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A portion of all HBR FEST ticket sales will be donated to the Haiti relief and recovery efforts
Los Angeles, California (January 28, 2010) – The 2010 edition of the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBR FEST) will showcase the best and latest of Brazilian cinema, a special retrospective screening, awards ceremonies, industry seminars and networking parties. HBR FEST 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 Distributors and movie fans will have first-hand opportunity to view the best of recent Brazilian film productions.
HBR FEST takes place from February 4th to February 7th of 2010 at the legendary Egyptian Theatre located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028.
HBR FEST has joined the worldwide support for Haiti and will donate a portion of all ticket sales to the Haiti Relief and Recovery efforts. Tickets for all screening are available for presale at www.hbrfest.com . A limited number of tickets for the Opening Night Celebration are available at $50.00 and include the award ceremony, film presentation and hosted bar after-party. Tickets for all screenings (except opening and closing films) have a very convenient price of $8.00.
HBR FEST 2010 Program Highlights:
Opening Night Celebration:
On February 4th, 2010, the Opening Night Celebration of HBR FEST will feature a start-studded red carpet with celebrities from Hollywood, Brazil and elsewhere in Latin-America.
During the award ceremony, the board of directors of HBRFEST will honor two outstanding Brazilian actors with the Horizon Award and the HBR award. The Horizon Award was created to recognize Brazilian actors and actresses who have distinguished themselves through performances in film in recent years and for their brilliant works. The Horizon Award recipients have a promising international film career. This is year this award will be presented to Cauã Reymond.
The HBR Award was created to recognize a Brazilian performer who has given a series outstanding performances in his/her career. This year’s award will be presented to João Miguel who starts in the film Cinema, aspirins and vultures that’s will be showcased in the 2010 HBRFEST.
Following the award ceremony, attendees will be treated to a private screening and the World Premiere presentation of National Security (Segurança Nacional), followed by a hosted bar after-party.
National Security (Segurança Nacional) is a Hollywood-style action thriller film. Starring Thiago Lacerda, and supported by a stellar cast, the film shows a nation in action against drug trafficking, and boasts real Army and Air Force footage. With the new Intercept and Destroy Law, in which fighter planes can intercept clandestine aircraft over national territory, cartels all over Latin America have seen their business threatened. As this measure aims to fight drug trafficking, the cartels join forces to try to defeat the Brazilian Government. Despite threats and pressure, the President discards the option of revoking the Law. Enraged, Hector Gasca (Joaquin Cosio), the head of the largest drug cartel, decides to place an entire nation at risk. It is a movie that will change the Brazilian people’s way of thinking.
Retrospective Film Presentation:
HBR FEST will screen the classic 1962 film Keeper of Promises (O Pagador de Promessas), the only Brazilian film to win the Palm D’Or at Cannes and the first ever to be nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Film. The film, directed by Anselmo Duarte, tells the story of Zé – a very poor man from the Brazilian countryside. His most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross – like Jesus – all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara’s church in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he came to know the context of Zé’s promise.
Closing Night Film:
Veronica (2009) Directed by Mauricio Farías and starring Andrea Beltrao. Veronica is a divorced teacher who goes on the run with one of her students, Leandro, after realizing his parents had been slaughtered in a favela(slum) killing. Veronica’s ex-husband is a cop who is involved in the killings – the harder Veronica tries to cope with her problems, the more she gets involved in a reality that has nothing to do with her dreams.
See www.hbrfest.com for a complete schedule of the films to be showcased at HBR FEST 2010.
About HBR FEST:
HBR FEST 2010 is presented by G.I Films and the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Brazilian Film festival is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the cultural and commercial exchange between Hollywood and Brazil. Our mission is to create a bridge between the international film community and Brazil, while raising public awareness for the Brazilian culture. HBR FEST enjoys the support and endorsements from various celebrities and corporate and governmental entities. See www.hbrfest.com for more information.
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Media interested in covering HBR FEST 2010 must request accreditations online at: http://tapizmedia.com/?page_id=142. For interviews with actors and film directors prior to the festival’s opening or to request more information about HBR FEST 2010, please contact:
Daniel Morales
310.775.1681