Projeto Paradiso, Ventana Sur, BR Lab Partner as Nicho 54 Brings Brazilian Black Women Producers to Cannes

Anitta has a new love in her life.

Anitta is reportedly in a new relationship.

Emilio Mayorga Autour de Minuit, a co-producer of Annecy contender “Unicorn Wars,” has acquired international rights to another Annecy entry, the dialogue-free “Two Little Birds” (“Dos pajaritos”), a 20-episode series by Argentine animators Alfredo Soderguit and Alejo Schettini (2013 Bafici Audience Award winner “Anina”). The deal excludes co-production territories Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay.Produced by Luciana Roude at Argentina’s Can Can Club (“Teclópolis”), Soderguit at Uruguay’s Palermo Estudio (“Anina”) and pubcaster Señal Colombia, the ornithological slapstick comedy follows the hilarious situations lived by two little birds sharing the same tree.

EXCLUSIVE: Leonine Studios is kicking on with a doc series about a global talent scouting program run by German soccer giants FC Bayern.

São Paolo singer-songwriter Sergio Sayeg (Sessa) has shared “Pele da Esfera,” the third offering from his sophomore LP, Estrela Acesa (Burning Star), due out June 24 via Mexican Summer. The new track arrives in the wake of lead single “Gostar do Mundo” and its follow up, “Canção da Cura,” which made The FADER’s “10 songs you need in your life this week” roundup last month.

Demi Lovato is officially back! The singer is announcing their eight studio album ‘Holy Fvck’ and fans can expect to get back into their pop-rock roots with a new sound reminiscent of Demi’s first songs, and a completly new and exciting aesthetic.The singer is diving back in with a new record that willl be released August 19 and a new tour, including dates in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Canada, giving fans everything they want for their highly anticipated comeback.“Never have I been more sure of myself and my music, and this record speaks that for itself,” Demi shared about their experience writing and recording for this project, which will be available in CD, vinyl and cassette.“The process of making this album has been the most fulfilling yet, and I’m grateful to my fans and collaborators for being on this journey with me,” the singer admitted, dedicating the album to their die-hard fans.“To my Lovatics who have been rocking out with me since the beginning and those who are just now coming along for the ride, thank you,” adding, “This record is for you.” Fans are thrilled for the new release, as the single for ‘Sink of My Teeth’ is coming this Friday with a new music video.

A New York City woman passed away after her Brazilian butt lift surgery went horribly wrong.

Jesse Kozechen and his beloved Golden Retriever Shurastey have sadly passed away.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Iberseries & Platino Industria, a key international Ibero-American film-TV event which kicked off last year in Madrid, has announced new collaborations with Ventana Sur and the San Sebastian Film Festival for its second edition, slated for September 27-30.The announcement was staged at the Marché stand of Argentine film-TV agency INCAA, a co-organizer of Ventana Sur along with Cannes Marché du Film-Cannes Festival. It detailed new plans for the annual event to include hosting the Co-Production Forum-Platino Industria with San Sebastian and the Series Co-Production Forum with Ventana Sur, Latin America’s largest film and TV market.The Ibero-American event will once again present an extensive program of conferences and keynotes with experts, pitching sessions for platforms, and a market and networking area.

Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday.  The former Victoria's Secret model, 37, looked nothing short of sensational in the stunning red jumpsuit which featured a dramatic ruffled long train.  The beauty showcased her incredible physique in the eye catching strapless ensemble as she posed up a storm at the star studded event.

Alessandra Ambrosio has been making the most of her time in Cannes. The Brazilian supermodel is a big fan of the film festival, enjoying its luxurious and elegant ambiance and the opportunity to wear bold and innovative looks. She shared some photos on her Instagram, stunning her followers.Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio & her most stunning Cannes looksBrazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio looks like a vision wearing a plunging dress in CannesA post shared by Alessandra Ambrosio (@alessandraambrosio)“Heure d’or,” she captioned the post, referring to the golden hour in display in the photographs.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent“1976,” the awaited first feature of Chile’s Manuela Martelli, has closed first new major territories for sales company Luxbox before its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight later this upcoming week.The film is produced out of Chile by writer-directors Omar Zúñiga (“The Strong Ones”) and Dominga Sotomayor (“Too Late to Die Young”) at auteur-focused Chile-based Cinestación (“Too Late to Die Young”) as well as Alejandra Garcia and Andrés Wood, another celebrated Chilean director (“Violeta Went to Heaven”) at Wood Productions. Nathalia Videla Peña and Juan Pablo Gugliotta at Argentina’s Magma Cine co-produce.“1976” is set, as its title implies, in 1976, one of the bloodiest years of Augusto Pinochet’s hugely bloody dictatorship.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMaquinitas, a program of Latin America film market Ventana Sur, is teaming with Mexico’s Grupo Mórbido to launch Let’s Spook, a new showroom for fantasy/horror video games in development in Latin America, Spain and Portugal.The news comes as the Mórbido Film Fest has confirmed dates for this year, plus its move into the Web 3.0, NFTs and the Metaverse.For Let’s Spook, Maquinitas and Mórbido are sending out a call for applications, which will run from June 1 -Aug. 15, to video game developers and programmers from Ibero-America looking to promote and enhance their genre projects.

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.