Hollywood Brazilian Fim Festival

Come and discover Brazilian cinema!

The 11^th Annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival will take place from November 15th - November 18th of 2019 at the Amazing Skirlball Cultural Center located at 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049, and the Vista - historic Vintage Cinemas at 4473 Sunset Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027

The Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFEST) will be announcing its 2019 film lineup soon. The program will showcases the best and most recent selection of Brazilian films, many of which have screened in world prestigious film festivals like Berlin, Rotterdam,Locarno and Cannes, a special retrospective screening, industry seminars, networking parties and an awards ceremony.  A diverse mix of 23 feature films and shorts will be screened at this year’s festival, among them 1 international premiere, 1 U.S. Premiere, 1 West Coast Premiere.  See www.hbrfest.com for a list and schedule of films and events.

The elegant Opening and Closing Awards night galas will be attended by an intermingling of Hollywood celebrities, Brazilian icons and bold new artists, luminaries, musicians, film industry executives and dignitaries from various Latin American countries, all on hand to celebrate and indulge in Brazil’s known-for warm hospitality and vibrant festival conviviality.

Focus: Producer Rodrigo Teixeira will be honored as the invited producer and HBRFEST is thrilled to share Karim Ainouz’s Invisible Life on the opening night screening. The film “Invisible Life” is also nominated for 2020 Oscars.

HBRFEST is the only Hollywood-based film festival dedicated to addressing the cultural, creative and commercial exchange between Hollywood, the international film industry and the Brazilian Film Community. International film industry and movie fans will have the exclusive opportunity to experience the unique range of genre highlighting the multi-cultural diversity of an exciting and growing new independent Brazilian cinema.  The intimate gathering allows the public to meet with the invited filmmakers, actors and film co-production partners.

The festival invites everyone to attend with open doors by offering all its screenings for free.  (We suggest arriving 30 minutes prior to start time).  Opening night and Closing Award gala nights are by private invitation.  However a limited amount of 50 tickets are available to the public for purchase.

Celebrities expected (*TBC) Anderson Silva , Gabriela Duarte, Morena Baccarin, Reynaldo Gianecchini and more.  Check website for further confirmations closer to the date.

Friday, November 15th, 2019 6:30pm- RED CARPET - $80.00General Admission for 1 Adult includes: Open Seating at screenings/Food & Beverage at gala plus live music. Cocktail attire is a must please

OPENING NIGHT FILM – Out-of- competition – INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE (IP)

Two of Brazil’s best-known international film figures,Rodrigo Teixeira and director Karim Aïnouz, team up to make “The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmão.”"Invisible Life”.

LOGLINE: The touching tale of the life destinies of two sisters over three decades, from the late 1940s to the early 1970s, “Eurídice Gusmão

One key of the story is “access to the labor market,” denied to both sisters; another, how “women’s voices are constantly being challenged” “not only in the public arena but also the private space of the home,” Aïnouz said.     

THE 11th ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SPONSORSHIP OF:Copa Airlines, Los Angeles Brazilian Consulate, Stella Artois , and Vita Coco.

Sponsorship and volunteer opportunity are still available.

Media interested in covering HBRFEST 2019 must request accreditations. For interviews with actors and film directors prior to the festival’s opening or for red carpet access, please contact:

talize@hbrfest.com

For More information about sponsorship or volunteering please send an email to info@hbrfest.com or visit the festival website at hbrfest.com

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