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 through a lot. She s a famous actress. She has millions of fans. She s about to star in a postapocalyptic soap opera. And she has obsessive compulsive disorder. But she can t seem to find happiness, anywhere she looks: her career, her relationship or even her self-help book she never wrote in the first place. After a ghostwriter sends her a secret message Kika feels there might be something to look for. Will Kika still find happiness? Will she find true love? This is a comedy about the meaning of life... Whatever that means. Screenwriters: Paulo Caruso and Teodoro Poppovic Produced by Bionica Filmes Karen Castanho karen@bionicafilmes.com.br Coproduced by Telecine (Brazil), Paramount (Spain) and Viacom Global (Netherlands) March 11 10h15 pm Alamo Lamar C March 12 11h15 am Alamo Lamar B March 14 7h30 pm Alamo Ritz 1-02 -
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Official Competition Short Film LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP by Carolina Markowicz Brazil 2017 5 min Dark Humored Drama A brief story of a guy who's obsessed about having sex with ETs. Screenwriter: Carolina Markowicz Produced by YOURMAMA Mayra Faour Auad conteudo@yourmama.com.br March 9 11h55 pm Alamo Lamar D March 12 8h15 pm Alamo Lamar E March 15 9h15 pm Alamo Ritz 1-04 -
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Brazilian producers attending SXSW 2018-07 -
ACADEMIA DE FILMES Paulo Schmidt Alberto Pereira paulo@academiadefilmes.com.br alberto.pereira@academiadefilmes.com.br www.academiadefilmes.com.br São Paulo - SP +55 11 3376 0707 With 21 years of experience, Academia de Filmes creates and produces films and docs for movie theaters, TV series and ads, as well as branded, VR and Internet content. For the big screen, on 2018 we will release "Legalize It". - 08 -
BARRY COMPANY René Sampaio entretenimento@barrycompany.com.br www.barrycompany.com.br São Paulo - SP +55 11 3665 3333 A free creative spirit in order to develop unique products, made by the people for the people. This premise moves Barry Company to develop audiovisual and brand experience content. The company's latest releases were the movie Love Squared, a coproduction with Globo and Globo Filmes; the documentary 4All ; Caldeirão Paratodos, a doc-series with 25 million spectators per episode; and "Ouro Branco", a series to be released on 2018, on Fox Premium. - 09 -
BIÔNICA FILMES Karen Castanho karen@bionicafilmes.com.br www.bionicafilmes.com.br São Paulo - SP +55 11 2364 3833 Biônica Filmes started in 2012 producing for television and cinema. It had released 5 movies and a HBO series that was nominated for an Emmy. In only five years, Biônica has collected many awards including a SXSW and a Tallin Black Nights. - 10 -
ESTUDIO GIZ Aline Mazzarella aline@estudiogiz.com.br www.estudiogiz.com.br Rio de Janeiro RJ +55 21 96816 5836 Estúdio Giz is an entertainment company created in 2014, based in Rio de Janeiro. It works on the development, production and commercialization of audiovisual projects through strategic planning and creative follow-up. Estúdio Giz connects creation to the various agents of the entertainment network, such as exhibition and distribution channels, investors and audience. The company is headed by the producers Aline Mazzarella, Matheus Peçanha and Thiago Yamachita. - 11 -
MORO FILMES Diana Moro diana@morocom.com.br www.morofilmes.com Curitiba - PR +55 41 3013 4163 Founded in 2000 Moro Filmes brand manages three business arms in its sector: content development for films, TV series and games; original productions for films and TV series; and distribution: domestic theatrical, domestic open TV, Latin America Pay TV and VOD. - 12 -
O2 FILMES Janaina Augustin janaina@o2filmes.com www.o2filmes.com São Paulo - SP +55 11 99994 2702 O2 Filmes is considered the most important and creative Brazilian production company. O2 worldwide known productions include: City of Men, Blindness, Trash, Father's Chair, Waste Land and City of God - nominated for 4 Oscars. - 13 -
PLANO GERAL CINEMATOGRÁFICA Luis Dantas Luis.dantas@pgcinema.com www.facebook.com/ planogeralcinematografica São Paulo - SP +55 11 99317 4696 Plano Geral Cinematográfica is a development and production company focused on feature films and dramatic episodic TV. - 14 -
SPRAY FILMES Cadu Ciampolini cultura@sprayfilmes.com www.sprayfilmes.com.br São Paulo - SP +55 11 2649 7200 Spray is a digital media and production company, established in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2009. Spray has establish itself as one of the leading holdings of digital channels in Brazil. It also focuses on producing advertising and entertainment for cinema and TV. - 15 -
TANGERINA ENTRETENIMENTO Caru Alves de Souza caru@tangerinaentretenimento.com.br www.tangerinaentretenimento.com.br São Paulo SP +55 11 98457 6882 Tangerina Entretenimento is a production company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, created in 2006 by two women: Tata Amaral and Caru Alves de Souza. Our films and TV series always discuss important issues such as women's empowerment, social concerns and human rights, and a good part of our films have female protagonists. We have in our portfolio feature films, TV series (both fictional and documentary) and several short films. Many of them premiered at major film festivals such as San Sebastian, Toronto and Rotterdam, and were awarded in prestigious festivals such as Berlin and the Rio International Film Festival. - 16 -
YOURMAMA Mayra Auad Carolina Markowicz conteudo@yourmama.com.br markowiczcarol@gmail.com www.yourmama.com.br São Paulo - SP +55 11 97556 7923 YOURMAMA s main objective is to seek for partnerships that would help to get the best of each project, always focusing in the continuous growth of talents and ideas. - 17 -
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ELO COMPANY Ruben Feffer Flavia Prats ruben@elocompany.com flavia@elocompany.com www.elocompany.com São Paulo SP +55 11 3021 3594 It is the Brazilian leading production and distribution company with global reach founded in 2005 by Ruben Feffer, Flavia Prats and Sabrina Nudeliman Wagon. Internationally known as your bridge to the Brazilian Market. - 19 -
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