Globo will be featured at the 38th Fantasporto – Porto International Film Festival –, held at the Rivoli Theater, in Portugal. The first episodes of series Jailers and Vade Retro will be shown this Friday, March 2, at 5 p.m., followed by a screening of the motion picture Meio Expediente.
The productions will be screened at the theater’s Grand Auditorium. The leading actor in Vade Retro, Tony Ramos (‘Passione’), and Mauro Mendonça Filho, the show’s director, will attend the event.
MIPTV’s MIP Drama Screenings award-winner in 2017, Jailers plays around the dilemmas and conflicts faced by correctional officers, from the perspective of a jailer, played by actor Rodrigo Lombardi (‘India – A Love Story’). Created by Fernando Bonassi, Marçal Aquino and Denisson Ramalho, written by Marcelo Starobinas, loosely inspired by the work of Dráuzio Varela, the series was a coproduction between Globo, Gullane Filmes and Spray Filmes, with general direction by José Eduardo Belmonte and episodes directed by Belmonte and Fernando Grostein.
Vade Retro is a thriller-comedy about the struggle between good versus evil, starring praised actor Tony Ramos. Co-produced by Globo and O2 Filmes, the series features the fast-paced and acid writing of Alexandre Machado and Fernanda Young, with artistic direction by Mauro Mendonça Filho and direction by André Felipe Binder and Rodrigo Meirelles.
Both series were also shown in Berlin, Germany, during Berlinale’s last edition. Jailers was part of Globo’s series showcase during the festival, while Vade Retro was selected for the third Drama Series Days.
The motion picture Meio Expediente features the story of government official Jairo, who is going through a bitter end of the year. Left out by his colleagues from the office’s Lottery group bet, Jairo misses the opportunity to become a millionaire and sets out for an extraordinary adventure beside Santa Claus. Written by Davi Mattos and Santiago Dellape, and directed by Santiago Dellape, the film was a coproduction between Globo Filmes and Gancho de Nuvem.
Globo has been attending renowned film and TV festivals as part of its strategy to approach international partners. Its productions have already been shown in events such as Toronto International Film Festival (Canada), Punta del Este International Film Festival (Uruguay), Series Mania Australia, Series Fest in Denver (USA), Festival of Geneva (Switzerland), Series Mania, Mip Drama Screenings, and Fipa (all three in France).
