Flavio Frederico and Mariana Pamplona’s “Clandestine – The Life of Iara Iavelberg,” Beto Oliveira’s “Flora” and Lucas Peligrineti’s “Pupupu/Bibibi” feature in the lineups of Rio2C’s Industry Pitching, one of the highlights of the mega creativity forum which kicks off Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro.
Covering 24 titles split in four sections – Fiction, Animation, Documentary/Factual and Reality Shows – the lineup shows Brazilian creators leaning into the realities of Brazil, and often issues of race, gender and climate change.
Even in the Animation section, heavy on comedic fantasy adventures, the protagonists of “Formiga,” featuring a fantasy kite world, come from one of Brazil’s impoverished outer-city. Turning on the comedic adventures of a lively beetle and curious ladybug, “Pupupu Bibibi” pictures insects of the Amazon, which often seem straight out of a sci-fi movie.
Above all, multiple titles attempt to remember the half or totally forgotten. “Flora...
Covering 24 titles split in four sections – Fiction, Animation, Documentary/Factual and Reality Shows – the lineup shows Brazilian creators leaning into the realities of Brazil, and often issues of race, gender and climate change.
Even in the Animation section, heavy on comedic fantasy adventures, the protagonists of “Formiga,” featuring a fantasy kite world, come from one of Brazil’s impoverished outer-city. Turning on the comedic adventures of a lively beetle and curious ladybug, “Pupupu Bibibi” pictures insects of the Amazon, which often seem straight out of a sci-fi movie.
Above all, multiple titles attempt to remember the half or totally forgotten. “Flora...
- 5/27/2025
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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