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FeaturesKleber Mendonca Filho breaks down four key scenes from ‘The Secret Agent’: “The film has multiple layers of storytelling”
Kleber Mendonca Filho has poured his experiences growing up in Recife, northern Brazil into political thriller The Secret Agent. He talks to Screen about four key sequences in the film.
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Reviews‘Isabel’ review: Brazilian star Marina Person gives a winning performance as an ambitious São Paulo sommelier
Gabe Klinger’s gentle, home-grown Berlin Panorama drama blends earthiness and romance
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FeaturesHow success of ‘I’m Still Here’ and ‘The Secret Agent’ has helped to drive Brazilian box office
Both films contributed to a significant growth in the market share of Brazilian cinema domestically.
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PromotionBrazil’s film sector out in force at EFM buoyed by global success of ‘The Secret Agent’
Ten films represent the country across different sections of the festival.
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NewsNetflix reveals Brazilian pay 1 deal on Oscar-nominated ‘The Secret Agent’, opens new São Paulo hub
Streamer says it contributed to production costs on the thriller starring Wagner Moura.
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NewsOpen Reel takes on sales for Grace Passô’s Berlinale Perspectives premiere ‘Our Secret’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian sales agent boards directorial feature debut by acclaimed Brazilian actress Grace Passô.
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NewsBrazilian drama ‘Gugu’s World’ boarded by m-appeal ahead of Berlin premiere
EXCLUSIVE: It marks the latest feature of Allan Deberton, known for 2019’s ‘Pacarrete’.
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FeaturesWagner Moura on keeping his Brazilian identity and the anti-authoritarian warning of ‘The Secret Agent’
Moura stars in Kleber Mendonca Filho’s Brazil Oscar entry, a political thriller set in 1977 during the country’s military dictatorship that resonates in the modern climate
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NewsEmily Morgan, Karim Aïnouz join BFI-backed Matchmakers Global South Lab programme
EXCLUSIVE: UK production company DreamCoat Films and UK-Brazil outfit Mairare will deliver the lab.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2026 guide: the contenders from the Americas
The Americas region scooped the international Oscar last year with Walter Salles’ biographical drama ’I’m Still Here’. Screen assesses the titles aiming for a repeat victory.
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NewsEight talking points from Rome’s MIA market
From film funding challenges to pre-sales woes and YouTube opportunities, Screen rounds up the main discussion points from this year’s conference and market.
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News‘Little Creatures’, ‘Night Stage’, ‘#SalveRosa’ lead Rio film festival winners
A record number of 125 Brazilian productions were presented at this year’s festival.
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NewsParamount Pictures promotes Ricardo Cortes to head of Latin America
Separately, Paramount confirms reports that Josh Silverman is joining as president of global products & experiences,
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NewsBrazil selects ‘The Secret Agent’ as Oscar submission
Neon distributes in North America; Mubi in UK & Ireland.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund selects 15 projects for 2025 development support scheme
Fund back projects from directors such as Amanda Nell Eu, Mamadou Dia, Farida Baqi and Xiaoxuan Jiang.
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NewsOpen Reel scores North America and UK deals for ‘Only Good Things’ and ‘Keep Coming Back’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian sales agent also strikes North America deal for Alan Brown’s Other People’s Bodies.
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NewsAnnecy title ‘My Grandfather Is A Nihonjin’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Animation will have its world premiere in Annecy Presents section.
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NewsCannes Competition title ‘The Secret Agent’ sells to UK-Ire, LatAm, India
Film has a decent 2.8 score on Screen’s Cannes jury grid.
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NewsCannes Competition title ‘The Secret Agent’ scores North America deal
Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Candido, Gabriel Leon star.
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NewsIntramovies tunes into Aly Muritiba’s ‘Funk’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian sales agent boards film charting the rise of a young Brazilian funk singer in Rio de Janeiro.