Saturday 22 April 2006 and then monthly Something From Brasil and Something From Brasil: Shorts Launch and Party 22 April 2006 from 7 - 11pm Free

Place: Cobert Place Bar
Old Truman Brewery
Ely’s Yard
15 Hanbury Street
London E1 6QR

In an attempt to promote Brasilian Cinema and to feed the public curiosity about Brasilian culture Something From Brasil was created. This new venture is developing in four areas: exhibition, education, co-productions and, in the near future, distribution and sales of low budget films.

In 2005, Rose Chamberlain, in partnership with JungleDrums Magazine, founded and was the director of Mostra Brasil and New Brasil: The UK Brasilian Film Festival.

Mostra was staged in London’s Covent Garden at the Guanabara Bar over 5 weekends in summer 2005. New Brasil: The UK Brasilian Film Festival took place over five days in September at the Old Truman Brewery in London’s East End, where the icon to a new generation of Brasilian directors, Beto Brant was the Special Guest and Vinicius de Oliveira, the boy lead from Walter Sales’ Central Station was on hand to perform a Q&A. More than 2000 people came to experience the 16 features and 30 shorts and lively events on offer.

Two months later, starting in Birmingham, another festival was born paying homage to Brasil's cultural diversity and its expression seen through cinema. Bianca Rezende, a filmmaker from Rio de Janeiro launched and directed The Brazilian View Film Festival. This short film festival then toured to London and Brussels. Brazilian View delighted its public with a programme of over 58 films, including animations, underground movies, student films, documentaries and films from Brasil’s new generation of filmmakers.

These events opened the way for the UK public to see Brasilian films never before been screened in this country, united by the same passion to promote and develop an audience for Brasilian Films. Springing from this same passion we are developing our programme for 2006.

On 22nd of April we will be having our Launch Party and we will also kick-start the Something From Brasil: Shorts film festival, aiming to show Brazilian culture in all its new cinematic forms through short and medium length films.

Something from Brasil is also preparing The 2nd UK Brasilian Film Festival and building up a range of cinema events, talks and special film nights. Something from Brasil believe in cultural diversity and we are actively seeking to engage with others, who are also keen to promote Brasilian cinema or who believe in cinema as a potential tool for transformation and the expression of cultural diversity.

Any questions please feel free to contact us:

Rose Chamberlain or Bianca Rezende
mobile phone: 07985 248 419
somethingbrasil@yahoo.co.uk
www.somethingfrombrasil.org