Fugue in D Minor for Kraunus and Pletskaya

«Fuga em Ré Menor para Kraunus e Pletskaya» (in production)

85 min., 35 mm, color

.: The film is a free adaptation of the musical-theatrical spectacle Gaucho “Tangos and Tragedies” and tells a story about the musicians Kraunus and Pletskaya. Separated by a tragedy in his homeland, the two men live as buskers, performing in various theaters and palaces in the world.

directed by Otto Guerra
written by Rodrigo John and Tomas Creus
animated by
music by André Abujamra
produced by Marta Machado
company Otto Desenhos Animados

website : http://www.fuga.etc.br/

Fights

«Lutas» (in production)

80 min., 35 mm, color

.: Fights relates in several episodes the important moments of the history of Brazil. Who is counting this history is a man who lives almost 600 years and he’s also protagonist of the facts. The narratives cross through the history of Brazil, of the fights among Indians Tupiniquins and Tupinambás – in a pre-colonial Brazil – to the Rio de Janeiro in a future not very distant. To continue in his battles, our hero looks for forces in a great love.

directed by Luiz Bolognesi
written by Luiz Bolognesi
animated by Marcelo de Moura and Jean de Moura
music by
produced by Renata Galvão
companies Burti Filmes, Gullane Filmes and Lighstar Studios

trailer : http://www.youtube.com/user/saolucas79

Ivete Stellar and the Light’s Stone

«Ivete Stellar e a Pedra da Luz» (in production)

80 min., 35 mm, color

.: A nice singer need to fight against a malignant emperor to restore the joy that exists in the universe.

directed by Renato Barreto
written by Renato Barreto Leo Libório
animated by André Coelho, Marcos Borba, Jorge Motta
music by Renato Barreto, George Motta
produced by
company Cacomotion

teaser : http://vimeo.com/6151999

website : http://www.cacomotion.com.br

Worms

«Minhocas» (in production)

00 min., 35 mm, color

.: The story is about Junior, a “worm boy” aged 11 who is getting to his pre-adolescent phase and lives an amazing adventure with his friends. Inspired on the homonymous short film, winner of Anima Mundi’s Infant Jury Award of 2006 in both Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo contests, as weel as the JVC Tokyo Video Festival’s Excellence Award in 2007, the movie is pioneer in Brazil to use stop-motion technique in a feature film.

directed by Arthur Nunes e Paolo Conti
written by Arthur Nunes e Paolo Conti
animated by
music by
produced by Vladimir Medeiros
companies Animaking, Glaz Entretenimento, Globo Filmes and Wizz Films

website : http://www.earthwormsthemovie.com

The Adventures of Gui & Estopa

«As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa» (2009)

72 min., 35 mm, color

.: The Adventures of Gui & Estopa tells the story of two inexperienced producers who decide to do a cartoon series. One of them is stressed and the other is totally relaxed. With a quite funny language, these two characters show how a cartoon is done, from the script to the cinema theatres. The public will be able to check the short films “created” by this awkward dogs.

directed by Mariana Caltabiano
written by Eduardo Jardim, Mariana Caltabiano and Bruno Chekerdimian Barreto
animated by Alexandre Augusto Ferreira and Mariana Caltabiano Criações
music by Arly Cardoso, Thomas Chekerdimian Barreto and Eduardo Jardim
produced by Marcelo Castro and Mariana Catalbiano
company Mariana Caltabiano Criações

website : http://iguinho.ig.com.br/aventurasguiestopa.html

The Happy Cricket and the Giant Insects

«O Grilo Feliz e os Insetos Gigantes» (2009)

86 min., 35 mm, color

.: The Happy Cricket is a musician who wants to produce a CD, which income will be used to build a music school for poor children. The toad Big Grandson (Netão), leader of a band of RAP also wants to do his CD and to go out from the difficulties of the slum. However they were not thinking in the villain Verdugo, that make a pirate copy of the CD of both and it destroys his dreams. So, the toads and the insects must join to win the battle against the evil.

directed by Walbercy e Rafael Ribas
written by Walbercy Ribas
animated by Start Desenhos Animados
music by Ruriá Duprat
produced by Sylvia Collis
company Start Desenhos Animados

website : www.ogrilofeliz.com.br

Belowars

«Belowars» (2008)

71 min., 35 mm, color

.: Baita dreams of learning the art of war. His adventure leads him to battle in his inner war. A free adaptation of the book “War Within Us”, by Paulo Leminski.

directed by Paulo Munhoz
written by Paulo Munhoz e Érico Beduschi
animated by Walkir Fernandes, Tiago Américo, Fábio Vianna, Felipe Grosso, Jack Lamb and Rodrigo Vana
music by Vadeco
produced by Daniella Munhoz
company Tecnokena

website : belowars.ning.com

Cosmic Boy

«Garoto Cósmico» (2007)

75 min., 35 mm, color

.: Cósmico, Luna, and Maninho are children in a futuristic world, where all lives are completely programmed. One night, while trying to get some more bonus points for school, the three of them get lost in space and find themselves trapped in a small circus. After having much fun and many new experiences, their world sends a special representative to rescue them. Now, they will need to try something new and choose their own future.

directed by Alê Abreu
written by Alê Abreu, Sabina Anzuategui, Daniel Chaia and Gustavo Kurlat
animated by Alê Abreu, Daniel Pudles, Midori Sato, Priscilla Kellen and Gilberto Caserta
music by Gustavo Kurlat, Ruben Feffer, Renato Lemos
produced by Lia Nunes
company Estúdio Elétrico

website : www.garotocosmico.com.br

Mônica’s Gang – An Adventure through Time

«Turma da Mônica – Uma Aventura No Tempo» (2007)

80 min., 35 mm, color

.: In this amazing movie, after one of Jimmy (Cebolinha) infallible plans to get Samson (Sansão), Monica accidentally hits Franklin’s (Franjinha) new invention: a time machine. The problem is that he was working with the four elements that control the Earth, water, air, earth and fire! Now, the gang has to travel through time to get those elements back before time stops completely.

directed by Maurício de Sousa
written by Didi Oliveira, Flávio de Souza and Emerson Bernardo de Abreu
animated by Amândio Amaral, Zé Brandão, Alan Camilo, Eduardo Campos, Marcos Corrêa, Victor Lima, Mauricio Maia, Evanildo Pereira and Anderson Pimentel
music by Márcio Araújo e Danilo Adriano
produced by Diler Trindade
companies Diler & Associados, Maurício de Sousa Produções, Miravista and Labo Cine

website : www.umaaventuranotempo.com.br

Brichos

«Brichos» (2006)

75 min., 35 mm, color

.: Tales, Jairzinho and Bandeira are part of the surprising population of the Village of the Brichos. What happens when they decide to create the perfect fighter to win an international videogame championship? Revelations, conflicts and a great adventure!

directed by Paulo Munhoz and Tadao Miaqui
written by Paulo Munhoz and Érico Beduschi
animated by Tadao Miaqui, Walkir Fernandes, Felipe Grosso, Odirlei Seixas, Juliano Lamb, Fábio Vianna and Marcelo Andreo
music by Vadeco, Jorge Falcón and Vina Lacerda
produced by Paulo Munhoz
company Tecnokena

website : www.brichos.com.br

Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock’n'Roll

«Wood e Stock: Sexo, Orégano e Rock’n’Roll» (2005)

81 min., 35 mm, color

.: History of two irreducible hippies which tries to survive in the world of today. The film takes as a starting point the cartoons of Arnaldo Angeli Filho (known as Angeli) very popular in Brazil and in Europe since the Années 1980.

directed by Otto Guerra
written by Rodrigo John
animated by Kyoko Yamashita, José Maia, Fabiano Pandolfi, Salvador Oliva Junior, Bernardo Thode,
Diego Mera, Otto Guerra, Eduardo Medeiros, Tadao Miaqui and Anderson Sudário
music by Matheus Walter and Flu
produced by Otto Guerra e Marta Machado
company Otto Desenhos Animados

website : www.woodstock.etc.br

Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters

«Xuxinha e Guto Contra os Monstros do Espaço» (2005)

85 min., 35 mm, color

.: With the help of his little guarding angel, Xuxinha, a 7-year old boy called Guto faces the terrible garbage eater monsters, from the planet XYZ, which is in a galaxy distant from ours.

directed by Clewerson Saremba and Moacyr Góes
written by Flávio de Souza
animated by Rodrigo Gava, Sílvio Ribeiro and others
music by Ary Sperling
produced by Diler Trindade
companies Globo Filmes, Xuxa Produções and Diler & Associados

website : xuxa.globo.com/xuxinha/

Monica’s Gang – Cine Comics, the film

«Turma da Mônica – CineGibi, o filme» (2004)

75 min., 35 mm, color

.: Franjinha, the inventor kid in Monica’s gang, tired of reading the comics, invents a new device to read the stories: a kind of a story-processor, that swallows the printed pages and projects the scenes in movement, on the wall.

directed by José Márcio Nicolosi
written by Márcio Araújo, Paulo Back, Airon Barreto, Emerson Bernardo de Abreu, Flávio Teixeira de Jesus, Rosana Munhoz, José Márcio Nicolosi and Marcelo Verde
animated by Alexandre A. Ferreira, Luciano Lima, Luciano Lima, Mauricio Pinheiro and Dario Sena
music by Márcio Araújo
produced by Nilza Faustino and Fernando de Moraes Schier
company Maurício de Souza Produções

The Happy Cricket

«O Grilo Feliz» (2001)

82 min., 35 mm, color

.: Happy Cricket and his cute, adorable friends will have to defeat the evil Wartlord and rescue Linda, the Night Star. This film celebrates the values of friendship, freedom and the defense of nature.

directed by Walbercy Ribas
written by Walbercy Ribas and Juliana Ribas
animated by Walbercy Ribas, Alexandre Osni, Carlos Galatola, Nelson Yokota, Douglas A. Ferreira, Wagner R. Farias and others
music by Ruriá Duprat
produced by Cleber Redondo and Juliana Ribas
company Start Desenhos Animados

website : www.ogrilofeliz.com.br

Cassiopeia

«Cassiopéia» (1996)

80 min., 35 mm, color

.: Four little robots, Chip, Chop, Feel and Thot, venture through the galaxy facing many dangers as they try to rescue the planet of Atenéia, in Cassiopéia constellation. On the way to defeat the evil forces of Shadowseat, the foursome meet Leonardo, a scientist from an undeveloped planet who creates crazy gadgets.

directed by Clóvis Vieira
written by Clóvis Vieira, Aloísio de Castro, José Feliciano and Robin Geld
animated by Eduardo Caselta, Claudio V. de Oliveira, Celso dos Santos, Sérgio Esteves, Villa Nova, Eduardo D. Ribeiro, Joaquim Santana and Antônio Zarich
music by Vicente Sálvia
produced by Nello de Rossi
company NDR Filmes Produções

Rocky & Hudson

«Rocky & Hudson» (1994)

63 min., 35 mm, color

.: Schizophrenic adventure in two episodes of the gay cowboys created by the cartoonist Adam Iturrusgarai.

directed by Otto Guerra
written by Adão Iturrusgarai
animated by Tadao Miaqui e Andrés Lieban
music by Frank Jorge
produced by Otto Guerra e Roberto Andrade
company Otto Desenhos Animados

Ox Aruá

«Boi Aruá» (1984)

85 min., 35 mm, color

.: Inspired in the pamphlet literature (“literatura de Cordel”), it tells the history of a farmer whose power is challenged seven times by the extraordinary apparition of a mysterious ox, the Ox Aruá.

directed by Chico Liberato
written by Alba Liberato, Chico Liberato
animated by Chico Liberato, Antonio José Cassiano and Paulo Ricardo Xavier
music by Ernst Widmer, Elomar Filgueira, Carlos Pitta and Robério Soares
produced by Maria Augusta S. Paulo and Regina Machado
company Seriarte Filmes

The Adventures of the Monica’s Gang

«As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica» (1982)

85 min., 35 mm, color

.: First feature film of Monica’s Gang with 4 stories. In the first, Mônica and her friends are introduced to the people. In the second, Mônica gets miniaturized and has an affair with a little mouse. In the third episode, Mônica becomes a hermit. And the last segment shows Earth being invaded by interplanetary rabbits.

directed by Maurício de Sousa
written by Eduardo Leão Waisman and Maurício de Sousa
music by Maurício de Souza, Gao Gurgel, Remo Usai, Márcio de Souza e Eduardo Leão Waisman
company Maurício de Souza Produções

Piconzé

«Piconzé» (1972)

75 min., 35 mm, color

.: Piconzé and his friends, Louro Papo and Chico Leitão, try to save the young Maria Esmeralda of the claws of Gustavo Bigodão and his group of criminals.

directed by Yppe Nakashima
written by Yppe Nakashima
animated by Yppe Nakashima, Akyira Murayama, Luiz Ayao Okamoto, Teruichi Iokoigawa, Chiyoko Kadeguchi, Koji Sakaguechi and Itsuo Nakashima
music by Damiano Cozzela and Décio Pignatari
produced by Silvio Renoldi, Mário Araujo, Yppe Nakashima and T. Watanabe
company Produções Cinematográficas Telstar

Christmas Gift

«Presente de Natal» (1971)

75 min., 35 mm, color

.: João and Miriam, children of a poor and simple worker, only can receive as a Christmas gift a walk to a park. Santa Claus, nevertheless, invites them for a marvellous travel: to know all Brazil accompanied by the Saci Pererê. After the excursion, the children wake up and tell about the travel to theirs parents.

directed by Álvaro Henriques Gonçalves
written by Álvaro Henriques Gonçalves
animated by Álvaro Henriques Gonçalves
music by Solon S. Curvelo
produced by Álvaro Henriques Gonçalves
company Álvaro Henriques Gonçalves Produções