Marta Balaga Projeto Paradiso has announced in Cannes that Daniel Bandeira has won the Pop Up Film Residency Paradiso. The program is created exclusively for Brazilian professionals.
Bandeira, currently developing “Red Express,” is also behind “Property”, which premiered at the Berlinale’s Panorama back in February.
Born in Pernambuco, he has been a filmmaker since 2001, making his feature debut with “Peer Pressure.” The three-week Pop Up Film Residency – carried out in partnership with Matthieu Darras of Tatino Films – will take place in the Faroe Islands in Denmark, with Jón Hammer of Kyk Pictures joining as local partner. “In so many ways, this project will be a step up for me.
In terms of production, but also creatively. It’s a complex story,” Bandeira told Variety. “I really want to think about my potential audience this time.
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