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Lucy Barreto She was born in 1933, in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and got married in 1954 with the photo reporter at O Cruzeiro magazine at the time, Luiz Carlos Barreto. Her first work in the cinema was as scene assistant in The Heirs (1968), by Carlos Diegues. She is one of the most important Brazilian producers. With her husband, she is at the head of LC Barreto and Filmes do Equador, where she is responsible for analyzing screenplays and books that may become movies. Her daughter Paula Barreto helps her in the creation and elaboration of projects. Among the over seventy titles she produced and co-produced, there are some of the most important movies of Brazilian cinema, such as Terra em Transe (1967), by Glauber Rocha, Bye Bye Brasil (1980), by Carlos Diegues, Memórias do Cárcere (1984), by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and Inocência (1985), by Walter Lima Jr.. Recently, she has produced The Middle of the World (2003), first solo feature by Vicente Amorim, and House of Sand (2005), by Andrucha Waddington. She also produces the films by her sons Bruno and Fabio Barreto. For Bruno, she has produced, among others, Four Days in September (1996, nominated to the 1997 foreign movie Academy Award). Fabio Barreto Born in 1957, in Rio de Janeiro, son of Lucy e Luiz Carlos Barreto. He started with the short film A Estória de José e Maria (1977), which was awarded the best direction Candango at the Brasília Film Festival. His first feature, India, Daughter of the Sun (1982), was produced by his grandmother, Lucíola Villela. He then made O Rei do Rio (1985) and Luzia Homem (1987), before being nominated for the 1996 foreign film Academy Award for O Qu4trilho (1995). Among his recent works there are Bela Donna (1998), The Passion of Jacobina (2002) and Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio (2005). Marcelo Santiago Assistant director in O Qu4trilho and Bela Donna, but he also got involved in the production of Four Days in September. He was also associate producer of the documentary 2000 Nordestes (2000, in the 24th Mostra selection), by Vicente Amorim and David França Mendes, and of Bossa Nova (2000), by Bruno Barreto. He started in the direction with the short film Os Filhos de Nelson (2000). His first feature was Sonhos e Desejos (2006), which brought the best actress Kikito to Mel Lisboa at the Gramado Film Festival.

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Gilberto Topczewski Born in São Paulo, in 1975. He graduated in Social Communication by the ESPM (Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing) in 1997. He began a career as publicity writer and was directing assistant in several projects for film and publicity in São Paulo and in Rio de Janeiro. A partner of bigBonsai production company, he directed a number of documentaries. Pixote in Memoriam is his first feature. Felipe Briso Born in Itapetininga, São Paulo, in 1976. He majored in Social Communication by the ESPM, in 1997. In 1998, he went to New York to work in civil construction. Years later, he came back to Brazil and began to direct institutional documentaries and television programs. A partner and founder of bigBonsai production company. Pixote in Memoriam is his first feature. Edu Abad He studied cinema in FAAP. His audiovisual production includes such as the short film Coentro e Quiabo na Carne de Sol (1995) and the documentary Perrengue na Chapada (2005). He directed making ofs such as O Set do Bicho (2001) - on the background to O Bicho de Sete Cabeças - and Bastidores do Carandiru (2002). Pixote in Memoriam is his first feature as director.

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Felipe Gomez Aparicio was born in 1977, in Buenos Aires, Argentina He earned his degree in film production at the Cinematographic Research Center (CIC). He has helmed commercials for many of the top production companies in the world, quickly becoming one of his country’s foremost ad directors and earning him recognition as the 13th most awarded director by The Gunn Report, a comprehensive global listing of top advertising talent. His work has garnered a number of international accolades including multiple Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, Epica Awards, the Argentine Creative Circle’s El Diente Award, YouTube Ad of the Year, and the Martín Fierro Award among others.

Today, Felipe divides his time between Madrid and Buenos Aires, but his daily life affords him the privilege of filming in distant cities and amongst different cultures, constantly forming deeply treasured bonds and having experiences that will surely be part of the stories of his future feature films.

The Perfect David is his feature debut, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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A director and screenwriter from Bahia, he started filmmaking as part of the aptly named Super-8 generation, in the ’70s, during which he made documentaries, fiction and experimental films. He was one of the main figures of the Grupo Lumbra, alongside Edgard Navarro, Pola Ribeiro and José Araripe Jr., making a mark on the Cinema of Bahia at the time. He began his career in 1973 with Viva o Cinema, a short film shot in Super-8. He later directed Crianças de Mundo Novo (1980), his first film in 35mm; the experimental film Anil (1989); and the documentaries Fibra (1986) and A Mãe (1998), a portrait of Glauber Rocha’s mother Lúcia Rocha, co-directed by Umbelino Brasil, both of which won awards at the Gramado Film Festival. He also directed the feature-length fiction films Heteros, A Comédia (1994), awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Toronto Film Festival, and Pixaim (2000).

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Born in Olivos, Argentina, in 1936. He studied theater, music and law. In his career in movies —Solanas is a director, screenwriter, producer and senator— he has made 17 feature films. The first, from 1968, was the documentary The Hour of the Furnaces, divided in three segments, also exhibited in over 70 countries and is on the 42 nd Mostra’s programming. In 1976, during the military dictatorship, he was exiled in France. He only went back to Argentina in 1983, when the democracy was restored, where he resumed his filmography. Among his remarkable movies are Tangos - The Exile of Gardel (1985), winner of the Grand Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival, South (1988) winner of Best Director Award at Cannes Film Festival, The Journey (1992), Memoria del Saqueo (2004, 28 th Mostra), La Dignidad de Los Nadies (2005 29 th Mostra) and Land in Revolt, Part 1, Impure Gold (2009, 35 th Mostra) and Land in Revolt, Part 2, Black Gold (2011, 35 th Mostra). In 2004, he was graced with the Honorary Golden Bear, in Berlin International Film Festival, for his career.

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Born in Istanbul in 1959, Ferzan Ozpetek moved to Italy in 1976 to study History of Cinema at the Rome University. He also attended courses of History of Art and Stage Direction. He worked for Living Theatre, led by Julian Beck, before returning to cinema. As from 1982, he became assistant director in films by Massimo Troisi, Ricky Tognazzi and Marco Risi. He directed his first film, The Turkish Baths, in 1997. Özpetek also directed, among others, the features Harem Suare (1999), The Ignorant Fairies (2001), The Window Opposite (2003, 27th Mostra), Sacred Heart (2005, 29th Mostra) and A Perfect Day in 2008, same year that Museum of Modern Art of New York dedicated a retrospective to his complete work. After that, he made the features Loose Cannons (2010), Magnificent Presence (2012), Fasten Your Seatbelts (2014) and Istanbul Red (2016). He is also part of the Jury of the 42nd Mostra.

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DINO LEONARDO GENTILI Born in Milan, Italy, in 1965. He completed his studies in Literature at the Università degli Studi di Milano. As scriptwriter he is credited, along with his brother Filippo Gentili, in several TV shows made for broadcast channels such as RAI, Canale 5 and Italia Uno. Among the feature films he wrote are Saimir (2002) by Francesco Munzi, Special Mention at the Venice Festival, and The Days of Abandonment (2004), by Roberto Faenza. He also worked as director and stage director in operas and as an actor in feature films and plays. FILIPPO GENTILI Born in Italy, he graduated in Philosophy at the Università degli Studi di Milano with a diploma in Civilisation Française at Sorbonne and a course in academic writing at the New York University. He wrote TV shows for Italian broadcasts channels with his brother Dino Gentili. Among the films he wrote with Dino Gentili are The Days of Abandonment, and In the Light of the Sun (2005), by Roberto Faenza. He also worked as a book editor having published among others Il Teatro Pirandelliano.

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Fiona Gordon Born in Australia in 1957 and today, resident in Brussels, Belgium. In 1985, together with Domiminique Abel, she founded a theater company and began to travel the world. In the nineties, she began to direct short films such as Merci Cupidon, Rosita, and Walking on the Wild Size. Iceberg is her first feature. Dominique Abel Born in Belgium in 1957. In 1985, together with Fiona Gordon, she founded a theater company and toured the world. In the nineties, she began to direct short films, such as Merci Cupidon, Rosita, and Walking on the Wild Size. Iceberg is her first feature. Bruno Romy Born in 1958, he lives in France. He worked as a maths teacher, as a clown, and as a theater technician. Later, he began to write and to direct short films such as La Poupée, Merci Cupidon (his first film with Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel), and Le Bar des Amants, among others.

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WORLD DAY FOR AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE 27th October In 2010, the Cinemateca Brasileira and the 34th São Paulo Film Festival join forces to celebrate the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, presenting the public with a selection of Brazilian films in new copies or ones restored by the Cinemateca. On the 27th of October 1980, the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images was founded in Belgrade, during the 21st Unesco General Conference. The organization’s initiative sought to bring to the attention of society and of governments the need for urgent action to assure the preservation of cinematic, televisual, and radiophonic material from around the world. In 2005, Unesco announced the 27th of October as being the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. Since then, the date has come to be celebrated by Cinematheques and film archives, with the support of the International Federation of Film Archives. The selection chosen for the programme brings together classics and rarities from popular Brazilian Cinema – from erotic comedies to police dramas, from science fiction to westerns. On top of this, in celebration of the centenary of Bahian Cinema, São Paulo will host its first ever screening of a restored copy of Tocaia no Asfalto (1962), by Roberto Pires, one of Bahia’s most distinguished filmmakers. In commemoration of another centenary this year, that of Corinthians football club, there will also be a screening of a restored copy of O Corintiano (1966), by Milton Amaral, a comedy starring Mazzaropi. Both films were restored by the Cinemateca Brasileira during the 2007 Restoration Programme, sponsored by Petrobras. SCHEDULE: Ainda Agarro esta Vizinha, by Pedro Carlos Rovai (1991) Bonecas Diabólicas, by Flávio Nogueira (1975) Gregório 38, by Rubens da Silva Prado (1969) Na Senda do Crime, by Flaminio Bollini Cerri (1954) O Corintiano, by Milton Amaral (1966) Os Desclassificados, by Clery Cunha (1972) Tocaia no Asfalto, by Roberto Pires (1962)

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Having studied theater and communications, he completed courses in directing and photography. His second short film, Conejo (1999), was a success on the international film festival circuit. For five years, he produced radio programs to preserve and to further traditional Mexican music. As from 1997, he was director and photographic director for advertising films, documentaries and short films. In 2004, he made a medium-length documentary, Tierra Caliente... Se Mueren los que la Mueven. El Violin, his first feature, was part of the Un Certain Regard section of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival where it was awarded the Prize for Best Actor for Don Angel Tavira. At the 2006 Gramado Film Festival, the film was awarded five prizes: Best Latin-American Film, Best Latin-American film from the popular jury, Critic`s Prize, for actor and script.

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43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA