Jamie Lang Netflix has shared details on its next Brazilian original series, “O Cangaceiro do Futuro,” a comedy caper starring Edmilson Filho (“O Shaolin do Sertão,” “Cine Holliúdy”) and Chandelly Braz (“Now Generation,” “Sparkling Girls “) which will hit the platform later this year.Glaz, which previously collaborated with Netflix on “Get the Goat,” produces the series, which was created by Halder Gomes (“O Shaolin do Sertão,” “Cine Holliúdy”), a writer-director-producer who has worked many times with “O Cangaceiro do Futuro” lead Filho, achieving popular success in both theatrical features and TV.Filming has already wrapped on the series, which shot in the rural town of Quixadá, in Ceará, Northeast Brazil, before wrapping in São Paulo. The show’s shoot and incorporation of talent such as Gomes, from Caerá capital Fortaleza, are examples of Netflix’s “goal to expand to all regions of Brazil,” as Elisabetta Zenatti, VP, Brazilian Content, announced last November. The series turns on Virguley (Filho), a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none who is struggling to make ends meet in the big city, every day farther away from his dream of becoming rich and returning to his home in the Northeast.While between jobs, Virguley gets by thanks to a striking resemblance to Lampião, likely the twentieth century’s most successful bandit leader and the face of the Cangaço era.
The Brazilian Filmmakers Collective Launching At EFM
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The Brazilian Filmmakers Collective (BRFC) will launch formally on Feb. 16 at the Berlin Film Festival’s EFM.
Formed by a dozen Brazilian filmmakers, and counting such acclaimed directors Ramin Bahrani (Netflix’s The White Tiger) and Fernando Meirelles (City of God) on the Creative Advisory Board, the collective was created last year as a hub for Brazilian filmmakers working abroad to share resources, opportunities and promote creative enrichment.
The group’s directorial work has premiered at top tier film festivals around the world such as Toronto, Venice, Sundance, SXSW, New York and more. Members are at similar stages in their careers — they have each premiered their 1st or 2nd feature films at A-list festivals or are working on their first feature projects with the support of competitive A-list fellowships such as the Torino Screenwriting Lab, TIFF Filmmaker Lab, Sundance Labs, Tribeca Institute Fellowships, SFFILM Residencies, Hola Mexico, and more.
Despite the differences in approach and diverse styles, BRFC artists share a common interest in using their work in their examinations of contemporary issues impacting global communities, in particular those in Latin America. Collectively, their work has addressed Immigration, LGBTQIA+ issues, gender issues, racial and economic Justice, health and technology, and more.
“For us, it’s very important that our group and the stories we want to tell reflect the reality of our country and our cultural identities,” says member Rafael Thomaseto, director of MixBrasil Festival entry Próprio.
“Everything started very organically, with some of us calling one another, asking for creative advice or career recommendations, and then there was that moment when we realized we should start
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