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Yann Gonzalez, rated as one of France’s most gifted young directors after his heartfelt Giallo homage “Knife + Heart” played in 2018’s Cannes competition, has boarded “Brasília! Brasília!” from Brazil’s Bernardo Zanotta who last year won Locarno’s Pardino d’Argento for best short film with “Heart of Hunger.”

Gonzalez served as president of the Pardino d’Argento award, saw in Zanotta a kindred subversive spirit in an increasingly conformist landscape and when Zanotta sent him an early treatment of Brasília!Brasília!” wanted to form part of the project.

Introduced to the market at Locarno’s Match Me! Forum by André Mielnik, “Brasília Brasília!”, which is another’s feature debut, is being co-developed by Gustavo Beck and Mielnik at their Rio de Janeiro-based If You Hold a Stone and Gonzalez and partner Flavien Giorda at their upcoming French production company.

Written by Zanotta and Larissa Lewandowski, “Brasília!Brasília!” embodies...

Over the past few years we've witnessed Brazil's Fantaspoa Festival move into the production film with increasing confidence and it appears very much as though their latest effort will propel them to an entirely new level. Partnering with Argentina's Boikot Films, Fantaspoa Produções will next tackle Odradek, the first internationally oriented project from acclaimed Brazilian director Guilherme de Almeida Prado, who also takes a producing role. Playing in a blend of English and Spanish the cast will be anchored by Kristina Klebe (Rob Zombie's Halloween) and Juan Palomino (Kryptonita) and Lautaro Delgado. The talent behind the camera is interesting as well Fabio Frizzi providing the score and Argentinian painter Santiago Caruso providing paintings for the film. Inspired by the enigmatic Kafka tale, an unusual love...

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