Rio De Janeiro — In Brazil, where the majority of the population are of African origin, persons of color are traditionally under-represented on above-the-line TV and film production. This, however, is gradually changing.
For the past years, Poc talents, as well as residents from the impoverished urban areas, LGBTQ and indigenous people, have gained ground in the still white-male dominated production sector.
The diversity drive resisted four years of an extreme-right government and ironically benefited indirectly from it, in the view of director and screenwriter Janaina Oliveira, vice-president of local Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals (Apan).
As the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) withheld coin from government incentives, said 42-year-old Oliveira, indie producers resorted to commissions from the large international streaming companies.
“Netflix, Amazon and the other streaming companies have adopted policies that stimulate diversity in their productions, especially after the Black Lives Matter movement, and they enforced them in Brazil. George Floyd had an impact here,...
For the past years, Poc talents, as well as residents from the impoverished urban areas, LGBTQ and indigenous people, have gained ground in the still white-male dominated production sector.
The diversity drive resisted four years of an extreme-right government and ironically benefited indirectly from it, in the view of director and screenwriter Janaina Oliveira, vice-president of local Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals (Apan).
As the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) withheld coin from government incentives, said 42-year-old Oliveira, indie producers resorted to commissions from the large international streaming companies.
“Netflix, Amazon and the other streaming companies have adopted policies that stimulate diversity in their productions, especially after the Black Lives Matter movement, and they enforced them in Brazil. George Floyd had an impact here,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Marcelo Cajueiro
- Variety Film + TV
Julia Murat wins best diretor for Regra 34.
Marcelo Gomes’ trans drama Paloma was named best fiction film at Sunday’s (October 16) closing ceremony of 24th Rio International Film Festival – one of several films that stood out in the traditionally strong Première Brasil section.
Some of the features which received their world premiere in the section leave the so-called Cidade Maravilhosa (Wonderful City) of Rio with chances to build an international career, such as Property (Propriedade), Transe, and Kobra Self Portrait (Kobra Auto Retrato).
Paloma screened for the first time in Munich last July and tells of a trans woman desperate for a traditional church wedding.
Marcelo Gomes’ trans drama Paloma was named best fiction film at Sunday’s (October 16) closing ceremony of 24th Rio International Film Festival – one of several films that stood out in the traditionally strong Première Brasil section.
Some of the features which received their world premiere in the section leave the so-called Cidade Maravilhosa (Wonderful City) of Rio with chances to build an international career, such as Property (Propriedade), Transe, and Kobra Self Portrait (Kobra Auto Retrato).
Paloma screened for the first time in Munich last July and tells of a trans woman desperate for a traditional church wedding.
- 10/16/2022
- by Elaine Guerini
- ScreenDaily
Netflix and Un Women have launched the “Because She Watched” collection of series, documentaries, and films created for the upcoming International Women’s Day.
The collection, which will be available all year, is curated by female creators from behind and in front of the camera, including Sophia Loren, Salma Hayek, Yalitza Aparicio, Millie Bobby Brown, Laurie Nunn, Lana Condor, Petra Costa and Ava DuVernay. It includes “Orange Is the New Black,” “Marriage Story,” “Bird Box,” “Silence of the Lambs,” “House of Cards,” “Queer Eye,” “The Crown,” “Gravity,” “Roma” and “Paris Is Burning.”
“This collaboration is about taking on the challenge of telling women’s stories and showing women in all their diversity. It’s about making visible the invisible, and proving that only by fully representing and including women on screen, behind-the-camera and in our narratives overall, society will truly flourish,” said Anita Bhatia, Un Women Deputy Executive Director.
International...
The collection, which will be available all year, is curated by female creators from behind and in front of the camera, including Sophia Loren, Salma Hayek, Yalitza Aparicio, Millie Bobby Brown, Laurie Nunn, Lana Condor, Petra Costa and Ava DuVernay. It includes “Orange Is the New Black,” “Marriage Story,” “Bird Box,” “Silence of the Lambs,” “House of Cards,” “Queer Eye,” “The Crown,” “Gravity,” “Roma” and “Paris Is Burning.”
“This collaboration is about taking on the challenge of telling women’s stories and showing women in all their diversity. It’s about making visible the invisible, and proving that only by fully representing and including women on screen, behind-the-camera and in our narratives overall, society will truly flourish,” said Anita Bhatia, Un Women Deputy Executive Director.
International...
- 3/4/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
A short film to start the new week, courtesy of the Black Women Of Brazil blog. It's titled Cores e Botas (Colors and Boots), and comes from Juliana Vicente. Synopsis: Joana has the same dream as all young Brazilian girls in the 80s: she wants to be a "Paquita", a dancer on Xuxa's TV show. Her family is wealthy, and will support her. However, there is a problem: she is black and Xuxa never had a black Paquita on her team. There's a lot more back-story to the film's subject which you should read to really get the full picture. Instead of me copying and pasting it here, I'll send you over to the Black Women Of Brazil blog for that Here. ...
- 11/19/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
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