PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE
Anavilhana is a producing company that has over 10 years experience among its founders Clarissa Campolina, Luana Melgaço and Marília Rocha. The three partners have been developing works within the cultural sphere: cinema, video, dance, music, arts and museography. Anavilhana has produced over 20 short and feature films, which have officially been selected and awarded by international film festivals such as Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian, Locarno, Rotterdam, Visions du Réel and DocLisboa, besides being exhibited in art museums such as Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), MoMA and New Museum (New York) and Inhotim (Belo Horizonte). That makes Anavilhana currently one of the most prominent production companies within Brazilian independent production scenario.
PROJECTS IN SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
“Canção ao Longe” [Faraway Song] 90 min, directed by Clarissa Campolina.
“Corte Real” [Royal Court] 70 min, directed by Julia de Simone.
“Kevin” [Kevin] 90 min, directed by Joana Oliveira.
“Saudade” [Saudade] 70 min, directed by Marcos Pimentel.
PROJECTS IN POST PRODUCTION
“Coiote” [Coiote] 90min, directed by Sérgio Borges
FILMS TO BE RELEASED
“Enquanto estamos aqui” [While we are here] 75 min, 2019, directed by Clarissa Campolina and Luiz Pretti
RELEASED FILMS
“Os que se vão” [Those who wander] 24 min, 2016, directed by Clarissa Campolina and Luiz Pretti: Internation premiere at Visions du Réel (Switzerland)
Festivals: Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes (Brazil, 2018); Festival de Vitória (Brazil, 2018); Festcurtas (Brazil, 2018).
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“A cidade onde envelheço” [Where I grow old] 90 min, 2016, directed by Marilia Rocha: co-production with Terratreme (Portugal), world sales by FiGa Films. World premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam, Hivos Tiger Awards Competition. Supported by Tribeca Blomberg Fellow Fund and World Cinema Fund. Theatrical release in Brazil in 2017.
Festivals: Filmfest München (Germany, 2016); Odessa International Film Festival (Ukraine, 2016); San Sebastian Film Festival (Spain, 2016); Chicago International Film Festival (USA, 2016); Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine (France, 2016); Doc Lisboa (Portugal, 2016); Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2016); Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro (Brazil, 2016); Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA, 2017); Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden, 2017).
Awards: Best film, best director, best actress and best supporting actor at Brasilia Film Festival (Brazil, 2016); Best film at Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine (France, 2016); Jury award at Doclisboa (Portugal, 2016); Young jury award at Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema (Brazil, 2016), Best Iberoamerican Film, Festival de Cine del Uruguay.
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“Solon” [Solon] 16min, 2016, directed by Clarissa Campolina: official selection at Olhar de Cinema (Brazil).
Festivals: Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro (Brazil, 2016); L’Alternativa (Spain, 2016); Festival Internacional del Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2016); Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (USA, 2017); European Media Art Festival (Germany, 2017); Art Night Konstanz-Kreuzlingen (Switzerland, 2017).
Awards: The FT/Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Award (USA, 2016); Best film at Mostra Diálogo section at Diálogo de Cinema (Brazil, 2016); Best Cinematography at Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro (Brazil, 2016).
“Girimunho” [Swirl] 35mm, 90min, 2011, directed by Clarissa Campolina, Helvécio Marins Jr: co-producion with Dezenove Som e Imagens (Brazil), Eddie Saeta (Spain) e Autentika Films (Germany). World premiere at Venice Film Festival (Italy, 2011). Distributed in movie theaters in Brazil, France and Spain. Supported by Hubert Bals Fund, World Cinema Fund and Ibermedia.
Festivals: San Sebastian Film Festival (Spain, 2011); Toronto International Film Festival (Canada, 2011); Festival do Rio (Brazil, 2011); Ibero American Images – MoMa (USA, 2011); Festival des 3 continents de Nantes (France, 2011); Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo (Brazil, 2011); Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (Argentina, 2011); International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2012); FilmFest München (Germany, 2012); Festival del Film Locarno (Switzerland, 2014).
Awards: Interfilm Award at Venice Film Festival (Italy, 2011); Best Film by Youth Jury and Special Jury Prize at Festival des 3 Continents de Nantes (France, 2011); Special Jury Prize at Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2011); Best Indie Fiction Film at Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (USA, 2012).
“Sopro” [Breath] 35mm, 73 min, 2013, directed by Marcos Pimentel: produced by Tempero Filmes; co-production Anavilhana. World Premiere at Visions du Réel (Switzerland, 2013). Supported by Nuestra America Primera Copia award at Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba), Bolivia.Finaliza award at Bolivia LAB (Bolivia) and Visions Sud Est (Switzerland).
Festivals: Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (USA, 2013); Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montreal (Canada, 2013); Festival des 3 Continents de Nantes (France, 2013); Bratislava International Film Festival (Slovakia, 2013); Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2013); Rencontres Cinema de Manosque (France, 2014); Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara (Mexico, 2014); Jerusalem Anthropological Film Festival (Israel, 2014).
Awards: Best documentary film, best editing and best sound design at Fesival UNASUR (Argentina, 2014); Lume Award at Festival Internacional Lume de Cinema (Brazil, 2013).
“O Porto” [The Harbor] HD, 21 min, 2013, directed by Clarissa Campolina, Julia de Simone, Luiz Pretti and Ricardo Pretti: produced by Mirada Filmes; co-production Anavilhana. World premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2013).
Festivals: Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2014); Media City Festival (Canada, 2015); Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival (Germany, 2014); FICUNAM (Mexico, 2014); CachoeiraDoc (Brazil, 2014).
Awards: Mostra Corsária Award at Festival Vitória Cine e Vídeo (Brazil, 2014); Honorable Mention at Diálogo de Cinema (Brazil, 2014).
“Horizontes Mínimos” [Minimal Horizons] HD, 52 min, 2012, directed by Marcos Pimentel: co-produced with Tempero Filmes; Brazilian representing project at DOCTV Latino-América, released in public TV channels in 16 countries of Latin America.
“Odete” [Odete] HD, 2012, directed by Clarissa Campolina, Ivo Lopes Araújo, Luiz Pretti: Produced by Alumbramento, co-production Anavilhana. World premiere at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (Germany, 2012).
Festivals: Panorama Coisa de Cinema (Brazil, 2012); Festival Internacional de Curtas de São Paulo (Brazil, 2012); CineBH (Brazil, 2012).
Awards: Honorable Mention and Prize of the Young Jury – Panorama Coisa de Cinema (Brazil, 2012); Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (Germany, 2012).
“Adormecidos” [Asleep] HD, 6 min, 2011, directed by Clarissa Campolina: World Premiere at BAFICI (Argentina, 2011).
Festivals: International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (Germany, 2011); Curtas Vila do Conde (Portugal, 2011); IDFA (Netherlands, 2011); Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2011); FID Marseille (France, 2011); Kasseler DokuFest (Germany, 2011); Summer Times Festival (Russia, 2011).
Awards: Special prize of the Jury at Femina (Brazil, 2011).
“A falta que me faz” [Like water through stone] 35mm, 85 min, 2009, directed by Marília Rocha: world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2008). Theatrical release in Brazil in 2010.
Festivals: Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro (Brazil, 2009); DocLisboa (Portugal, 2009); BAFICI (Argentina, 2009); RIDM – Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal (Canada, 2009); Festival Internacional del Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2009); Festival dei Popoli (Italy, 2009); Visions du Réel (Switzerland, 2011), Dockanema (Mozambique, 2011).
Awards: Best Film at Festival de Cinema Latino-americano de São Paulo (Brazil, 2009); Special Jury Award at Forumdoc – Festival do Filme Documentário e Etnográfico (Brazil, 2009).
“Notas Flanantes” [Wandering Notes] HDV, 47 min, color, 2009, directed by Clarissa Campolina: World premiere at Festival del Film Locarno (Switzerland, 2009).
Festivals: Festival Internacional del Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2009); Semana dos Realizadores (Brazil, 2009); FID Marseille (France, 2009 – Video Library).
“Acácio” [Acácio] HD, 88 min, 2008, directed by Marília Rocha: World premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2009). Theatrical release in Brazil (2010).
Festivals: BAFICI (Argentina, 2009); DocLisboa (Portugal, 2009); Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara (Mexico, 2009), Sanfic (Chile, 2009); Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo (Brazil, 2009), Dokanema (Mozambique, 2011); IndieLisboa (Portugal, 2009); Visions du Réel (Switzerland, 2011).
Awards: Best Film at 14th SESC/SATED Award (Brazil, 2009).
“Trecho” [Passage] 35mm, 16 min, color, 2006, directed by Clarissa Campolina, Helvécio Marins Jr: World premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2007).
Festivals: Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse (France, 2007); Festival del Film Locarno (Switzerland, 2007), Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia, 2007); L’Alternativa (Spain, 2007); Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana (Cuba, 2007).
Awards: Best Short, Best Photography, Best Editor at Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro (Brazil, 2007); Best Short and Prize from Canal Brasil at Cine PE (Brazil, 2007).
“Aboio” [Cattle callers] 35mm, 73min, 2005, directed by Marília Rocha: Theatrical release in Brazil (2007).
Festivals: Documentary Fortnight MoMa (USA, 2005); Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara (Mexico, 2005); Visions du Réel (Switzerland, 2011); Dockanema (Mozambique, 2011).
Awards: Best film at It’s All True, International Documentary Festival (Brazil, 2005); Best soundtrack and best sound at CinePE (Brazil, 2005); Best film at Rio de Janeiro International Documentary Festival (Brazil, 2005); Special Mention by the Jury at FICA (Brazil, 2005); Best Film and Director at SESC/SATED Award (Brazil, 2005).
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