Brazil’s Globo, Turkey’s Ay Yapim Renew Alliance With Three-Format Deal, Readying Turkish Version of Brazil’s ‘Looks & Essence’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Globo, Latin America’s biggest media company, and Turkish telenovela powerhouse Ay Yapim, have renewed their alliance with a fresh three-title deal, including a new Globo format adaptation by Ay Yapim
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01.09.2026
Estúdios Globo to Produce Feature ‘Macacos,’ Based on Clayton Nascimento’s Play (EXCLUSIVE)
GRAMADO, Brazil — Local media giant Globo’s Estúdios Globo will produce feature film “Macacos” (“Monkeys”), based on a play of Clayton Nascimento, and telefilm “Os Tatuyos,” as part of the company’s a
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19.08.2026
Asghar Farhadi Says Films Like ‘Argo’ Perpetuate American White Savior Myth: ‘Who Asked You To Come and Save Us?’
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Twice Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who is at the Rio Film Festival to present “Parallel Tales,” spoke about the perceived hegemony of American cinema and how Hollyw
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03.10.2026
Globoplay Greenlights Adaptation of Raphael Montes’ ‘Uma Mulher no Escuro,’ From Banijay Entertainment’s A Fábrica Brazilian Banner (EXCLUSIVE)
Media and entertainment group Banijay Entertainment has greenlit an adaptation of Raphael Montes’s “Uma Mulher No Escuro” (“A Woman in the Dark”) for Globoplay. The project will be led by Banijay’s Br
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30.09.2026
Spain’s Begin Again Films Boards Brazilian Basketball Biopic ‘Paula & Hortência – The Last Chance’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Spain-based Begin Again Films secured an international sales deal for “Paula & Hortência – The Last Chance.’ The film, directed by Georgia Guerra-Peixe Joca, is a biopic on the life of the two titular
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25.09.2026
Rio Film Festival Head on Bookending Fest With ‘La Bola Negra’ and ‘Club Kid,’ Expanding Premiére Brasil: ‘I Don’t Want a Festival By-the-Book’
If you ever attended a major film festival in the last three decades, chances are you came across an auburn-haired woman sporting fashionable big glasses and pristinely curated outfits from some of Br
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25.09.2026
What Comes Next for Brazil After ‘I’m Still Here’ and ‘The Secret Agent’? International Co-Productions Point Towards a Strong Future
In 2025, Walter Salles made history when he won Brazil with “I’m Still Here” its first-ever Oscar for a Portuguese-language film directed by a Brazilian, beating “Emilia Pérez” for Best International
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25.09.2026
Brazil’s Desvia Filmes Enters New Era With Doubled Focus on Indie and Rachel Daisy Ellis’ San Sebastián Co-Pro Forum’s Buzzy ‘The Last Cruise’
Very few production companies can boast about landing major international festival premieres for every project in their slate. Brazil’s Desvia Filmes is one of them, with all of its 16 features launch
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24.09.2026
Calvin Harris recognised for 1.6m world record DJ set crowd
An estimated 1.6m people attended the Dumfries DJ's set in Sao Paulo in Brazil earlier this year.
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21.09.2026
‘Every magazine cover needs to seduce’: designers pick their favourites
From a timeless portrait of Lana Del Rey to an alternative guide to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, experts unpick what makes an enduring, shocking, or alluring print cover‘We need to rethink what a suc
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15.09.2026
Boutique Filmes Lines Up Marina Ruy Barbosa, João Guilherme, ‘Strange Way of Life’ Breakout José Condessa for ‘The Mystery of the 5 Stars’ With Vera Egito to Direct (EXCLUSIVE)
Vera Egito, who directed one of Brazil’s buzziest recent series with Prime Video’s “Tremembé,” is set to helm “The Mystery of the 5 Stars” for Boutique Filmes in co-production with Globo Filmes, Ukbar
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15.09.2026
‘On Behalf of My Son’ Review: A Strained Brazilian Drama About a Mother’s Apology Tour
A Brazilian drama with a powerful premise but labored execution, Gabriel Martins’ “On Behalf of My Son” follows the ripple effects of a tragic bus accident through the eyes of the driver’s mother, Vic
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13.09.2026
‘On Behalf of My Son’ Director Gabriel Martins on Black Brazilian Representation in His Films: ‘It’s a Life Project To Me, Not Just Cinema’
In 2022, Gabriel Martins made waves at the Sundance Film Festival with “Mars One,” a sprawling ensemble drama chronicling the life of a Black Brazilian family. At that time, the industry was still wre
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12.09.2026
Hear Elton John Dig Out Sixties Deep Cut ‘Skyline Pigeon’ at Rock in Rio
"This next song is the first good song I wrote with Bernie [Taupin]," John said. "And Brazil is the only place it's ever been popular, so here we go"
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08.09.2026
‘Strawberry and Chocolate’ Star Jorge Perugorría and Brazil’s Thiago Lacerda Lead Havana-Set ‘Hotel Nacional’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Cuba’s Jorge Perugorría, best known for his lead role in the iconic Oscar-nominated Cuban classic “Strawberry and Chocolate” (“Fresa y Chocolate”), has been cast in the upcoming film, “Hotel Nacional”
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07.09.2026
Cronenberg Meets Activism in Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli’s Queer BDSM Drama ‘London’
As they worked on their long-gestating first feature, “London,” Brazilian filmmakers Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli dove headfirst into cinematic portrayals of disability. What they found was frus
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28.08.2026
Miyu Distribution Acquires Fernanda Salgado’s ‘Ana, en Passant’ Starring Lauded Brazilian Actress Zezé Motta (EXCLUSIVE)
Global indie animation powerhouse Miyu Distribution has acquired international rights to Fernanda Salgado’s “Ana, en Passant” ahead of its world premiere at the Brasília Brazilian Film Festival and in
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27.08.2026
Grace Passô’s ‘Our Secret’ Nabs the Best Film Kikito at the 54th Gramado Film Festival
GRAMADO, Brazil — “Our Secret” (“Nosso segredo”), the first feature from Grace Passô, nabbed the best feature film Kikito award at the Aug. 22 closing ceremony of the 54th Gramado Film Festival. The f
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23.08.2026
‘Seduction,’ Helmed by Zelito Viana and Marcos Palmeira, to Premiere at the Inffinito Fest in Miami (EXCLUSIVE)
GRAMADO, Brazil — “Seduction” (“Sedução”), a feature set in the Amazon Rainforest region and helmed by Zelito Viana and Marcos Palmeira, will have its world premiere on Sept. 11 at the 30th edition of
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23.08.2026
Magenta Light Studios Nabs U.S. and Canadian Distribution Rights to Brazilian Crime Drama ‘The King of the Internet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Magenta Light Studios has acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to “The King of the Internet” (“O Rei da Internet”), the acclaimed Brazilian crime drama from filmmaker Fabrício Bittar. Ba
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21.08.2026