In the History of Oscar the prize of Best Movie It is granted to the producers of the work. This year, with the indication of “I’m still here ”In the category, two Brazilians were named: Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira .
Both are the first Brazilians to compete in the category . But who are these professionals?
On the eve of the award, the CNN It presents a profile of Brazilians who will represent the country in the category. Check it out:
Maria Carlota Bruno
Maria Carlota Bruno is part of the VIDEFILMES Since 1989, occupying different functions in the producer by the brothers Walter Salles and João Moreira Salles .
Among his works are “latest conversations”, the last documentary of Eduardo Coutinho “Paulina”, from Santiago Miter and “Jia Zhang-Ke, a man from Fenyang,” Walter Salles documentary aired at Berlinale in 2015.
Also collaborated as an associated producer in “Canción Sin Nombre” Melina León displayed in the fortnight of the directors of the Cannes Festival and in the documentary “Amazonia, the New Minamata?” Jorge Bodanzky .
Among his most recent projects, he is “Marinheiro das Mountains”, from Karim Aïnouz.
Rodrigo Teixeira
Rodrigo Teixeira Carioca de Nascimento and Paulistano of Creation, began his career in film in the 1990s, starting with the acquisition of copyright of literary works.
In the early 2000s, he created the collection of books “Shirt 13”, in which authors like Washington Olivetto and Ruy Castro They wrote about their heart soccer teams. The book dedicated to Palmeiras gave rise to the movie “The Marriage of Romeo and Juliet”, directed by Bruno Barreto and released in 2005.
In 2006, he founded his producer RT Features and produced its first feature film, “The Smell of the Draw”, an adaptation of the novel of Lourenço Mutarelli directed by Heitor Dhalia .
Teixeira is one of the most internationally renowned Brazilian producers, with films such as “Frances Ha”, “The Witch”, “Mistress America” and “Call me by her name” linked to her name. In Venice, debuted “The Wasp Network”, by Olivier Assayas, with Wagner Moura and “ad astra”, by James Gray, starring Brad Pitt .
“I’m still here”: Brazil makes “high level cinema”, says Rodrigo Teixeira
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