – Best Film
Brazil official selection for Best Foreign Language Film - Oscar 2014.
Top 10 film of the Year by New York Times.
Co-presented with
Fiction // Nov 30th - Saturday - 4pm - TIFF Cinema 3
The Uprising
Fiction // Nov 30th - Saturday - 9:30pm - TIFF Cinema 3
Along the Way Breno Silveira (in attendance)
Raphael Aguinaga (in attendance)
À Beira do Caminho // 2012 // 100 min // Drama // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG
La Sublevación / Juan e a Bailarina // 2011 // 95 min // Drama // Colour // Spanish //
Subtitles in English // Rating PG
The moving story of João, a man who while on the road, finds
a way to forget the heartache of his past. By chance or luck, he
comes across a boy looking for the father he never met. That
encounter leads to a beautiful relationship that will shake the
delicate balance built by João to deal with his ghosts. Inspiration
by successful songs by Roberto Carlos.
The eclectic men and women of Our Lady of Mercy retirement
home have their daily routine turned upside down when their
nurse goes on a month-long holiday, leaving her son in charge.
Her son, whom the residents call “The Witch,” promptly takes
away the TV, their only diversion, leaving them only with the radio
for contact with the outside world. All this just after they have just
learned that the Catholic Church has cloned Jesus.
Script: Raphael Aguinaga Editor: Rodrigo Lima Cinematographer:
Martin Legrand Music: Rica Amabis, Tejo Damasceno, Luca Raele
Executive Producers: Justine Otondo, Luis Sartor Co-Producers:
Querosene Filmes (Brazil), Zarlek Producciones (Argentina), Parceria
Produções (Brazil), Dos Medidas (Argentina), Al Dente Films (France)
With: Marilu Marini, Arturo Goetz, Luis Margani, Lidia Catalano, Nelly Prince
Script: Patrícia Andrade Editor: Vicente Kubrusly Cinematographer:
Lula Carvalho Music: Berna Ceppas Produced by: Breno Silveira, Lula
Buarque de Hollanda Executive Producers: Eliana Soarez, Leonardo Monteiro
de Barros, Pedro Buarque de Hollanda Associated Producer: Patrick Siaretta
With: João Miguel, Dira Paes, Vinícius Nascimento, Ângelo Antônio
Recife Cine PE Audiovisual Festival 2012 – Best Film, Best Film
(Audience Award), Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Supporting Actor,
Best Script, Honour Award “Gilberto Freyre”
MOMA Film Festival 2012
Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival – 2011
São Paulo International Film Festival – 2012
Brazilian Film Festival Paris 2013 – Best Film (Audience Award)
Co-presented with
Co-presented with
Fiction // Dec 1st - Sunday - 12pm - TIFF Cinema 3
Fiction // Dec 1st - Sunday - 4:15pm - TIFF Cinema 3
Tainá - An Amazon Legend
Olga
Tainá - A Origem // 2013 // 88 min // Drama// Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG
Olga // 2004 // 141 min // Biography / Drama / History / Romance/War // Colour //
Subtitles in English // Rating 14A
Rosane Svartman
The film, 100% shot in the Amazon Rainforest, tells the story of
Tainá, a 5 years old orphan Indian girl who dreams of becoming a
warrior and discovering her true origin.
Script: Cláudia Levay
Editor: Aruanã Cavalleiro, Wellington Dutra,
Nataraney Nunes dos Santos Cinematographer: Dudu Miranda Music:
Luiz Avellar Executive Producer: Rômulo Marinho Jr. Producers: Pedro Rovai,
Virginia Limberger Production Company: Sincrocine Produções Cinematográficas
With: Wiranu Tembé, Gracindo Junior, Nuno Leal Maia, Beatriz Noskoski
Brazilian Film Festival Paris 2013
Premiere Brasil Lisbon, Festival of Lisbon 2013
Mill Valley Film Festival – Audience Award for Best International
Children’s Feature Film
Co-presented with
Jayme Monjardim
This film is based on Olga Benario’s life, a German-Jewish
communist activist and political prisoner who was married to
Brazil’s communist revolution leader, Luiz Carlos Prestes. After
they fell in love, Olga is deported back home to face certain death
under the Nazi regime.
Script: Rita Buzzar Editor: Pedro Amorim Cinematographer: Ricardo della Rosa
Music: Marcus Vianna Executive Producer: Guilherme Bokel Producer: Rita
Buzzar Production Company: Nexus Cinema e Video With: Camila Morgado,
Caco Ciocler, Fernanda Montenegro, Luis Mello
Havana Film Festival – Best Film (Audience Award)
ABC Cinematography Award – Best Art Director, Best Cinematography
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize – Best Art Director, Best Costume Design,
Best Make-Up
Co-presented with
Fiction // Dec 1st - Sunday - 7:30pm - TIFF Cinema 3
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury Luiz Bolognesi
Uma História de Amor e Fúria // 2013 // 75 min // Drama // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A
It is the love story between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years, through Brazil’s
colonization, slavery, military regime and the future, in 2096, in the midst of wars for water.
Script: Luiz Bolognesi Editor and Supervising Producer: Helena Maura Cinematographer: Anna Caiado, Daniel Greco Music: Rica Amabis, Tejo Damasceno, Pupillo
Executive Producers: Marcos Barreto, Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Sônia Hamburger Co-Executive Producers: Marcos Barreto, Renata Galvão
Producers: Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, Luiz Bolognesi, Laís Bodanzky, Marcos Barreto, Débora Ivanov, Gabriel Lacerda Production Company:
Buriti Filmes, Gullane Entretenimento With the voices of: Selton Mello, Camila Pitanga, Rodrigo Santoro
Annecy Animated International Film Festival – The Crystal for Best Feature Film 2013
Holland Animation Film Festival-Utrecht
International Trickfilm Festival Stuttgart
Shanghai International Film Festival
One of 19 films in contention for the Best Animated feature at the 2014 Oscars
Co-presented with
Documentary // Nov 30th - Saturday - 1pm - TIFF Cinema 3
Documentary // Dec 1st - Sunday - 2pm - TIFF Cinema 3
Serra Pelada: The Legend of
the Gold Mountain Victor Lopes
Emílio Domingos
Serra Pelada: A Lenda da Montanha de Ouro // 2013 // 100 min // Colour // Subtitles
in English // Rating PG
In the 80’s, in the heart of the Amazon Forest, 115 000 men
extracted 100 tons of gold, carrying on their back what would
be equivalent to a mountain 150 meters high. Nowadays
Serra Pelada has become a lake surrounded by misery, rivalries,
and myths.
Script: Maurício Lissovsky, Victor Lopes Editors: Fernando Vidor, Leonardo
Domingues, Julia Barreto, Gisele Barreto Cinematographer: Luis Abramo Music:
Lucas Marcier Producers: Rodrigo Letier, Roberto Berliner Executive Producers:
Arpex Áudio, Marmo Produções Production Company: TvZero
FICA 2013 - Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental – Best Film,
Best Film (Audience Award)
Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival - 2013
Co-presented with
Passinho Dance Off
A Batalha do Passinho // 2013 // 75 min // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG
When the video “Passinho Foda” reached 4 million views on
YouTube, Beiçola and his friends were surprised. Recorded with a
digital camera in a back yard during a barbecue, the video showed
a new way to dance carioca funk. In less than a week, it went viral
on the Internet. The documentary portrays this phenomena and
discovers how the culture around the funk world has expanded
beyond funk dance parties, DJs, and favelas.
Script: Júlia Mariano, Emílio Domingos Editor: Guilherme Schumann
Cinematographers: Daniel Neves, Paulo Castiglione Music: DJ Vinimax
Producers: Júlia Mariano, Emílio Domingos Production Company: Osmose Filmes
Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival – 2012
4th Amazon Short Film Festival – 2013 – Best Film – Audience Award
Co-presented with
Schedule
Nov 28th
THURSDAY
TIFF Cinema 2
Nov
29th
FRIDAY
TIFF Cinema 3
7:00 pm
GONZAGA (Gonzaga – De Pai Para Filho) / 130 min / Rating 14A
7:00 pm
9:30 pm
REACHING FOR THE MOON (Flores Raras) / 118 min / Rating 14A
FOR SALE OR RENT (Vendo ou Alugo) / 88 min / Rating PG
1:00 pm
SERRA PELADA: THE LEGEND OF THE GOLD MOUNTAIN
(Serra Pelada: A Lenda da Montanha de Ouro) / 100 min / Rating PG
Nov
30th
4:00 pm
THE UPRISING (Juan e a Bailarina/ La Sublevación) / 95 min / Rating PG
6:30 pm
NEIGHBORING SOUNDS (O Som ao Redor) / 131 min /| Rating 14A
9:30 pm
ALONG THE WAY (À Beira do Caminho) / 88 min / Rating PG
SATURDAY
TIFF
Cinema 3
Dec
1st
SUNDAY
TIFF Cinema 3
12:00 pm
TAINÁ - AN AMAZON LEGEND (Tainá – A Origem) / 88 min / Rating PG
2:00 pm
PASSINHO DANCE OFF (A Batalha do Passinho) / 75 min / Rating PG
4:15 pm
OLGA (Olga) / 141 min / Rating 14A
7:30 pm RIO 2096: A STORY OF LOVE AND FURY
(Uma História de Amor e Fúria) / 75 min / Rating 14A
The films have English subtitles. Classification categories: PG - Parental guidance is advised. Theme or content may not
be suitable for all children. / 14A - Suitable for viewing by persons 14 years of age and older. Persons under 14 must be
accompanied by an adult. May contain: violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scenes.
LOCATION TIFF Bell Lightbox // Reitman Square - 350 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5
TICKETS $14 (Adult) / $12 (Special Partnerships/Student/Senior) / $9 (Child)
GET TICKETS In person: Open 10am - 10pm daily / TIFF Bell Lightbox Box Office / 350 King Street West, Toronto, ON /
Phone: Open 10am - 7pm daily / (416) 599-8433 (TIFF) / 1-888 -599-8433 (TIFF) / Online at www.brazilfilmfest.net
CONTACT [email protected]
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Crew
Executive Director Katia Adler
Many thanks to:
Production Manager Christian Pedersen
Webmaster Clarissa Kezen
Ambassador Afonso Cardoso – Consul General of Brazil in
Toronto, Luís Antonio Silos – Chief of the Consulate General of
Brazil in Toronto, Angela Rodrigues, Angelica Ambrosini, Germán
Domínguez – Deputy Consul General – Consulate General of
Argentina, Aljona Schnitzer - Vice Consul for Cultural Affairs Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Toronto,
Sergio Sá Leitão, Ricardo Cota, Breno Silveira, Raphael Aguinaga,
Karen Thürnau, Jason Aviss, Patrick Carnegie, Dr Olavo Queiroz,
Cecilia Boff, Irina Fyfe, Alyssa Kornet, Elsie Xynos, Holly Jasiura,
Jutta Brendemühl, Elwood Jimmy, Dawn Kuisma, Meaghan Brophy,
Stuart Hands, Allen Braude, Janice Schulman, Tracy Jenkins,
Jérémie Abessira, Patrycja Cieniewicz, Daniel Northway-Frank,
George Zotti, Roberta Cardoso, Scott Kettles, Scott Ferguson,
Rich Duhaney, Sinara Rozo, Chinedu Egwuenu, Solange
Escosteguy Cardoso, Angela Mesquita, Nina da Nobrega Garcia,
Dustin Aceti, Patricio Salazar, Kyle Burton, Goreti Cardoso,
Michal Kwadrans, Adam Lopez, Brian Carver, Javier Aizersztein,
Luciano Porto, Victoria Boger Mull, Fernanda Thiesen,
Martha Rangel, Josivaldo Rodrigues, Leila Monteiro Lins,
James Dubbeldam, DJ Seduce, Regina Filippov, Teresa Baker
Botelho, Valter Barberini, Greg Taylor, Ingrid Coifman, Said Henry,
DJ Ziko Pereira, Newton Moraes, Luanda Jones, José Francisco
Schuster, James McNally, Raquel Teixeira, Eduardo Costa,
TK, Trista DeVries, Alinne Rodrigues, Júlia Ribeiro,
Joey Radziewicz, Hannah Day, Natalie Ho, Natalie Grossi,
Tim Shore, Suely Anunciação.
Board Members Fatima Mesquita,
Kadija de Paula
A special thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers!
Production Manager Brazil Solange Campello
Production Coordinator Yuri Berger
Production Assistant (France) Emilie Pouget
Production Assistant (Toronto)/
Volunteer Coordinator Eric Major
Production Assistant (Toronto)/
Head of Volunteers Eduardo Jansen
Production Assistant (Brazil) Loraine Alvarado
Creative Director Carlos Leitao
Vignette Felipe Vianna
Promos Host Host Jennifer Jasey
Directors Promos Hulya Eroz, Eduardo Jansen
Producers Promos Hulya Eroz,
Eduardo Jansen, Eric Major
Camera Promos Sinan Eroz
Editors Promos Sinan Eroz, Eduardo Jansen
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