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We are extremely happy about the 7 years of Brazil Film Fest in Toronto.
The big news on this anniversary is that the festival will take place at the renowned TIFF Bell Lightbox, one of the most respected entertainment complexes as well as the home of the Toronto International Film Festival, which is an international reference in cinema. With an assortment of 11 films, we will show how the Brazilian cinematography is gradually gaining ground internationally. Two of the 11 films may represent Brazil at the Oscars in 2014. The first one is The Neighboring Sounds, running for the category of Best Foreign Language Film and also on the New York Times list of 10 best films of the year. The second one is Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury, and is among the 19 animation finalists. It was the winner of the most important animation festival in Annecy, France. Gonzaga is our choice for the opening night. The film is about an encounter between father and son, two talented Brazilian musicians, to discuss their differences. Gonzaga is a reference of Forr music, widely known and much appreciated around the world. I would like to express my gratitude to this years team. Thank you, Chris, Solange, Yuri, Eric, Eduardo, Clarissa, Angie, Liliam, Emilie, Felipe, Loraine, among others, as well as all the volunteers who made this festival a meeting of Brazilian cinema, Canadians, and people from various nationalities.

Katia Adler
Director of the Festival

On behalf of the Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto, it gives me great pleasure to address these words to the organizers, patrons, and to the audience (both Canadian and Brazilian) of the Seventh Edition of the Brazil Film Fest which will be taking place at the world-renowned TIFF Bell Lightbox. Let me preface by saying that the Brazil Film Fest owes its existence to Katia Adler, who also organizes the Brazilian Film Fest in Paris (which is now in its 15th edition). Her talents are well known and her expertise in the world of Brazilian cinema is truly undisputed. On behalf of the Consulate General of Brazil, I would like to thank Katia for her commendable efforts which enable our Canadian audience as well as the Brazilian residents in Toronto to enjoy an array of the most important films coming out of Brazil today. Among the many Canadian organizations which support the Brazil Film Fest I would like to mention Hot Docs, Toronto International Jewish Film Festival, Planet in Focus, and Imagine Native Films just to name a few. This year you will find many guests, directors, and producers from Brazil who will be present, such as Srgio S Leito (Secretary of Culture of the City of Rio de Janeiro), Breno Silveira (Director of the films Gonzaga and Along the Way), and Rapahael Aguinaga (Director of the Co-Production between Brazil/Argentina The Uprising. Last, but certainly not least, a great many thanks to the sponsors: the State of Rio de Janeiro; the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro; RioFilme, and BWI (Bassett & Walker International, Inc). Luis Borda Silos
Deputy Consul General of Brazil in Toronto

It is an honor for RioFilme to support the realization of another edition of Brazil Film Fest in Toronto. This is an important event to promote Brazilian cinema. Its importance for the industry of Brazil is indisputable. The support of RioFilme to Brazil Film Fest is in its third consecutive year. And it will continue until at least 2016. This symbolizes commitment and seriousness of the policy of encouraging the development of industry established in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. Over the past five years, RioFilme has invested US$150 million in 350 projects of Rios audiovisual companies, generating 12,000 jobs and contributing US$400 million to the countrys GDP. The cultural, social, and economic results are evident. And there is much more to come. Congratulations to the organizers of the Brazil Film Fest. Again Toronto moviegoers will have access to a wide and varied overview of what is best in recent Brazilian cinema, including five films invested by RioFilme, such as Gonzaga. On behalf of RioFilme, I wish you a great Brazil Film Fest to all! Srgio S Leito
Municipal Secretary of Culture and CEO of RioFilme

This years Brazil Film Fest can be perfectly summed up in one word to show off the main features of contemporary Brazilian cinema: Diversity. The movies being screened bring a multitude of genres and perspectives able to offer the viewer a clear overview of the Brazilian society of today. From comedy to musical film, animation to documentary, each film expresses a part of the rich panorama of the national cinematography. Regarding the state of Rio de Janeiro, four films stand out. The social comedy For Sale or Rent, by Betse Paula, and the documentary Passinho Dance Off both seek to portray everyday slums to display a changing society, whether in regard to facing the issues of drug trafficking and violence to the recontextualizing of folk street dancing. The animation Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury, the filmmaker Luiz Bolognesi, born in So Paulo, tells with rare poetry the social and political history of Rio de Janeiro, from its discovery to a future that refers to science fiction. Last but not least, Reaching for the Moon, by Bruno Barreto, shows the romance between poet Elizabeth Bishop and architect Lotta Soares with a backdrop of a Rio de Janeiro whose beauty stretches from the beaches to the agricultural setting of our tropical mountains. For all this, the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, feels obliged to support this important event which is the Brazil Film Fest, through cinema discloses the best of our art, culture, tourism, and politics. In conclusion, have a good screening. Ricardo Cota
Communications Subsecretary ofRio de Janeiro State

OPENING NIGHT // Fiction // Nov 28th - Thursday - 7pm - TIFF Cinema 2

Gonzaga Breno Silveira (in attendance)

Gonzaga De Pai para Filho // 2012 // 130 min // Biography/Drama/Music // colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A

Two Brazilian artists, two icons of popular music. Two opposite personalities that are part of the same story, marked by disagreements between father and son who have spent their lives trying to understand each other. Luiz Gonzaga and Gonzaguinha, emotion overows into musical notes.
Script: Patrcia Andrade Editor: Vicente Kubrusly, Gustavo Giane Cinematographer: Adrian Teijido Music: Berna Ceppas Produced by: Marcia Braga, Eliana Sorez Executive Producers: Pedro Buarque de Hollanda, Leonardo M. de Barros Associated Producers: Patrick Siaretta, Maria Hernandez, Oivia Guimares, Guel Arraes With: Chambinho do Acordeon, Julio Andrade, Adlio Lima, Nanda Costa, and Silvia Buarque Rio de Janeiro Intl Film Festival 2012 Opening night Brazilian Festival Paris 2013 Opening night Brazilian Films Series UCLA Los Angeles 2013 Best Actor by the So Paulo Association of Art Critics 2013 Co-presented with

Fiction // Nov 29th - Friday - 7pm - TIFF Cinema 3

Fiction // Nov 29th - Friday - 9:30pm - TIFF Cinema 3

Reaching for the Moon

Bruno Barreto
Flores Raras // 2013 // 118 min // Drama // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A

For Sale or Rent

Betse de Paula
Vendo ou Alugo // 2013 // 88 min // Comedy // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG

The tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares, the designer of Rios famed Flamengo Park. This engaging and classical love story is an intimate snapshot of the search for inspiration and the lives of two remarkable artists. Genna Terranova
Script: Matthew Chapman, Julie Sayres based on the screenplay by Carolina Kotscho, AC Editor: Leticia Giffoni Cinematography: Mauro Pinheiro Jr. ABC Music: Marcelo Zarvos Produced by: Lucy Barreto, Paula Barreto Executive Producers: Romulo Marinho Jr, Penny Wolf Associated Producers: Mary Jane Marcasiano, Emilia Duncan, Jytte Jansen, Helio Bodini With: Glria Pires, Miranda Otto, Tracy Middendorf, Marcello Airoldi, Treat Williams Frameline Best Feature Film, Audience Award Outfest Best Film, Audience Award Inside Out LGBT Film Festival Best Feature Film Award, Audience Award

Great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, and daughter share a luxurious home which they can no longer keep. Given its proximity to a slum, they nd themselves also unable to sell or rent it. When the UPP (Special Police Unit) occupies the community, potential buyers come to see the house. However, during their visit a shootout begins, leaving everyone trapped inside.
Script: Betse de Paula, Maria Lcia Dahl, Mariza Leo, Julia de Abreu, Jos Roberto Torero Editor: Marta Luz Cinematographer: Jacques Cheuiche Music: Fabio Mondego, Fael Mondego, Marco Tommasi Executive Producer: Heloisa Rezende Producers: Mariza Leo, Betse de Paula, and Virginia Flores Production Company: Aurora Filmes With: Marieta Severo, Marcos Palmeira, Nathalia Timberg, Silvia Buarque Cine-PE 2013 Festival Audio Visual Best Film/Best Film (Audience Award), Best Director/Best Script/Best Actress in a Leading Role/Best Supporting Actress/Best Supporting Actor/Best Edition/Best Soundtrack.

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Fiction // Nov 30th - Saturday - 6:30pm - TIFF Cinema 3

NEIGHBORING SOUNDS Kleber Mendona Filho

O Som Ao Redor // // 2013 // 131 min // Drama // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A

Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in present day, Recife, Brasil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security rm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile Bia, married and mother of two, must nd a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbor`s dog. A slice of Braziliana, a reection on history, violence and noise.
Script: Kleber Mendona Filho Editor: Kleber Mendona Filho, Joo Maria Cinematographer: Pedro Sotero, Fabricio Tadeu Music: DJ Dolores Produced by: Emilie Lesclaux With: Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings, Waldemar Jos Solha, Irma Brown, Lula Terra Rotterdam IFF FIPRESCI Award Best Film Rio IFF Best Film & Soun design New Directors New Films, NY 2012CPH Pix Coppenhagen Best Film Brazil ofcial selection for Best Foreign Language Film - Oscar 2014. Top 10 lm of the Year by New York Times.

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Fiction // Nov 30th - Saturday - 4pm - TIFF Cinema 3

Fiction // Nov 30th - Saturday - 9:30pm - TIFF Cinema 3

The Uprising

Raphael Aguinaga (in attendance)

La Sublevacin / Juan e a Bailarina // 2011 // 95 min // Drama // Colour // Spanish // Subtitles in English // Rating PG

Along the Way Breno Silveira (in attendance)

Beira do Caminho // 2012 // 100 min // Drama // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG

The eclectic men and women of Our Lady of Mercy retirement home have their daily routine turned upside down when their nurse goes on a month-long holiday, leaving her son in charge. Her son, whom the residents call The Witch, promptly takes away the TV, their only diversion, leaving them only with the radio for contact with the outside world. All this just after they have just learned that the Catholic Church has cloned Jesus.
Script: Raphael Aguinaga Editor: Rodrigo Lima Cinematographer: Martin Legrand Music: Rica Amabis, Tejo Damasceno, Luca Raele Executive Producers: Justine Otondo, Luis Sartor Co-Producers: Querosene Filmes (Brazil), Zarlek Producciones (Argentina), Parceria Produes (Brazil), Dos Medidas (Argentina), Al Dente Films (France) With: Marilu Marini, Arturo Goetz, Luis Margani, Lidia Catalano, Nelly Prince Rio de Janeiro Intl Film Festival 2011 So Paulo International Film Festival 2012 Brazilian Film Festival Paris 2013 Best Film (Audience Award)

The moving story of Joo, a man who while on the road, nds a way to forget the heartache of his past. By chance or luck, he comes across a boy looking for the father he never met. That encounter leads to a beautiful relationship that will shake the delicate balance built by Joo to deal with his ghosts. Inspiration by successful songs by Roberto Carlos.
Script: Patrcia Andrade Editor: Vicente Kubrusly Cinematographer: Lula Carvalho Music: Berna Ceppas Produced by: Breno Silveira, Lula Buarque de Hollanda Executive Producers: Eliana Soarez, Leonardo Monteiro de Barros, Pedro Buarque de Hollanda Associated Producer: Patrick Siaretta With: Joo Miguel, Dira Paes, Vincius Nascimento, ngelo Antnio Recife Cine PE Audiovisual Festival 2012 Best Film, Best Film (Audience Award), Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Supporting Actor, Best Script, Honour Award Gilberto Freyre MOMA Film Festival 2012

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Fiction // Dec 1st - Sunday - 12pm - TIFF Cinema 3

Fiction // Dec 1st - Sunday - 4:15pm - TIFF Cinema 3

Tain - An Amazon Legend

Rosane Svartman
Tain - A Origem // 2013 // 88 min // Drama// Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG

Olga

Jayme Monjardim
Olga // 2004 // 141 min // Biography / Drama / History / Romance/War // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A

The lm, 100% shot in the Amazon Rainforest, tells the story of Tain, a 5 years old orphan Indian girl who dreams of becoming a warrior and discovering her true origin.
Script: Cludia Levay Editor: Aruan Cavalleiro, Wellington Dutra, Nataraney Nunes dos Santos Cinematographer: Dudu Miranda Music: Luiz Avellar Executive Producer: Rmulo Marinho Jr. Producers: Pedro Rovai, Virginia Limberger Production Company: Sincrocine Produes Cinematogrcas With: Wiranu Temb, Gracindo Junior, Nuno Leal Maia, Beatriz Noskoski Brazilian Film Festival Paris 2013 Premiere Brasil Lisbon, Festival of Lisbon 2013 Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award for Best International Childrens Feature Film

This lm is based on Olga Benarios life, a German-Jewish communist activist and political prisoner who was married to Brazils communist revolution leader, Luiz Carlos Prestes. After they fell in love, Olga is deported back home to face certain death under the Nazi regime.
Script: Rita Buzzar Editor: Pedro Amorim Cinematographer: Ricardo della Rosa Music: Marcus Vianna Executive Producer: Guilherme Bokel Producer: Rita Buzzar Production Company: Nexus Cinema e Video With: Camila Morgado, Caco Ciocler, Fernanda Montenegro, Luis Mello Havana Film Festival Best Film (Audience Award) ABC Cinematography Award Best Art Director, Best Cinematography Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Art Director, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up

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Fiction // Dec 1st - Sunday - 7:30pm - TIFF Cinema 3

Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury Luiz Bolognesi

Uma Histria de Amor e Fria // 2013 // 75 min // Drama // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating 14A

It is the love story between an immortal hero and Janana, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years, through Brazils colonization, slavery, military regime and the future, in 2096, in the midst of wars for water.
Script: Luiz Bolognesi Editor and Supervising Producer: Helena Maura Cinematographer: Anna Caiado, Daniel Greco Music: Rica Amabis, Tejo Damasceno, Pupillo Executive Producers: Marcos Barreto, Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Snia Hamburger Co-Executive Producers: Marcos Barreto, Renata Galvo Producers: Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, Luiz Bolognesi, Las Bodanzky, Marcos Barreto, Dbora Ivanov, Gabriel Lacerda Production Company: Buriti Filmes, Gullane Entretenimento With the voices of: Selton Mello, Camila Pitanga, Rodrigo Santoro Annecy Animated International Film Festival The Crystal for Best Feature Film 2013 Holland Animation Film Festival-Utrecht International Tricklm Festival Stuttgart Shanghai International Film Festival One of 19 lms in contention for the Best Animated feature at the 2014 Oscars Co-presented with

Documentary // Nov 30th - Saturday - 1pm - TIFF Cinema 3

Documentary // Dec 1st - Sunday - 2pm - TIFF Cinema 3

Serra Pelada: The Legend of the Gold Mountain Victor Lopes

Serra Pelada: A Lenda da Montanha de Ouro // 2013 // 100 min // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG

Emlio Domingos

Passinho Dance Off

A Batalha do Passinho // 2013 // 75 min // Colour // Subtitles in English // Rating PG

In the 80s, in the heart of the Amazon Forest, 115 000 men extracted 100 tons of gold, carrying on their back what would be equivalent to a mountain 150 meters high. Nowadays Serra Pelada has become a lake surrounded by misery, rivalries, and myths.
Script: Maurcio Lissovsky, Victor Lopes Editors: Fernando Vidor, Leonardo Domingues, Julia Barreto, Gisele Barreto Cinematographer: Luis Abramo Music: Lucas Marcier Producers: Rodrigo Letier, Roberto Berliner Executive Producers: Arpex udio, Marmo Produes Production Company: TvZero FICA 2013 - Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental Best Film, Best Film (Audience Award) Rio de Janeiro Intl Film Festival - 2013

When the video Passinho Foda reached 4 million views on YouTube, Beiola and his friends were surprised. Recorded with a digital camera in a back yard during a barbecue, the video showed a new way to dance carioca funk. In less than a week, it went viral on the Internet. The documentary portrays this phenomena and discovers how the culture around the funk world has expanded beyond funk dance parties, DJs, and favelas.
Script: Jlia Mariano, Emlio Domingos Editor: Guilherme Schumann Cinematographers: Daniel Neves, Paulo Castiglione Music: DJ Vinimax Producers: Jlia Mariano, Emlio Domingos Production Company: Osmose Filmes Rio de Janeiro Intl Film Festival 2012 4th Amazon Short Film Festival 2013 Best Film Audience Award

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Schedule
Nov 28th
THURSDAY TIFF Cinema 2 7:00 pm

GONZAGA (Gonzaga De Pai Para Filho) / 130 min / Rating 14A

Nov 29th

FRIDAY TIFF Cinema 3

7:00 pm 9:30 pm

REACHING FOR THE MOON (Flores Raras) / 118 min / Rating 14A FOR SALE OR RENT (Vendo ou Alugo) / 88 min / Rating PG

1:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:30 pm 9:30 pm

SERRA PELADA: THE LEGEND OF THE GOLD MOUNTAIN

(Serra Pelada: A Lenda da Montanha de Ouro) / 100 min / Rating PG

Nov 30th

SATURDAY TIFF Cinema 3

THE UPRISING (Juan e a Bailarina/ La Sublevacin) / 95 min / Rating PG NEIGHBORING SOUNDS (O Som ao Redor) / 131 min /| Rating 14A ALONG THE WAY ( Beira do Caminho) / 88 min / Rating PG

Dec 1st SUNDAY TIFF Cinema 3

12:00 pm 2:00 pm 4:15 pm 7:30 pm

TAIN - AN AMAZON LEGEND (Tain A Origem) / 88 min / Rating PG PASSINHO DANCE OFF (A Batalha do Passinho) / 75 min / Rating PG OLGA (Olga) / 141 min / Rating 14A RIO 2096: A STORY OF LOVE AND FURY
(Uma Histria de Amor e Fria) / 75 min / Rating 14A

The lms have English subtitles. Classication categories: PG - Parental guidance is advised. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children. / 14A - Suitable for viewing by persons 14 years of age and older. Persons under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. May contain: violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scenes. LOCATION TIFF Bell Lightbox // Reitman Square - 350 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5 TICKETS $14 (Adult) / $12 (Special Partnerships/Student/Senior) / $9 (Child) GET TICKETS In person: Open 10am - 10pm daily / TIFF Bell Lightbox Box Ofce / 350 King Street West, Toronto, ON / Phone: Open 10am - 7pm daily / (416) 599-8433 (TIFF) / 1-888 -599-8433 (TIFF) / Online at www.brazillmfest.net CONTACT brazillmfest@gmail.com

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Crew
Executive Director Katia Adler Production Manager Christian Pedersen Production Manager Brazil Solange Campello Production Coordinator Yuri Berger Production Assistant (France) Emilie Pouget Production Assistant (Toronto)/ Volunteer Coordinator Eric Major Production Assistant (Toronto)/ Head of Volunteers Eduardo Jansen Production Assistant (Brazil) Loraine Alvarado Creative Director Carlos Leitao Vignette Felipe Vianna Promos Host Host Jennifer Jasey Directors Promos Hulya Eroz, Eduardo Jansen Producers Promos Hulya Eroz, Eduardo Jansen, Eric Major Camera Promos Sinan Eroz Editors Promos Sinan Eroz, Eduardo Jansen Publicist Brazil Liliam Hargreaves Ribeiro Publicist Toronto Angie Burns - Allied Integrated Marketings Webmaster Clarissa Kezen Board Members Fatima Mesquita, Kadija de Paula Many thanks to: Ambassador Afonso Cardoso Consul General of Brazil in Toronto, Lus Antonio Silos Chief of the Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto, Angela Rodrigues, Angelica Ambrosini, Germn Domnguez Deputy Consul General Consulate General of Argentina, Aljona Schnitzer - Vice Consul for Cultural Affairs Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Toronto, Sergio S Leito, Ricardo Cota, Breno Silveira, Raphael Aguinaga, Karen Thrnau, Jason Aviss, Patrick Carnegie, Dr Olavo Queiroz, Cecilia Boff, Irina Fyfe, Alyssa Kornet, Elsie Xynos, Holly Jasiura, Jutta Brendemhl, Elwood Jimmy, Dawn Kuisma, Meaghan Brophy, Stuart Hands, Allen Braude, Janice Schulman, Tracy Jenkins, Jrmie Abessira, Patrycja Cieniewicz, Daniel Northway-Frank, George Zotti, Roberta Cardoso, Scott Kettles, Scott Ferguson, Rich Duhaney, Sinara Rozo, Chinedu Egwuenu, Solange Escosteguy Cardoso, Angela Mesquita, Nina da Nobrega Garcia, Dustin Aceti, Patricio Salazar, Kyle Burton, Goreti Cardoso, Michal Kwadrans, Adam Lopez, Brian Carver, Javier Aizersztein, Luciano Porto, Victoria Boger Mull, Fernanda Thiesen, Martha Rangel, Josivaldo Rodrigues, Leila Monteiro Lins, James Dubbeldam, DJ Seduce, Regina Filippov, Teresa Baker Botelho, Valter Barberini, Greg Taylor, Ingrid Coifman, Said Henry, DJ Ziko Pereira, Newton Moraes, Luanda Jones, Jos Francisco Schuster, James McNally, Raquel Teixeira, Eduardo Costa, TK, Trista DeVries, Alinne Rodrigues, Jlia Ribeiro, Joey Radziewicz, Hannah Day, Natalie Ho, Natalie Grossi, Tim Shore, Suely Anunciao. A special thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers!

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