John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBananeira Filmes’ Vania Catani, a producer on Lucrecia Martel’s “Zama” and Lisandro Alonso’s “Eureka,” is set to produce Anne Guimaraes’ “Super Powers,” as Catani primes films from leading lights in Brazil’s youngest generation of emerging female filmmakers.Two titles from such directors – Flavia Neves, with Primer Corte’s “Fogaréu” and Monica Demes’ with “Requiem for Clara,” a Punto Género project – will be unveiled at Ventana Sur.
Another, “Medusa,” from Anita Rocha de Silveira (“Kill Me Please”), now in post-production, looks, as “Fogaréu,” like a good bet for major festival play in 2021.Between them, the four movies sum up many of the trends coursing one of the most exciting new talent.
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