Yet as the year draws to a close, those red carpets and golden trophies haven’t translated into greenlights for those working behind the cameras. The very system that made this resurgence possible is ...

Cult film outfit Spamflix will launch the Cinema of Desire at the Marché International du Film Classique (MIFC) in Lyon, an ambitious restoration project in collaboration with the Cinemateca ...

Brazilian cinema is riding high at the moment, led by Walter Salles' triple Oscar contender 'I'm Still Here.' By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Brazil will be the official country of honor at ...

The Secret Agent,” a Brazilian feature shortlisted for the Oscars, is all about ordinary people. It follows an unassuming ...

TIRADENTES, Brazil — A foreigner arriving here — a pristine baroque town in Minas Gerais, the site of Portugal’s colonial-era gold mines — may not know that it’s a place where cultural and social ...

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced “I'm Still Here” as the winner of the international feature at the Academy Awards, millions of Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where Carnival ...

Representatives of the Brazilian government and the film sector will discuss in a panel during Sao Paulo’s motion picture convention Expocine the challenges and strategies to curb the digital piracy ...

Three months ahead of general elections on Oct. 5, Brazilian president Dilma Roussef has announced a huge 2014 1.2 billion reales ($540 million) government-funding package for Brazil’s film and TV ...

SAO PAULO — Brazilian-made dramas rarely last long in local cinemas. But, nearly two months after its release, “I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ...

Despite historic wins at the Oscars and Cannes, Brazil’s film industry is stalling amid bureaucracy, political swings, and a lack of long-term vision. Yet as the year draws to a close, those red ...

Brazil will be the official country of honor at this year's Marché du Film, the Cannes film market, an acknowledgment of the ...