Jornal da Mostra
DEBATING PASSION FOR CINEMA
17/10/2008
THE FILMS OF MY LIFE is a new way to debate the passion for films offered by the 32nd São Paulo International Film Festival. Renowned filmmakers such as Walter Salles and Hector Babenco will talk about the films that have influenced their lives. Meetings will be held daily at Clube da Mostra at room 4 in the annex of Espaço Unibanco (Rua Augusta, 1475), from October 18 to 29, at 11am. The event is free but is subject to seats availability. In this year talks will have the participation of: Saturday 18 Leon Cakoff He is the director of the São Paulo International Film Festival, created by him in 1977. He graduated from Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo in 1972, with a specialization in Anthropology. Working as a film critic since 1969 and later as the director of Mostra he fought against censorship during the military dictatorship. With Renata de Almeida he co-directed the short Volte Sempre, Abbas selected for the 56th Venice Festival. He produced the documentary feature Welcome to São Paulo, directed by several internationally renowned directors. Last August the 65th Venice Festival opened with the screening of the short From Visible to Invisible directed by Master Manoel de Oliveira and produced by Leon Cakoff who also acted in the film. Sunday 19 Hubert Alquéres President Director of Imprensa Oficial do Estado, professor Hubert Alquéres is an enthusiast of Mostra ever since its first edition. He started his journalistic career as a film critic in several vehicles. He edited books which gave Imprensa Oficial 15 Jabuti Awards between the years of 2004 and 2008. He was Adjunct Secretary for Education in São Paulo during Mr. Mario Covas Government and Communication Secretary at the beginning of Mr. José Serra`s Government. He has been a member of Conselho Estadual de Educação since 1998. As an educator he was a Professor at the Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), at the Escola de Engenharia Mauá and also a director of Colégio Bandeirantes where he produced film screenings for the students. Monday 20 Rubens Ewald Filho
In his 41 years as a journalist, he has written 28 books. A pioneer in Brazilian press, Rubens Ewald Filho was the first critic to write about films for TV Channels, and video and DVD rentals and sales. He was also the first to work for cable TV and for the internet. He worked as an actor and script writer and wrote soap operas. He is theater director of plays such as Querido Mundo, Hamlet Gashô, Lady Chatterley`s Lover. He became famous as the Oscar Man as he commented the Academy Awards Presentation for 23 times for Brazilian TV. Tuesday 21 - Carlos Reichenbach
A gaúcho from Porto Alegre-RS residing in São Paulo, Carlos Reichenbach has had an eclectic career. He worked as an actor, a camera operator and cinematographer at the so-called Boca do Lixo in São Paulo back in the 1970s.
He had his entrée as a feature director with Corrida em Busca do Amor in 1971. He has built one of the most versatile careers in Brazilian cinema. He is the author of titles such as Filme-Demência which was considered innovative in 1985 at the Rotterdam Festival, Anjos do Arrabalde, Alma Corsária, Dois Córregos and Garotas do ABC, winner of three prizes in the Brazilian Film Festival in Brasilia in 2004. Wednesday 22 - Daniela Thomas
She has been an art director and set designer for films, theater and opera. As a filmmaker, she wrote and co-directed Foreign Land, O Primeiro Dia, one of the episodes of the feature film Paris, je t`aime and the feature Linha de Passe, with Walter Salles. In the theater she has directed actresses Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres and has created sets and costumes for hundreds of productions in Brazil and around the world. For her work she has been granted several prizes like the Golden Triga at the Prague Quadrennial, considered the highest prize in the set design area. Thursday 23 - Bruno Barreto
With 18 features in his curriculum, he started out at the age of 17 directing Tati, a Garota in 1972, followed by A Estrela Sobe e Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands the greatest audience in Brazilian cinema, with 12 thousand spectators. We must also remember films like The Story of Fausta, Four days in September, nominated for the Oscar 1998 as best foreign film and Última Parada - Ônibus 174, nominated for the Oscar 2009 for best foreign film.The feature is going to be screened at the 32nd Mostra. Friday 24 - Inácio Araújo
Film critic for newspaper Folha de S. Paulo and author of books such as Hitchcock O Mestre do Medo (ed. Brasiliense) and Cinema O Mundo em Movimento (ed. Scipione). His novel Casa de Meninas (ed.Marco Zero) was awarded the APCA - Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte prize in 1988 in the revelation author cathegory. He has also participated as script writer and editor in several feature films. Saturday 25 - Helena Ignez
Remarkable celebrity in Brazilian culture, Helena Ignez has taken part in several avant-garde movements and is well known as the muse of Cinema Novo. After 40 years as a producer in different fields of the scenic art and cinematography, she was honored by the 20th Fribourg Film Festival in Switzerland in 2006 when 25 of the films she had acted in, produced or directed, were shown. Among which are O Pátio, by Glauber Rocha, The Red Light Bandit and The Woman of Everyone, by Rogério Sganzerla. Sunday 26 - Walter Salles
Brazilian award-winning filmmaker Walter Salles is the author of documentaries such as Socorro Nobre and Krajcberg, O poeta dos Vestígios as well as of eight fiction films among which Central Station, Behind the Sun and Motorcycle Diaries. With Daniela Thomas, he directed Foreign Land, O Primeiro Dia and Linha de Passe, which was granted the best actress award at 2008 Cannes Festival for Sandra Corveloni´s performance. Monday 27 - Marco Bechis
The Italian-Chilean director and scriptwriter is well known and respected around the world for his engaged films. Marco Bechis started out in 1991 with the feature Alambrado. Garage Olimpo, his second feature is about dictatorship in Argentina and was awarded several prizes. With his third film Hijos/Figli, he was awarded at the Venice Festival. This year, Mostra screens his feature Birdwatchers. Tuesday 28 Hector Babenco
Babenco was born in Buenos Aires. In 1976 King of the Night marked his beginning in the filmmaking. His next film was Lúcio Flávio, which won the historical 1st Mostra Award. His filmmaking career contains prizewinning works such as Pixote, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ironweed, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Foolish Heart, Carandiru and The Past. Wednesday 29 Renata de Almeida
Co-director and producer of São Paulo International Film Festival. Together with Leon Cakoff, she is responsible for the selection of films and for the event programming as well as for the elaboration of workshops, lectures and debates, a work she has been doing since 1990. She has worked as a theater actress and cast producer in films. She has also co-directed the short Volte Sempre Abbas and an episode of the feature Welcome to São Paulo.
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