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1 FESTIVAL DEL LOCARNO 2018 & MATCH ME! LOCARNO PRO

2 BRAZILIAN S IN THE OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE FESTIVAL DEL LOCARNO 2018

CirceFilmsDistribution Company Sales Stray Dogs IMMERSED FAMILY (Familia Sumergida) by Maria Alché

3 CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE CONCORSO CINEASTI DEL PRESENTE TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG (Tarde para Morir Joven) by Dominga Sotomayor Produced by Cinestación Co-produced by RT Features, Ruda Cine and CirceFilmsDistribution Company Sales Stray Dogs IMMERSED FAMILY (Familia Sumergida) by Maria Alché Produced by Bubbles Project, Pasto Cine, 4 ½ and Pandora Filmproduktion GMBH Sales Visit Films (ORIGINAL) (ORIGINAL)

Markowicz Produced by Filmes de Plástico Sales FiGa/Br contato@figafilms.

4 CONCORSO CINEASTI DEL PRESENTE ACADEMY SCREENINGS - SHORT LONG WAY HOME (Temporada) by André Novais Oliveira THE ORPHAN (O Orfão) by Carolina Markowicz Produced by Filmes de Plástico Sales FiGa/Br contato@figafilms.com Produced by Yourmama Sales FiGa/Br contato@figafilms.com (ORIGINAL) (ORIGINAL)

BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING MATCH ME!! Ausgang is formed by filmmakers Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro, Emiliano Cunha and Pedro Guindani.

tv Porto Alegre - RS +55 51 99804 8994 Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro PROJECT Development Phase: Post-production Director: Emiliano Cunha Screenwriter: Emiliano Cunha Cast: Brídia Moni, Kethelen

000 Development Phase: Development Director: Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro Screenwriter: Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro Cast: Leandro Lefa except Brazil Filming Location: Porto Alegre (Brazil) Budget: 280.

5 BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING MATCH ME!! Ausgang is formed by filmmakers Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro, Emiliano Cunha and Pedro Guindani. Currently, the Lane 4, Emiliano's first feature, is in post-production. Porto Alegre - RS Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro PROJECT Development Phase: Post-production Director: Emiliano Cunha Screenwriter: Emiliano Cunha Cast: Brídia Moni, Kethelen Guadagnini, Arlete Cunha, José Henrique Ligabue, Rafael Sieg e Fernanda Chicolet Filming Location: Porto Alegre and Campo Bom (Brazil) Budget: Development Phase: Development Director: Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro Screenwriter: Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro Cast: Leandro Lefa except Brazil Filming Location: Porto Alegre (Brazil) Budget: Previous Festivals and Markets: 8th Brazil Cinemundi Co-Production Market LANE 4 Production Company: Ausgang Distribution Company: Boulevard Filmes UNSOUND Production Company: Ausgang Co-production Company: Grip Films Distribution Company: Boulevard Filmes Amanda, a 12-year-old swimming athlete, spends most of her time in the pool, training and trying to succeed in the one activity she truly loves. Priscila becomes her opponent, in sport and in life. Musician Vitor chances upon a recording of a torture session, leading him to investigate the tape's origins, the horrors of the Brazilian military dictatorship, and the past of his grandfather Jonas.

Marcela Lordy Cast: Simone Spoladore, Leandra Leal, Leo Sbaraglia except Brazil and Argentina Filming Location: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Budget: US$ 1,200,000 Previous Festivals and Markets: "Ficção

Development Phase: Development Director: Cassiano Prado Screenwriter: Murilo Hauser Filming Location: Concórdia (Brazil) Budget: US$ 1,200,000 Previous Festivals and Markets: Eave Producer s Workshop

6 BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING MATCH ME!! The company works on the intersection between culture, entertainment and brand communication, with special focus on international co-productions. São Paulo SP Deborah Osborn PROJECT PROJECT THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS Development Phase: Development Director: Marcela Lordy Screenwriters: Josefina Trotta and Marcela Lordy Cast: Simone Spoladore, Leandra Leal, Leo Sbaraglia except Brazil and Argentina Filming Location: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Budget: US$ 1,200,000 Previous Festivals and Markets: "Ficção Viva" international workshop, with Lucrecia Martel (2013), BrLab (2015) and Eave on Demand (2016), doctoring with Miguel Machalski (2015) and Gualberto Ferrari (2017) COLD CUT (O Sangrador) Development Phase: Development Director: Cassiano Prado Screenwriter: Murilo Hauser Filming Location: Concórdia (Brazil) Budget: US$ 1,200,000 Previous Festivals and Markets: Eave Producer s Workshop 2017 Production Company: bigbonsai The Book of Delights is a free adaptation of Clarice Lispector s novel. An erotic drama, told through Lori s point of view, based on a seductive play that takes place nowadays, in an era of liquid love and emotional apathy. Production Companies: bigbonsai and Cinematografica Marcela Co-Production Companies: Rizoma Films, Canal Brasil and República Pureza Distribution Company: Vitrine Filmes (Brazil) In a meat processing company nested in the South of Brazil, an exemplar slaughter man falls into a psychological vortex when his life is ruined by a younger and eager employee, who dreams to be like him.

BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING MATCH ME!! Tardo Filmes is an independent production company set in the Northeast of Brazil, in Fortaleza.

br Fortaleza - CE +55 85 98855 6869 Ticiana Augusto Lima PROJECT RESERVOIR Development Phase: Pre-production Director: Diego Hoefel Screenwriter: Diego Hoefel Filming Location: Ceara and Rio Grande

the need to meet a brother. João had never heard about Robson before. The two brothers were raised in two different worlds.

TREMOR IÊ Development Phase: Post-production Directors: Lívia de Paiva and Elena Meirelles Screenwriters: Lívia de Paiva, Elena Meirelles and Petrus de Bairros Cast: Lila Bezerra, Dayse Mara Filming

7 BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING MATCH ME!! Tardo Filmes is an independent production company set in the Northeast of Brazil, in Fortaleza. Its activities are primarily focused on independent cinema, script development and television series production. Fortaleza - CE Ticiana Augusto Lima PROJECT RESERVOIR Development Phase: Pre-production Director: Diego Hoefel Screenwriter: Diego Hoefel Filming Location: Ceara and Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) Budget: 405,000 Previous Festivals and Markets: Plot, Brasil Cine Mundi, Curitiba Lab and BrLab Production Company: Tardo Filmes After the death of the mother, João is confronted with the need to meet a brother. João had never heard about Robson before. The two brothers were raised in two different worlds. João lived all his life in the south of Brazil, while Robson was raised up on the north. João starts a journey to their mother s hometown looking for Robson, his missing brother. TREMOR IÊ Development Phase: Post-production Directors: Lívia de Paiva and Elena Meirelles Screenwriters: Lívia de Paiva, Elena Meirelles and Petrus de Bairros Cast: Lila Bezerra, Dayse Mara Filming Location: Ceará (Brazil) Budget: Development phase: Post-Production Previous Festivals and Markets: FIDMarseille Production Company: Tardo Filmes Arrested during a popular demonstration in 2013 due toher colour and sexuality, Lila escapes from prison some years later. Back to Fortaleza, she faces a new government established by Chico Cunha and his allies through a political coup d état. The violent nuances of an antidemocratic government covered by words of peace and faith are lived daily on the periphery by her friend Deyse. Their reunion brings about their dreams, drums and attempts to break out the imposed silence over black lesbian bodies. The sound of their drums speaks about resistance. Along with some other women, they kidnap the corpse of Marshal Castelo Branco, ex-brazilian dictator, as a bargaining chip for the liberation of their friends kept in political asylum.

BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO Bubbles Project is an independent production company based in Rio de Janeiro, created by Tatiana Leite in 2012.

Creative producing is at the core of Bubbles, and we provide authors with a collaborative work to serve their ambitions and their vision. Our love for cinema is the diesel of our work!

com Rio de Janeiro - RJ +55 21 99307 4619 IMMERSED FAMILY (Familia Sumergida) Development Phase: Completed Director: Maria Alché Screenwriter: Maria Alché Cast: Mercedes Morán, Esteban Bigliardi,

8 BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO Bubbles Project is an independent production company based in Rio de Janeiro, created by Tatiana Leite in We develop, produce and co-produce audiovisual content, including features and short films in and outside Brazil. Creative producing is at the core of Bubbles, and we provide authors with a collaborative work to serve their ambitions and their vision. Our love for cinema is the diesel of our work! Tatiana Leite Rio de Janeiro - RJ IMMERSED FAMILY (Familia Sumergida) Development Phase: Completed Director: Maria Alché Screenwriter: Maria Alché Cast: Mercedes Morán, Esteban Bigliardi, Marcelo Subiotto, Laila Maltz, Federico Sack, Ia Areta, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos Filming Location: Buenos Aires (Argentina) Language: Spanish Previous Festivals and Markets: Cine en Construcción San Sebastián 2017 and 71 o Festival Internacional de Cinema de Locarno Mostra Cineasti del Presente 2018 Production Companies: Bubbles Project, Pasto Cine, 4 ½ and Pandora Filmproduktion GMBH Sales Visit Films Marcela s world becomes strange and unfamiliar after her sister Rina dies. She feels lost in her own house,and her relationship with her husband and children seems to suffer. Nacho, a young friend of her daughter s, unexpectedly calls round at her house, and together they walk and talk. Then Marcela gets a phone call from a distant relative who is trying to reach her, while at home she keeps up conversations with relatives from another dimension. LOVELING On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety and renew her strength before sending her eldest son out into the world. Development Phase: Completed Director: Gustavo Pizzi Screenwriters: Gustavo Pizzi and Karine Teles Cast: Karine Teles, Otavio Muller, Adriana Esteves, Cesar Troncoso, Konstantinos Sarris Available Territories: USA, Canada, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Russia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark Filming Locations: Petrópolis and Araruama (Brazil) Budget: US$ 1,000,000 Previous Festivals: Sundance 2018 World Cinema Competition, Rotterdam IFF 2018, Voices, Karlovy Vary IFF 2018, Goteborg IFF 2018, Cine Latino Rencontres de Toulouse 2018, Malaga Film Festival 2018 (Best film by the Jury and Best film by the critics), Santa Maria da Feira 2018 (Best Film by the jury), San Francisco IFF 2018 and Washington DC IFF 2018 Production Company: Bubbles Project Co-Production Companies: TvZero, Mutante Cine and Baleia Filmes Distribution Company: Vitrine Filmes (Brazil) Sales: New Europe Film ewa@neweuropefilmsales.com

BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO Company established in 2009 by filmmakers André Novais Oliveira, Gabriel

biggest festivals. www.filmesdeplastico.com.

In her new exile, Nona is trying to follow her ideal of re-invention, but soon the fire and her past eventually catches up to her.

9 BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO Company established in 2009 by filmmakers André Novais Oliveira, Gabriel Martins and Maurilio Martins, with the producer Thiago Macêdo Correia, has as its main focus films that portray a rightful view on Brazilian s suburbs, which were recognized in some of the world s biggest festivals. Belo Horizonte - MG Thiago Macêdo Correia NONA Nona escapes to her summer home in the small Chilean town, Pichilemu, after she sets fire to her exlover s pick-up truck. In her new exile, Nona is trying to follow her ideal of re-invention, but soon the fire and her past eventually catches up to her. Development Phase: Post production Director: Camila Jose Donoso Screenwriter: Camila Jose Donoso Cast: Josefina Ramirez, Gigi Reyes Paula Dinamarca Eduardo Moscovis, Nancy Gómez except Brazil, Chile and France Filming Location: Pichilemu and Santiago (Chile) Language: Spanish Budget: US$ 600,000 Development phase: Post Production Previous Festivals and Markets: Riviera Lab, Prêmio Festival De Cinema De Riviera Maya- 2015, Aide Aux Cinémas Du Monde, 2015 and 3 Puertos Cine Jeonju International Film Festival 2018 Jeonju Cinema Project Section Production Companies: Mimbre Producciones and Transparaiso Co-production Companies: Bubbles Project, Altamar Filmes and TvZERO Distribution Company: Vitrine Filmes LONG WAY HOME (Temporada) Development Phase: Completed Director: André Novais Oliveira Screenwriter: André Novais Oliveira Cast: Grace Passô, Russo Apr, Rejane Faria, Hélio Ricardo, Juliana Abreu, Renato Novaes, Sinara Teles, Jade Souza Filming Location: Contagem, Belo Horizonte and Itaúna Minas Gerais (Brazil) except Brazil Previous Festivals and Markets: Cine en Construcción, Toulouse and BAL, BAFICI Production Company: Filmes de Plástico Sales: FiGa/Br contato@figafilms.com Juliana is moving from the inner city of Itaúna to the metropolitan town of Contagem, to work as an agent on the combat of endemics in the region. On her new job she meets people and lives unusual situations that starts changing her life. At the same time, she faces difficulties on the relationship with her husband, who is about to move as well to the big city.

BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO RT Features is a national and international production company

Abroad, RT has produced Frances Ha, Love is Strange, Love, Mistress America, The Witch, and Call Me By Your Name.

São Paulo - SP +55 11 3060 5700 Sophie Mas Headed by the founder and producer Mayra Faoud Auad, YOURMAMA believes in the discovery and development of new audiovisual talents.

br Carolina Markowicz SHORT TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG Development Phase: Release, Distribution Director: Dominga Sotomayor Screenwritter: Dominga Sotomayor Cast: Demian Hernández, Antar

CirceFilmsDistribution Company Sales Stray Dogs THE ORPHAN (O Órfão) Director: Carolina Markowicz Screenwriter: Carolina Markowicz Cast: Clarisse Abujamra, Kauan Alvarenga, Georgina

10 BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO RT Features is a national and international production company of cultural content and entertainment for film and television, based in São Paulo, Brazil. Abroad, RT has produced Frances Ha, Love is Strange, Love, Mistress America, The Witch, and Call Me By Your Name. In Brazil produced the feature films O Cheiro do Ralo, The Silver Cliff, Tim Maia, The Rio Siege, The Silence and Severina. São Paulo - SP Sophie Mas Headed by the founder and producer Mayra Faoud Auad, YOURMAMA believes in the discovery and development of new audiovisual talents. YOURMAMA brings together producers, distributors, directors, writers and artists seeking for creativity and excellence in the Brazilian Film Industry. Carolina Markowicz SHORT TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG Development Phase: Release, Distribution Director: Dominga Sotomayor Screenwritter: Dominga Sotomayor Cast: Demian Hernández, Antar Machado, Magdalena Tótoro Filming Location: Chile Language: Spanish Budget: US$ 400,000 Production Company: Cinestación Co-production Companies: RT Features, Ruda Cine and CirceFilmsDistribution Company Sales Stray Dogs THE ORPHAN (O Órfão) Director: Carolina Markowicz Screenwriter: Carolina Markowicz Cast: Clarisse Abujamra, Kauan Alvarenga, Georgina Castro, Ivo Müller, Julia Costa Filming Location: São Paulo (Brazil) Budget: US$ 19,000 Production Company: YOURMAMA Sales: FiGa/Br sandro@figafilms.com Democracy comes back to Chile during the summer of In an isolated community, Sofía (16), Lucas (16) and Clara (10), face their first loves and fears, while preparing for New Year s Eve. They may live far from the dangers of the city, but not from those of nature. Jonathas has been adopted but then returned due to his 'different' way.

BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO PROJECT WHEN MY LIFE WAS MY LIFE Development Phase: Raising funds Director: Carolina Markowicz Screenwriter: Carolina Markowicz Cast:

1,081,000 Previous Festivals and Markets: Cinemart 2018 - Australab 3 Puertos Cine 2017, Ibermedia Development Fund 2017, SPCine Script Doctoring Fund, FAM Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul - 2017

11 BRAZILIAN PRODUCER ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL AND THE LOCARNO PRO PROJECT WHEN MY LIFE WAS MY LIFE Development Phase: Raising funds Director: Carolina Markowicz Screenwriter: Carolina Markowicz Cast: César Bordón, Maeve Jinkings, Rita Cortese, José Luis Arias except Brazil Filming Locations: Joanópolis (Brazil) and Triple Frontier Zone (Argentina) Languages: Portuguese and Spanish Budget: US$ 1,081,000 Previous Festivals and Markets: Cinemart Australab 3 Puertos Cine 2017, Ibermedia Development Fund 2017, SPCine Script Doctoring Fund, FAM Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul AMERICAN THIEF Development Phase: Post production Director: Miguel Silveira Screenwritters: Miguel Silveira, Michel Stolnicki and Missy Hernandez Cast: Xisco Maximo Monroe, Khadim Diop, Ben Becher, Josefina Scaro, Madeline McCray, Julia Morrison, Deema Atkin, Joshua Bouchard Filming Location: New York (EUA) Languages: English Production Company: NoPORT Films Co-Production Company: YOURMAMA Distribution Company: Pagu (Brazil) A dark-humored look at the new life of Miguel, a drug lord hidden by a mafia that replaces vegetative relatives of poor families with fugitives. Production Companies: Cinematográfica Superfilmes and YOURMAMA Co-Production Company: Ajimolido Films Distribution Company: Bretz Filmes A teen hacker seeking revenge for his father's murder becomes a pawn in a plot to derail the 2016 presidential elections. Filmed and scripted around true events between

2017 Production Company: Maquina Filmes Distribution Company: Espaço Filmes Sales: FiGa/Br contato@figafilms.

Mesquita, Emilio Lanza Filming Location: Bolivia Language: Spanish Previous Festivals and Markets: São Paulo International Film Festival, Mar del Plata Production Company: CQ Cine Co-Production

12 SALES Sandro Fiorin BUILDING BRIDGES Development Phase: Completed Director: Heloisa Passos Screenwritter: Heloisa Passos Previous Festivals and Markets: São Paulo International Film Festival and IDFA 2017 Production Company: Maquina Filmes Distribution Company: Espaço Filmes Sales: FiGa/Br EUGENIA Development Phase: Completed Director: Martín Boulocq Screenwritter: Martín Boulocq Cast: Andrea Camponovo, Alvaro Eid, Alejandra Lanza, Simón Peña, Ricardo Gumucio, Alicia Gamio, Rafaela Mesquita, Emilio Lanza Filming Location: Bolivia Language: Spanish Previous Festivals and Markets: São Paulo International Film Festival, Mar del Plata Production Company: CQ Cine Co-Production Company: Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual Distribution Company: Descoloniza Filmes Sales: FiGa/Br Building Bridges is a film that pursues a possible relationship between Heloisa, the filmmaker, and her father, an engineer who had his moment of glory during the Brazilian military dictatorship. Projections and maps become the first bridges to connect with the past. However, it is the inescapable present that really strikes Heloisa and Alvaro as they position themselves on opposite sides of the troubling political situation of Brazil. Eugenia, a young middle-class woman living in a small town in Bolivia, has decided to separate from her husband, leave her job and move to her father s house in another city. Predisposed to new experiences, she wants to start a different life. As time goes by she gets disappointed with her surrounding environment until one day she receives a notice that will put her long-awaited independence at risk.

SUPPORT Cinema do Brasil offers support to: SALES AGENTS who have a Brazilian film in the official selection of the Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Venice and San Sebastian film festivals.

13 SUPPORT Cinema do Brasil offers support to: SALES AGENTS who have a Brazilian film in the official selection of the Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Venice and San Sebastian film festivals. Registrations should be made within 7 days of publication of the official selection for the festival. DISTRIBUTORS Who release Brazilian films within their own national territories. More information at info@cinemadobrasil.org.br Cinema do Brasil aims to reinforce and expand the participation of Brazilian audiovisual productions in the international market, to encourage the development of co-productions and the distribution of Brazilian films abroad. It is an export program implemented in 2006 by the São Paulo s Audiovisual Industry Guild (SIAESP) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), gathering today more than 175 companies. Meet our team Ana Letícia Fialho Executive Manager analeticia@cinemadobrasil.org.br +55 (11)

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Brazilian Line Up and Companies Attending SXSW 2018 Official Selection - North American Première NEUROTIC QUEST FOR SERENITY by Paulo Caruso and Teodoro Poppovic Brazil 2017 105 min Comedy Kika is going