Bandeira
- Film présenté cette année à Cinélatino
Memory House – Compétition Long-métrage de fiction 2021
- Direction
- João Paulo Miranda Maria
- Country
- France, Brazil
- Format
- Feature film
- Type
- Fiction
- Original title
- Bandeira
- Scenario
- João Paulo Miranda Maria
João Paulo Miranda Maria
Inspired by the Dziga Vertov Group, João founded “Kino-olho” in Brazil, a collective of artists whose reflections and debates focus on cinema, to galvanize the representation of Brazilian culture. In 2015 his first short film, Command Action premiered at The Critics’ Week in Cannes. His first feature film, Memory House, is the only Brazilian entry to Cannes 2020 Official Selection.
Filmography
– Memory House, feature film, 2020
Cannes 2020 Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2020 / Discovery section, San Sebastián Film Festival 2020 / New Directors
– Meninas Formicidas, short film, 2017
Mostra internazionale d’arte cinematografica di Venezia | Italia (2017), Rio de Jaeniro International Short Film Festival – Curta Cinema | Brazil (2017) , Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | France (2018), México Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México | Mexico (2018) Awards : Goiânia Mostra Curtas | Best Film (Award SESC TV) | Brazil (2017), Festival Kinoarte de Cinema | Best sound | Brazil (2017), Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema | Best short film | Brazil (2017) – Command Action, short film, 2015 Festivals : Festival de Cannes – Compétition officielle court-métrage | France (2016), New York Film Festival | USA (2016), Hong Kong International Film Festival | Chine (2016), Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias | Colombie (2016) Awards : Prix :
Festival de Cannes – Compétition officielle court-métrage | Mention Spéciale | France (2016)
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Brésil (2016) – The Girl Who Danced with the Devil, short film2016 Festivals : Semaine de la Critique – Festival de Cannes | France (2015), Brasilia Film Festival | Brésil (2015), Festival Internacional de curtas metragens de São Paulo| Brésil (2015), Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife | Brésil (2015) Awards : Brasilia Film Festival | Prix du Meilleur Son | Brésil (2015)
Note of intent
My father once had a dream: a young Indian receives a message from elsewhere, a key to save our world. But nobody’s listening. I was born in Porto Feliz, the only access for Portuguese explorers to sail on the Tiete River in expeditions called “bandeiras”, in the 17th century. Jonas will personify the struggle between man and nature that is deeply rooted in the history of Brazil. Bandeira will endeavour to capture this Indian’s cry for help in my father’s dream. I hope we will listen to him.
Synopsis
At the end of the 17th century, in the heart of the Amazon, a Portuguese settler is in search of gold to restore his family’s former prestige. Jonas, a young boy with indigenous and European origins, dreams of continuing the quest for gold initiated by his ancestors. Torn between two roots, he will sooner or later have to confront his past to understand the true origins of this quest, and discover who he really is.
Visual concept
João’s films deal with conflicts between cultures. The intention is to bring the perception of nature as something translucent, an untouchable aura. João’s attraction for the indigenous culture is motivated by its spiritual connection with the forest. His participation in shamanic meetings has inspired him a new way of observing nature. The relationship between textures, sounds and the speed of thought is then intensified. The goal is to involve a physical and intense perception.
- Objectives sought in Films in Development
Presenting the project to potential funds, sales agents, private investors and LATAM, EU and US co-producers.
- Planned shooting location
State of Amapá (Brazil) and French Guiana (France)
- Budget
- 2 500 000 Euros
- Percentage of funding in place
- 8%
- Project's development phase
Development
- Production
- Les Valseurs
- Coproduction
- RT Features
- Biographie producteur.ice
Justin Pechberty is a French producer and distributor. After spending four years in Cyprus and six more years in Egypt and French Guiana, he started academic studies in Paris where he met Damien Megherbi. Together, they longed to tackle new artistic worlds and decided to found their production and distribution company Les Valseurs in March 2013.