Tag: City of God
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O2 Play Swoops on ‘Broken,’ From Oscar-Nominated ‘City of God’ Dp Cesar Charlone (Exclusive)
O2 Play, the distribution-sales arm of Brazil’s O2 Filmes group, co-owned by “City of God” director Fernando Meirelles, has boarded “Broken” (“Partido”), which is co-directed by Oscar-nominated “City of God” Dp César Charlone.O2 Play has acquired Brazilian and world sales rights to the doc feature. O2 Play founder Igor Kupstas will introduce “Broken” to buyers…
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NonStop Timeless acquires 111 classics from directors including Lynch, Breillat, Fassbinder (exclusive)
Some of the films have never been seen by Scandinavian audiences.Nordic distributor NonStop Entertainment’s classics label NonStop Timeless has acquired Scandinavian rights to a huge batch of 111 classic films from a variety of international sellers.The films span Fernando Meirelles’s City of God (pictured) through to James Ivory’s Maurice. Some of the notable filmmakers included…
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‘Queen of the South’: Alice Braga on the Pressures of Being a Latina Lead in Primetime
To watch Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga) over five seasons of USA Network’s “Queen of the South” is to examine femininity both within the narco culture and within the Latino community. The show has looked at human trafficking, sex work, and rape within the confines of the cocaine business, but also cast an eye towards the…
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Singapore: Fernando Meirelles on Making ‘The Two Popes’ a Catholic Film With Universal Appeal (Exclusive)
Netflix Original film, “The Two Popes,” from Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated director of “City of God,” arrives at the Singapore International Film Festival as part of a global festival run that includes Telluride, Toronto, Busan, London, Mumbai, Camerimage and AFI.Adapted from his own play by fellow Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten, the film follows Cardinal Bergoglio…