After more than 20 years in Brazilian film distribution, Pipa Pictures is setting up a U.S. base in San Diego and expanding into co-production, with Dreifuss and with Felipe Joffily, director of Brazilian box office hit, ‘Muita Calma Nessa Hora’
\n\nAfter more than 20 years in Brazilian film distribution, Alex Levy-Heller’s Rio-based Pipa Pictures is setting up a U.S. base, venturing into co-production as it develops its first two projects with “All Quiet on the Western Front” producer Daniel Dreifuss and Felipe Joffily, best known for his Brazilian box office hit, “Muita calma nessa hora.”
\n\nL.A.-based Dreifuss is boarding the fact-based drama “Bloodstained Swan” (“Cisne manchado de sangue”), which Levy-Heller is co-writing and will direct. Joffily will helm road movie “Pan-American Soul” (“Alma Panamericana”) with Brazil’s Downtown Filmes handling distribution.
\n\n“Our goal is to connect Brazilian producers with American producers to develop projects and build international partnerships, mainly between Brazil and the United States, but also with other countries. We want to serve as a bridge between these producers, helping them work together on international co-productions, while also expanding the reach of Brazilian films through our distribution catalog,” Levy-Heller told Variety.
\n\nThe move comes as interest in Brazilian films has…
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