THE 11th HOLLYWOOD BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL

THE 11th HOLLYWOOD BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL OPENS WITH BRAZIL’S OFFICIAL ENTRY FOR OSCARS 2020
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURIDICE GUSMAO TO OPEN FEST!

WHEN: November, 15 - 19, 2019, Check website for films and times.
VENUE: the Skirball Cultural Center ,2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049
(By invitation only)
VENUE 2: Los Feliz Theater at 1822 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(Tickets available online only)
COST: $9.50 tickets
INFO Schedule: www.hbrfest.com/schedule
INFO trailers: https://www.hbrfest.com/films

Brazil’s official entry for Oscars 2020 Best Foreign Film the Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is set to be the opening night film at the 11th annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival on November 15th.

Directed by Karim Aïnouz and Produced by Rodrigo Teixeira (Ad Astra, Call Me By Your Name), the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where it won the coveted Un Certain Regard Award. The annual festival will run from November 15-19 at the Skirball Culture Central in Los Angeles and Los Feliz Theater at 1822 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Some of the feature films that will be showing at the festival include: Mariguella (The directorial debut from Wagner Moura (Netflix’s Narcos); Bacurau (Ddrected by Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles,co-presented at AFI Fest); the short film The Orphan, directed by Carolina Markowicz.

The honorees this year include Rodrigo Teixeira (Ad Astra, Call Me By Your Name) and Alice Braga (Queen of the South).

FEATURES
-The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmão directed by Karim Aïnouz (Opening Night)
Premiered at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Un Certain Regard. The film stars Oscar nominated Fernanda Montenegro, a dame from the Brazilian cinema, now 90 years old.
- Mariguella directed by Wagner Moura
Wagner Moura is a well-known Brazilian actor, making his directorial debut. He starred in the internationally acclaimed Brazilian film Elite Squad and on international projects such as Netflix's Narcos, playing Pablo Escobar. The film is a period piece about the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 60's. It starts singer/actor Seu Jorge (City of God, The Life Aquatic of Steve Zissou) as the title character Marighela.
- Bacurau directed by Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles (co-presented at AFI Fest)
Premiered at the main competition in Cannes earlier this year and won the Jury Prize. The festival has also presented Kléber's previous film, Aquarius, in a previous year of the festival. The film is also overtly political and against the current government. It stars Sonia Braga, Bárbara Colen and legendary German actor Udo Kier.
Turma da Mônica: Laços (transl. Monica's Gang: Bonds) is a 2019 Brazilian family adventure film produced by Estúdios Mauricio de Sousa, directed by Daniel Rezende, with screenplay written by Thiago Dottori, and starring Giulia Benitte, Kevin Vechiatto, Laura Rauseo and Gabriel Moreira. The film was based on the eponymous graphic novel by Vitor and Lu Cafaggi and the series of homonymous comic books created by Maurício de Sousa.

SHORTS
- The Orphan directed by Carolina Markowicz
Premiered at the Director's fortnight in Cannes last year, where it won the Queer Palm. It has played in over 100 festivals around the world and picked up several other awards, including the top prize at Hollyshorts last month, which qualified it for the Academy Awards. The producers are working with a PR company on an Oscar campaign.

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Born from a desire to bridge the gap between the Brazilian and Hollywood film industry communities, the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival launched in 2009 with a clear mission to introduce the fiercely independent-minded filmmaker voices transforming Brazil’s creative and artistic capital. Driven towards creating invaluable cultural exchange and mutually beneficial partnerships connecting filmmakers, producers and talent on both sides of its far-reaching borders, HBRFEST has established itself as the preeminent source of Brazilian discovery in the U.S. Evoking the dazzling setting of Brazil's world-renowned, one of a kind, vibrant festivities and unique fusion of diverse heritage, audiences will enjoy, discover and be inspired, ultimately revealing that truly visionary cinema has the power to break boundaries and engage.

For More Information and tickets, visit the festival website: www.hrbfest.com