Regal South Beach / Sept 14, 18, 19 and 20
Silverspot Cinema at Downtown Miami / Sept 15, 16 and 17
FIU / Sept 19
Colony Theatre / Sept 21
Venice (Veneza), Golden Mouth (Boca de Ouro), Unremember (Deslembro), Simonal, Listen to Me (Todas as Canções de Amor) and Head Over Heels 3 (De Pernas pro Ar 3) are in competition in the largest and most significative Brazilian film festival held abroad, from September 14 to 21
Produced by Inffinito, the 23rd Brazilian Film Festival of Miami has just announced its selection of films for the 23rd edition that will take place from September 14-21 in Florida. During eight days, actors, directors, Brazilian and international producers, as well as American and Latin American audiovisual professionals, will be in Miami. They will gather to watch the 2018-2019 Brazilian productions and to discuss ways for co-production with Latin American countries, and international distribution.
Six feature films will compete for the Crystal Lens award: the not released yet in Brazil Venice (Veneza), by Miguel Falabella, and Golden Mouth (Boca de Ouro), by Daniel Filho; Leonardo Domingues’ Simonal, biography (to be released in Brazil on August 8); Joana Mariani’s romance All Songs of Love (Todas As Canções de Amor); Flavia Castro’s drama Unremember (Deslembro); and Julia Rezende’s romantic comedy Head Over Heels 3 (De Pernas pro Ar 3). The se screenings will take place at Regal Cinemas on Lincoln Road in South Beach. The great honoree of this edition is actress Dira Paes, who stars Venice (Veneza) and also Divine Love (Divino Amor), by Gabriel Mascaro, Hors Concours screenings.
“The festival is a resistance action. We were the first Festival, with exclusively Brazilian content, produced abroad. Over the last 23 years our mission has been to encourage foreign audiences to get acquainted and start consuming Brazilian cinematography”, says Adriana L. Dutra, one of the founders of the Festival.
PRESS CONFERENCE – Silverspot Cinema will host a press conference on September 17th at 5 PM which will be attended by Miguel Falabella (director – Venice), Dira Paes (actress – Venice / Divine Love), Orlando Morais (singer, actor – Orlamundo), Antonia Morais (singer, actress – Orlamundo), Camila Morgado (special guest) and Fabricio Boliveira (actor – Simonal).
OPENING AND PANORAMA SCREENINGS
The opening night of the festival, on September 14, will show Maria do Caritó, by João Paulo Jabur, and O Beijo no Asfalto, directed by Murilo Benício. Panorama Screenings premiere, out of competition, Orlamundo, an Orlando Morais film directed by Alexandre Bouchet, Best Documentary Feature award in June at (LAIFFA) Los Angeles Independent Film Festival; Chacrinha (Chacrinha – O Velho Guerreiro), by Andrucha Waddington; Cine Holliúdy 2 (Cine Holliúdy 2- A Chibata Sideral), by Halder Gomes; My Life in Mars (Minha Vida em Marte), by Susana Garcia; The Fantastic Ugly Duckling (O Fantástico Patinho Feio), by Denilson Félix; and What’s So Funny? (Tá Rindo de Quê?), by Claudio Manoel, Álvaro Campos and Alê Braga.
From September 14th to the 21st, Miami will be taken over by the festival’s new and recently released films. They will be screening in great venues such as Regal South Beach 18 cinema (Competitive Screenings), Colony Theater (Art Deco historical theater hosting the closing ceremony), Florida International University (FIU), which features two films within the official lineup: America Armada, by Alice Lanari and Pedro Asbeg, and Socrates, by Alex Moratto. In addition, the Festival will host its Panorama Screenings at the Silverspot Cinema.
For more information, visit https://www.inffinito.com/inffinito-connect