Jerrod Carmichael isn’t a fan of cancel culture.
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Anna Marie de la Fuente Long established as a venue for festivals devoted to music and the performing arts, Brazil’s alpine city of Campos do Jordão has also hosted audiovisual industry events, led by the annual showcase of upcoming releases, the Winter Show. Now on its 13th year, it was paused for two years because of the pandemic.With the launch of FestCampos, new screening venues are being constructed, says Sergio Sá Leitão, São Paulo State Secretary of Culture.
Built last year is the Auditório do Parque Capivari, a semi-outdoor amphitheater with a 3,000-seating capacity while the most recent cinema erected, Dr. Alem, holds some 300.
These complement the oldest venue, the state-of-the-art Auditório Cláudio Santoro, built 50 years ago, with an 800-seating capacity. Free screenings over May 20-22 at the Dr.
Alem include such Oscar-winning titles as “Coda,” “Dune,” “Encanto,” and “King Richard.” An estimated 2.5-hour drive from Brazil’s financial capital, São Paulo, Campos do Jordão is emblematic of the country’s diversity of landscapes. “We’re more than just the beaches of Rio do Janeiro,” Sá Leitão notes wryly.The new cinemas are welcome news as Brazil’s exhibition industry has been hard hit, just as it has in the U.S.
and most parts of the world that experienced lockdowns.Already vastly under screened, more than 100 screens, run mostly by small indie companies, closed down in Brazil due to the pandemic, Sá Leitão estimates. “The big question is if there is life for other films aside from the superhero movies; the medium-budgeted and arthouse films are doing poorly and I question if Brazilian films can survive at the box office,” he muses.Given the cutbacks in federal initiatives, São Paulo has become a haven for
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Dani Dyer couldn’t contain her excitement last week when her footballer boyfriend Jarrod Bowen got his first England call-up. It means the West Ham player will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of heroes Harry Kane and Jack Grealish, while mum-of-one Dani will make her debut as an official Three Lions WAG.Taking to Instagram, Dani, 25, gushed: “Beyond proud of you.
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Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, it has been reported.MORE: Bernie Ecclestone and wife Fabiana welcome first baby boy and reveal nameThe arrest took place at Viracopos airport in Campinas, Brazil on Wednesday night, with local police confirming the news the following day. Bernie Ecclestone with his wife FabianaIn a statement, released by Brazilian police, they confirmed an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun was found in the 91-year-old's luggage during an X-ray screening.
Formula 1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Brazil over illegally carrying a gun at an airport, it has been confirmed by local police. The 91 year old was travelling from Viracopos International Airport in Brazil to Switzerland with a private jet when he was detained by Brazilian authorities.The security X-ray detected an undocumented 32-calibre LW Seecamp pistol in a shirt pocket, which was located in Ecclestone’s luggage. Ecclestone admitted to Brazilian police that he was the owner of the gun but did not realise it was in his suitcase.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Despite the cuts to federal tax incentives in recent years, Brazil remains a good source of production mechanisms. “The major platforms led by Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video have production service agreements with Brazilian production companies to take advantage of these funding possibilities,” says FestCampos Talks producer-curator Fernanda Martins.Jose Mauricio Fittipaldi, a partner at law firm CQSFV, adds: “It is true that investment has been severely cut in the last couple of years, but the causes are a bit more complex than just [President Jair] Bolsonaro.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Taking place over May 13-22 in Brazil’s highest city, the verdant mountain resort town of Campos do Jordão, more akin to a northern European city thanks to its architecture and pine tree forests, the maiden FestCampos Cultural has launched this year in tandem with the 13th Winter Show, an annual Brazilian audiovisual industry event not unlike CinemaCon where exhibitors and distributors tout the latest releases.The free activities include screenings of current releases, video projections and panels.A key component of FestCampos is a series of 18 online interviews, FestCampos Talks, kicking off on May 21, comprising conversations with prominent international film and TV industry players who will expound on the practices and trends in content production and distribution.
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBrazilian writer-director Caru Alves de Souza, whose second feature, “My Name Is Baghdad,” won the Crystal Bear for best film at Berlin’s 2020 Generation 14plus sidebar, has been selected for the Pop Up Film Residency 2022 program.Alves de Souza will use the Residency to develop “Lonely Hearts,” her new fiction feature.The award was announced Saturday at Cannes Marché du Film by Josephine Bourgois and Rachel do Valle, executive director and program director at Brazil’s Projeto Paradiso, which is backing the prize, and former Cannes Critics’ Week programmer Matthieu Darras, creator of Pop Up.Alves de Souza will participate in the mentoring program for the development of a fiction feature, which runs over three weeks, in August, in Vilnius, Lithuania. She will receive a Paradiso Scholarship and travel support in the amount of Reais 5,000 ($1,000), in addition to becoming part of the Paradiso Talent Network.
Dani Dyer has dropped a huge hint that she might be engaged to West Ham footballer Jarrod Brown. The reality star, 25, who found fame on Love Island 2018 sparked engagement rumours after sharing a photo with Jarrod, also 25, with the caption: “You and me forever.” The Instagram picture sent fans into overdrive with speculation that the loved-up couple could be about to announce the next step of their relationship . Since getting together, Dani and Jarrod have been sharing adorable photos on social media showing how well they work together as a couple.
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Manori Ravindran International EditorBrazilian streaming giant Globoplay is partnering with Lionsgate-backed streaming service Starzplay for a merged offering in Brazil.As of Thursday, Globoplay subscribers and non-subscribers will be able to purchase a Starzplay subscription that combines both services for R$35.80 (approximately $7 per month). The agreement unlocks access to the entire Starzplay catalogue within Globoplay.Existing Globoplay subscribers can upgrade, and new subscribers can also sign up to the combo.