Kleber Mendonça Filho announces 1930s film project during Cine Ceará festival
“Kleber Mendon�a Filho anuncia filme sobre anos 1930 e diz querer Wagner Moura”
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Filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho announced the development of a new feature film project titled O Correspondente Estrangeiro, set in the 1930s. The announcement was made during a press conference at Cine São Luiz during the Cine Ceará event in Fortaleza, where the director also expressed interest in casting actor Wagner Moura.
To craft the story focused on the 1930s, the director explained that he selected 14 literary works to support the necessary historical research. The announcement follows the release of his previous work, O Agente Secreto, set in 1977 and starring Wagner Moura.
Alongside the fiction project, Mendonça Filho shared that he is producing a documentary focused on the city of Recife during the 1990s. This project continues his previous archive-based explorations of urban memory.
During the festival in Fortaleza, the filmmaker received an award honoring his contribution to Brazilian cinema. In his acceptance speech, he dedicated the award to students and highlighted the role of public universities and state incentive programs in financing his films.
The statements underscore ongoing discussions regarding the impact of public funding on the development and international visibility of Brazilian cinema.
- Kleber Mendonça Filho announced the film project O Correspondente Estrangeiro, set in the 1930s.
- The director expressed interest in casting Wagner Moura for the lead role in the upcoming project.
- Mendonça Filho received a career tribute award at Cine Ceará and emphasized the importance of public cultural incentives.
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