8th Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil

Announces New Dates For 2010

June 5th – 12th At The Tribeca Cinemas With Closing Night Film & Special Performance At Summerstage In Central Park Celebrating The Best Of Current Brazilian Cinema Fest Also Honors

50th Anniversary Of Founding Of The Country’s Capital City – Brasilia

Summerstage Perfomance To Feature Top Brazilian Band Paralamas Do Sucesso With Special Guest Maria Gadu
The CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRASIL is back for its eighth edition this year with new dates for the popular event – June 5th thru June 12th. As always, the competitive screenings will take place at the Tribeca Cinemas while the annual outdoor spectacular at Summerstage, which usually opens the event, will take place this year as the Closing Night excitement. The 8TH CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRASIL is presented by the Inffinito Group.


The Festival will kick off at the Tribeca Cinemas on Saturday night, June 5th with the Opening Night film, THE WELL BELOVED ONE (O Bem Amado) (description below), and other screenings followed by a rollicking Brazilian party. For the next 7 days and nights, the most exciting cinema Brasil is producing will be on tap, followed each night by a reception complete with caphirinas and a hot Brazilian DJ. Many of the filmmakers and cast members from the 8th CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRASIL film presentations will be in New York to attend the festivities and participate in q&a sessions following the films.


The Closing Night film on Saturday, June 12th, to be presented outdoors in Central Park at Summerstage, will be the documentary OSCAR NIEMEYER – LIFE IS A BREATH OF AIR (description below). But prior to the screening will be the exciting performance of one of Brasil’s top bands – PARALAMAS DO SUCESSO who will be performing with Special Guest Maria Gadu!! At the recent Summerstage events, thousands of people partied through the day and night, and proved that Brazilian culture is undeniably contagious and wildly fun.


PARALAMAS DO SUCESSO is the most successful Brazilian rock band with over 12 albums released and a strong international following. Formed in the early 80’s, its members are Herbert Vianna (guitar and lead vocals), Bi Ribeiro (bass), and João Barone (drums). In its beginning, the band combined reggae and ska with rock, but later added horn arrangements and Latin rhythms. The Paralamas are considered part of the “Brasilila Gang” and are one of the "Big Four" bands of Brazilian rock. MARIA GADU is one of the rising young stars of Brasil’s music scene. Only 22 years-old, this singer from Sao Paulo has easily won over the Brazilian public with her beautiful voice and compositions and now the international audience!!


This year’s CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRASIL will be paying homage to the country’s capital city – Brasilia – as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary. There will be an exhibition at the Tribeca Cinemas to illustrate the construction of the city by the very well-known architects Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa. The celebration of the city continues with the Summerstage film & concert as both Paralamas do Successo and Maria Gadu hail from that city. And a number of the films and/or filmmakers are set or are from Brasil’s most modern city.


Tickets for the 8th CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRASIL are on sale at www.ticketweb.com  and are $10 for each film. The 8th CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRASIL full program, film descriptions and ticket information can be found on www.Brazilianfilmfestival.com  or by calling 646-827-9333.