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| Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo |
| Native name | Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese and international |
Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo is an annual film festival held in São Paulo that presents international and Brazilian cinema across competitive and non-competitive sections. The festival was created during the late Brazilian military dictatorship era and has showcased films from France, Japan, United States, Italy and other national cinemas while featuring directors such as Werner Herzog, Pedro Costa, Agnès Varda, Akira Kurosawa and Ousmane Sembène. It functions as a cultural meeting point for programmers from Toronto International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival and collaborates with institutions like the Instituto Moreira Salles, Fundação Padre Anchieta and Cinemateca Brasileira.
The festival was founded in 1977 by film critics and programmers associated with São Paulo Museum of Art, Ruth Escobar and the film society scene influenced by Cinema Novo, Glauber Rocha and regional cinephile networks from Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte. Early editions screened restorations by Alfred Hitchcock, retrospectives of Sergio Leone, and contemporary works by Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Buñuel, Ingmar Bergman and Andrei Tarkovsky, cultivating ties with archives such as Cinémathèque Française and the British Film Institute. During the 1980s and 1990s the program expanded to include Latin American auteurs like Lucrecia Martel, Fernando Solanas, Alejandro González Iñárritu and promoted African cinema represented by Ousmane Sembène and Souleymane Cissé. The 2000s saw institutionalization with partnerships with SESC, SP Cine and international festivals including San Sebastián International Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival, while engaging with digital distribution debates led by figures connected to Netflix (company), MUBI and major Brazilian broadcasters such as TV Cultura.
Programming typically includes competitive lineups, premieres, retrospectives and thematic programs that have featured works by Federico Fellini, Yasujiro Ozu, Pedro Almodóvar, Wong Kar-wai and Chantal Akerman. Sections have ranged from New Directors and Documentaries to Restorations and Classics, curating films from national contexts like Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Nigeria and South Korea. Special programs have been organized around cinematic movements such as Italian Neorealism, French New Wave, Japanese New Wave, German Expressionism and auteur surveys of Andréi Tarkovski and Robert Bresson, often in collaboration with archives like Library of Congress and institutions such as Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé. Industry components have involved guests from Rotterdam International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and distributors including Embassy Pictures and Albany Films.
The festival's awards have recognized directors, actors and technical artisans with prizes historically given to figures like Hou Hsiao-hsien, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Claire Denis, Ken Loach and Krzysztof Kieślowski. Prize categories have included Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, and juries have featured representatives from Cahiers du Cinéma, Variety (magazine), Sight & Sound and institutions such as the European Film Academy. Past winners include films later honored at Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Palme d'Or and Golden Lion ceremonies, and laureates have come from festivals like Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice Film Festival.
The festival is run by a non-profit foundation composed of film professionals, critics and cultural managers linked to organizations such as Sesc São Paulo, SESC, Fundação Bienal de São Paulo and municipal cultural departments of São Paulo (state). Its curatorial board has included critics affiliated with Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo and scholars connected to universities like the University of São Paulo and Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Governance structures incorporate advisory panels with members from international festivals including Berlinale, TIFF, Locarno and funding partners that have included the Ministry of Culture (Brazil) and private sponsors from media groups such as Globo.
Screenings have been held at multiple São Paulo venues including the Espaço Itaú de Cinema, CineSesc, Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo Museum of Art and large auditoriums at Auditório do Ibirapuera. The festival has expanded to multiplexes operated by chains like Cinemark and partnerships with cultural centers such as Instituto Moreira Salles and municipal theaters in neighborhoods like Liberdade, Vila Madalena and Bela Vista. Special outdoor and satellite events have used venues associated with Bienal de São Paulo and international embassies from France, Japan, United Kingdom and Germany.
The festival has been influential in fostering Brazilian film circulation, helping launch careers of directors such as Walter Salles, Fernando Meirelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Anna Muylaert and contributing to film culture alongside institutions like ANCINE and Embrafilme. Critics from outlets including Variety (magazine), The New York Times, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and El País have covered its programming, while academic studies in journals associated with University of California Press and Routledge analyze its role within transnational circuits involving European Union cultural programs and Latin American festivals like Mar del Plata International Film Festival. The Mostra has also sparked debates about programming ethics, distribution tied to platforms such as Amazon Studios and preservation initiatives with archives like National Film Board of Canada and Filmoteca Española.
Category:Film festivals in Brazil Category:Culture in São Paulo