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Manjericão Filmes

MANJERICÃO FILMES is an independent production company dedicated to the creation and development of projects for cinema and television, with a focus on representation, authorship and international vocation. Founded in 2007 by Rafaella Costa, it works with a select number of projects with artistic quality. In general, these are projects with current themes that place women as protagonists, give voice to the anxieties and desires of youth, address issues pertinent to the LGBTQIA+ community, and that reveal the dramas of Brazilian socioeconomic inequality. Furthermore, one of the producer’s ethical principles is to apply the ideal of diversity and inclusion to both the cast and crew, and also to establish anti-harassment practices and ethical conduct for all professionals involved. His work takes place executively and creatively through partnerships with directors and screenwriters in successful co-productions, such as the feature film “Meu Nome é Bagdá” (2020), by Caru Alves de Souza, which had its world premiere at the Generation 14plus Exhibition at the 70th Berlin Festival and was the big winner of the Crystal Bear for Best Film by the International Jury. The work was shown in more than 80 festivals in 29 different countries, where it received another 15 awards. It was commercially released in cinemas in Brazil in September 2021 and remained on display for six weeks. In the same period, the film was released in more than 200 theaters in France and at the end of the same year it obtained exclusive licensing for Star+ (Disney) for all Latin American countries, including Mexico. Among the production company’s other features are “Still” (in the editing phase), by Lillah Halla, a co-production with Arissas (BRA) In Vivo Films (FRA) and Cimarrón (URU); “La Fiesta Silenciosa” (2020) by Diego Fried, a co-production with Aramos Cine (ARG) that had its world premiere at the 34th Mar del Plata Festival; ‘Trago Comigo” (2016) and “Sequestro Relâmpago” (2018), both directed by Tata Amaral; “De Menor” (2014), by Caru Alves de Souza, which had its world premiere at the 61st San Sebastian Festival, was winner of the 15th Rio Festival and was distributed by HBO Latin America. Manjericão also produced other notable works, such as the docudrama series “Enquadro 5×5” (2017) for public, educational, university and community TVs throughout Brazil, through the BRDE/FSA – PRODAV – TVS PÚBLICAS/2014 announcement, in addition to the short films “A Felicidade Delas” (2019), by Carol Rodrigues, with their world premiere at the 16th VIS Vienna Shorts and Honorable Mention at the 12th Entretodos Festival, and “Super Oldboy” (2016), by Eliane Coster, winner of the awards for Best Film by the Popular Jury, Best Soundtrack and Special Jury Prize for the artistic contribution of Elke Maravilha at the 46th Gramado Festival. In 2020, the producer began the development of Caru Alves de Souza’s third feature film, “Corações Solitários”, another partnership between Caru and Josefina, which benefited from the ProAC Expresso Lei Aldir Blanc Nº 47/2021 – award for Record of Achievement in Audiovisual for Producers. The producer is still working on the development of “Bocha”, another project by the duo.