Two-time Oscar-nominated producer Rodrigo Teixeira will receive the inaugural Árbol de la Vida Visionary Award at the GuadaLAjara Film Festival (GLAFF), the Los Angeles offshoot of the Guadalajara International Film Festival, on Nov. 6.
\n\nThe honor will be presented by Oscar-nominated actor Wagner Moura ahead of a screening of James Gray’s “Paper Tiger,” which Teixeira produced. The award recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact on cinema and strengthened the ties between Latin America and the international film industry.
\n\nTeixeira will also serve as the first mentor of the GLAFF Co-Production Lab, a new industry initiative developed with the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) to foster co-productions between Mexico and the United States.
\n\n“Rodrigo Teixeira has built a career defined by bold storytelling and a true commitment to artists across the border,” says Ximena Urrutia, executive director of GLAFF. “As inaugural mentor of our New Mexico-U. S. co-production lab, he will help emerging filmmakers turn ambitious cross-border projects into lasting partnerships.”
\n\nFor more than two decades, Teixeira has bridged Latin American and global filmmaking through his production company RT Features, whose credits include “Call Me by Your Name,” “The Lighthouse,” “The Witch” and “Invisible Life.” He earned best picture…
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