Festival 'Novos Rumos, Novos Cineastas'

The showcase “Novos Rumos, Novos Cineastas” was held between April 22 and May 4, 2003 at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro. The main goal was to offer the public of Rio a panorama of the new crop of North-American independent films. The films screened were developed by the IFP (Independent Feature Project), a not-for-profit American organization, which has ensured the emergence of new films and directors in the United States.

Films shown:

•  On the Ropes, by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen.

•  Black Picket Fence, by Sérgio Góes.

•  West Bank, Brooklyn, by Ghazi Albuliwi.

•  Taft, by Aion Velie.

•  Mai’s América, by Marlo Poras.

•  Girl Hood, by Liz Garbus.

•  Long Gone, by David Everhardt and Jack Cahill.

•  Long Night’s Journey into Day, by Deborah Hoffmann e Frances Reid.

•  One Of Us, by Susan Korda.

•  Blue Vinyl, by Judith Helfand and Daniel B. Gold.

•  Blood Simple, by Joel and Ethan Coen.

•  Welcome to the Dollhouse, by Todd Solondz.

•  The Brothers McMullen, by Edward Burns.

•  Clerks, by Kevin Smith.

•  Reservoir Dogs, by Quentin Tarantino.

•  Longtime Companion, by Norman René.

•  Star Maps, by Miguel Arteta.