The Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles
 
Calendar of Events - April 2010
 
 
 
 
 VANESSA IS COMING TO LOS ANGELES
- THE BRAZILIAN FUSION WORKSHOP
                                  
@ MILLENNIUM DANCE COMPLEX
                       
Hip Brazil: Brazilian Dance Fusion Workshop with Vanessa Isaac     
& RP2 Stretching Method with Lia Caprara
 
WHEN:  APRIL 11, SUNDAY from 3 TO 5 PM    
 
WHERE: MILLENNIUM DANCE COMPLEX
5113 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
 
PRICE:  $35 TILL APRIL 10 OR $40 at the DAY/DOOR - 50% DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS WITH I.D.
 
RESERVATIONS:    http://www.hipbrazil.com/
or call (818) 521-7162
 
An inspiring, cultural and fun two hours Brazilian inspired dance workshop
 
Hip Brazil Dance Fusion- Sensual, high energy and grounding! The original program created by Vanessa Isaac. Based on the Fusion of Brazilian dances such as samba, samba reggae, axe, Afro Brazilian plus contemporary dance. Balance, intuition, rhythm and creativity are not only encouraged but are the core of it. "Isaac's method of instruction and her infectious love of the dance leave you feeling refreshed, exhilarated... You're a gazelle, a samba cat, a graceful and sultry creature. (Please, take a moment ... breathe, bask in the delight of your newfound dancitude)."    Rhonda Owen, writer    
"An Exhilarating Total Body Workout!"                    Shape Magazine

RP2 (breathing, relaxation, passages and postures) - with Lia Caprara (30 minutes) - Explore your limits and stretch your body consciously!! Breath and use your proprioceptors to increase the range of motion of your joints with this new poem of the movement, the RP2. The method, developed by Meg Mendonca in Brazil, has been featured in top gyms in Brazil and Europe. Lia is certified in RP2 since 2009 and has been using this method in her private classes in Los Angeles with a great success.
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
CONTACT:
Carol Rodrigues
Media Coordinator
carol@labrff.com / 00 XX 1 (310) 406-3722
 
3rd ANNUAL LOS ANGELES BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL – (LABRFF) unveils its 2010 lineup
 
The festival will be held from April 27th to May 2nd
at the Landmark Theatre
 
PROGRAMMING INCLUDES TRIBUTE TO CELEBRATE
THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW BRAZILIAN CINEMA
 
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST
 
 Los Angeles, CA March 31st – LABRFF founded in 2007, is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the New Brazilian Cinema. LABRFF will present feature films, documentaries and shorts, animation and video projects.
 
2010 Lineup
 
OPENING NIGHT
Time: 6:00pm ARRIVALS
Presentation promptly at 7:30pm
Opening Film at 8:00pm
Cocktail Party at 9:45pm
By invitation & or purchase Opening Tickets only
Cocktail Attire
 
A DRIFT (À DERIVA), by director Heitor Dhalia with Vincent Cassel and Camilla Belle - The festival opening night feature, earned a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard in 2009 for its emotionally rich tale of a family spending summer vacation with her family in Búzios. Filipa a fourteen-year old girl experiences her rite of passage into adulthood while discovering love for the first time. A rite filled with anguish when she learns that her father, a famous author is betraying her mother with a foreign woman who lives in the small seaside town. But this secret is to be only the first in a series of others both enchanting and painful, which she discovers about her family and herself as well.
 
 
AWARDS NIGHT
Time: 7:00pm ARRIVALS
Presentation promptly at 7:30pm
Centerpiece Film at 8:30pm
Cocktail Party at 10:00pm
By invitation & or purchase Awards Tickets only
Cocktail Attire
 
In Therapy (Divã), by director José Alvarenga Junior with Lilian Cabral and José Mayer - Mercedes’ story is not unlike most other middle-aged women’s stories: she has been happily married for twenty years, has two wonderful children who are about to leave home, has a good job she is content with.  She basically has a perfectly normal existence - until she decides, for reasons she can’t quite put her finger on, to start seeing a therapist. Little did she know that she was about to embark on an emotional and life-changing trip…
 
 
NARRATIVE COMPETITION:
 
Cabeça a Prêmio (Cabeça a Prêmio), directed by Marco Ricca (U.S Premiere/Festival Internacional de Cinema do Rio de Janeiro 2009 Best Actor)
 
Time of Fear (Salve Geral), directed by Sérgio Rezende (U.S Premiere)
 
Love Stories Last Only 90 Minutes (Histórias de Amor duram apenas 90 Minutos), directed by Heloísa Resende
(U.S Premiere)
 
Jean Charles (Jean Charles), directed by Henrique Goldman (West Coast Premiere/Dinard Film Festival 2009 Best Screenplay)
 
Black Gold (Ouro Negro), directed by Isa Albuquerque (U.S Premiere)
 
Elvis e Madonna, directed Marcelo Lafitte (West Coast Premiere)
 
Pau Brasil, directed by Fernando Belens (U.S Premiere)
 
Saenz Peña Square (Praça Saenz Peña), directed Vinícius Reis (U.S Premiere/Rio International Film Festival 2009)
 
Strangers (Estranhos), directed by Paulo Alcântara   (U.S Premiere)
 
Eye of the Storm (No Meu Lugar), directed by Eduardo Valente (West Coast Premiere/Cannes Film Festival 2009)
 
 
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION:
 
Dzi Croquettes, directed by Tatiana Issa and Rafael Alvarez (U.S Premiere/
Best Documentary at Rio International Film Festival 2009)
 
The Man who Bottled Clouds (O Homem Que Engarrafava Nuvens), directed by Lírio Ferreira (West Coast Premiere)
 
Eliezer Batista: O Engenheiro do Brasil, directed Victor Lopes (U.S Premiere)

Only Ten Percent is a Lie (Só Dez por Cento é Mentira), directed by Pedro Cezar (West Coast Premiere)
 
 
SPECIAL TRIBUTE THE REVIVAL BRAZILIAN CINEMA:
 
Carlota Joaquina, directed by Carla Camuratti
City of God (Cidade de Deus), directed by Fernando Meirelles
Foreign Land (Terra Estrangeira), directed by Walter Salles
To the Left of the Father (Lavoura Arcaica), directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho
O Quatrilho directed by Fábio Barreto
 
 SPECIAL SCREENINGS
 
 
The Little Cowboy (O Menino da Porteira), directed by Jeremias Moreira (West Coast Premiere/Brazilian Film Festival of Toronto 2009)
Herbert Up Close (Herbert de Perto) directed by Roberto Berliner e Pedro Bronz (U.S Premiere)
Simonal – No One Knows How Tough It Was (Simonal, Ninguém Sabe O Duro Que Eu Dei) directed by Claudio Manoel (West Coast Premiere)
Loki directed by Paulo Henrique Fontenelle (West Coast Premiere)
 
 
SHORTS PROGRAM:
 
Maribondo Amarelo directed by Amarildo Pessoa
Ave Maria ou a Mae dos Sertanejos directed by Camilo Cavalcante
3.33 directed by Sabrina Greve
Madonna Won’t Wait (A Madonna Não Vai Esperar), directed by Melise Maia Baptista
Abismo de Plumas directed by João Gollo
Blackout (Blackout), directed by Daniel Rezende
Cheirosa (Cheirosa), directed by Carlos Segundo
Five Minutes (Cinco Minutos), Directed by Ricky Mastro
Crazy La-la (Doido Lelé), directed by Ceci Alves dos Santos
Two Worlds (Dois Mundos), directed by Thereza Jessouroun
Meanwhile (Enquanto Isso), directed by Vitor Leite
Erroversível directed by Rodrigo Moreira
Eulalia (Eulália), directed by Felipe Adami
Paper Filter (Filtro de Papel), directed by Eliane Giardini and Mariana Betty
Língua Livre directed by Igor and Ivan Spacek
Runaway Slave (Nêgo Fugido), directed by Cláudio Marques and Marília Hughes
O Homem mais insuportável do Mundo directed by João Cassapava
The Boy and the Poet (O Menino e o Poeta), directed by Luiz Duarte
Paralelos directed by Alexandre Basso
The Secret (O Segredo), directed by Luis Antonio Pereira
Pares directed by Mateus Vianna
Perspective (Perspectiva) directed by Igor & Ivan Spacek
Second View (Segunda no Parque), from Debora Bapt, Janaína Russef 
Berço Esplêndido directed by Matheus Vianna, Rita de Cássia e Macarra Vianna
Clemência directed by Rita de Cássia
A Short Walk directed by Rafael Jardim
Cães (Cães), directed by Adler Paz and Moacyr Gramacho
One for Another (Um para o Outro), from Cecilia Engels
Vermelho Imaginário directed by Mateus Damasceno
Spectaculum (Spectaculum), directed by Juliano Luccas
 
 
SPECIAL PROJECT
 
I Love John (Eu Amo John), directed Carolina Shorter
Before We Close directed by Claudia Damasceno
Positive (Positivo), directed by Mario Amadeu
Garota eu Fui pra Califórnia directed by Bruno Fabrizzi
 
 
 
 
SHORTS ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN COMPETITION
 
Deserted directed by Nils Timm
Never Odd or Even (Livre do Poder Vil), directed by Julia Camara
Rehearsal directed by Daniel Picolo
The Meeting (O Encontro), directed by Roberto Jabor
 
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SYNOPSIS, SHOWTIMES, AND DATES,
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.labrff.com
 
CONTACTS:
Carol Rodrigues
310-406-3722
 
MEDIA CREDENTIAL INFORMATION
Sabrina Furtado at sabrina@labrff.com
 
TICKET AND PASSES INFORMATION
info@labrff.com tickets will be available to purchase starting April 1st 2010
 
VOLUNTEERS INFORMATION
Please contact volunteer@labrff.com
 
PROGRAMMING INFORMATION
Please contact programming@labrff.com     
 
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KCRW presents, in association with Brazilian Nites:
 
Caetano Veloso
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Price: $75.00 / $60.00 / $45.00
 
 
CAETANO VELOSO
“Caetano Veloso is one of the greatest songwriters of the century: a master melodist, a lyricist who merges surreal imagery with a sense of history and a sense of humor, a singer whose voice radiates tenderness and supple swing and a musician who connects to traditional music, pop and jazz from all over.”
—The New York Times

Caetano Veloso will open the award-winning Greek Theatre’s 2010 season on Thursday, April 15.

Caetano Veloso is among the most influential and beloved artists to emerge from Brazil. Known there since the 1960’s, Veloso has made more than thirty recordings to date and has developed a strong international following. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, in 1942, Caetano Veloso began his professional musical career in 1965 in Sao Paulo. In his first compositions he drew on the bossa novas of Joao Gilberto, but rapidly began to develop his own distinctive style. Absorbing musical and aesthetic ideas from sources as diverse as The Beatles, concrete poetry, the French Dadaists and the Brazilian modernist poets of the 1920s, Caetano, together with Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, his sister Maria Bethania, and a number of other poets and intellectuals, founded a movement called Tropicalismo. By experimenting with new sounds and words, adding electric guitars to their bands and utilizing the imagery of modern poetry, Caetano became a musical revolutionary.

Although Tropicalismo set the tone for Caetano’s career, his music has evolved greatly over the years. Incorporating elements of rock, reggae, fado, tango, samba canao, baiao and rap-- with lyrics containing some of the best poetry in a musical tradition rich in verse-- Caetano’s music is sometimes traditional, sometimes contemporary, often hybrid. At once an astute social commentator and balladeer of highly emotive love songs, Caetano is one of the most respected poets in the Portuguese language. Indeed he is one of only a handful of artists who has resolved how to be musically modern and still undeniably Brazilian.
 
 

  2010 Monaco Charity Film Festival

Film. Charity. Monaco Cares.
 

PROUDLY PRESENTS A TRIBUTE TO

RECENT BRAZILIAN CINEMA

 
May 5 to 11 - Hotel Hermitage Monaco
 

More information: http://www.monacofilmfestival.org/

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