Rio De Janeiro — In Brazil, where the majority of the population are of African origin, persons of color are traditionally under-represented on above-the-line TV and film production. This, however, is gradually changing.
For the past years, Poc talents, as well as residents from the impoverished urban areas, LGBTQ and indigenous people, have gained ground in the still white-male dominated production sector.
The diversity drive resisted four years of an extreme-right government and ironically benefited indirectly from it, in the view of director and screenwriter Janaina Oliveira, vice-president of local Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals (Apan).
As the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) withheld coin from government incentives, said 42-year-old Oliveira, indie producers resorted to commissions from the large international streaming companies.
“Netflix, Amazon and the other streaming companies have adopted policies that stimulate diversity in their productions, especially after the Black Lives Matter movement, and they enforced them in Brazil. George Floyd had an impact here,...
For the past years, Poc talents, as well as residents from the impoverished urban areas, LGBTQ and indigenous people, have gained ground in the still white-male dominated production sector.
The diversity drive resisted four years of an extreme-right government and ironically benefited indirectly from it, in the view of director and screenwriter Janaina Oliveira, vice-president of local Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals (Apan).
As the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) withheld coin from government incentives, said 42-year-old Oliveira, indie producers resorted to commissions from the large international streaming companies.
“Netflix, Amazon and the other streaming companies have adopted policies that stimulate diversity in their productions, especially after the Black Lives Matter movement, and they enforced them in Brazil. George Floyd had an impact here,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Marcelo Cajueiro
- Variety Film + TV
Season Two of the Brazil-produced supernatural drama series "Invisible City", directed by Luis Carone, Cassiano Prado, Graciela Guarani and Luciana Baptista, follows detective 'Eric' (Marco Pigossi) of the 'Environmental Police' who becomes involved in a murder investigation, then stumbles into a world inhabited by mythical entities, streaming in 2023 on Netflix:
"...Eric' (Pigossi) is now in a nature reserve near Belém do Pará, protected by indigenous people and sought after by prospectors. He discovers his daughter 'Luna' (Manu Dieguez) and 'Cuca' (Alessandra Negrini) have been living in the region with the aim to bring him back.
"Although he wants to return to Rio de Janeiro immediately with Luna, Eric realizes his daughter has a greater mission to undertake in the region. At the same time, in trying to protect her, he becomes a threat to the delicate balance between nature and the entities..."
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"...Eric' (Pigossi) is now in a nature reserve near Belém do Pará, protected by indigenous people and sought after by prospectors. He discovers his daughter 'Luna' (Manu Dieguez) and 'Cuca' (Alessandra Negrini) have been living in the region with the aim to bring him back.
"Although he wants to return to Rio de Janeiro immediately with Luna, Eric realizes his daughter has a greater mission to undertake in the region. At the same time, in trying to protect her, he becomes a threat to the delicate balance between nature and the entities..."
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- 2/8/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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