ANNECY, France – An early bellwether of how successful locally produced TV content can be, Brazil’s TV animation industry is reaching new heights, backed by growing government support and recent ...
Brazil’s thriving animation scene has been on display around the world over the past year, with titles teasing, screening and winning awards at major international events such as Palm Springs, Annecy, ...
Brazilian animation projects “Matías” and “Utopia,” arthouse titles “The Devil’s Well,” “Madre Pajaro” and “Missing” and ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian TV’s indie animated-series production sector is booming. In four years, locally produced toons have gone from zero to 36 TV series, made by 20 shingles with a combined ...
ANNECY, France— Annecy’s Brazil tribute looks like “the strongest showcase of the Brazilian animation sector at any festival ever,” says Brazilian Culture Minister Sergio Sá Leitão. Here’s a drill ...
Founded in 1993, Brazil’s Anima Mundi has established itself as the largest animation festival in the Americas and the second largest in the world. Taking place in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights to Priscilla Kellen's animated feature "Papaya" following its world premiere at the Rio Film ...
Oscar and Annie contender "Tito and the Birds" captures the zeitgeist of fear with an expressionistic use of background oil paintings. Brazilian animation continues to prosper with political relevance ...
ANNECY, France — The opening two minutes, 10 seconds of Gustavo Steinberg’s “Tito and the Birds,” which world premieres in competition Thursday at Annecy, is a powerful snapshot of the forces powering ...
In late May 2018, Netflix announced plans to launch Super Drags, the first animation produced in Brazil. The story features three youths who work in a department store during the day and by night ...