One of the instant observations you take from spending time in Amazonas is the love this state in the rainforest has for the arts. It seems every month it’s kicking off a jazz, dance, opera or film ...

There are no movie stars in Brazil. When a local comedy show asked people to list the most famous Brazilians, the top three were Gisele Bundchen, Pele, and Blanka — the green ogre from Street Fighter ...

The Amazonas Film Festival wrapped its 7th edition Thursday night with an unbelievable showcase of one of the state’s most proud traditions. After handing out the jury awards (listed below), the stage ...

Being invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to a film festival you’ve never heard of in the rainforest of Brazil raises some questions, like “Is this some sort of elaborate international con that will ...

The Amazonian rainforest will once again host the film industry for the 2010 Amazonas Film Festival, running from November 5-11 in the Brazilian city of Manaus. The Voo no Florestra (Flight Over the ...

On November 10, 2010, a riot broke out at the Raimundo Vidal Pessoa, one of the notoriously high risk prisons in Manaus, Brazil. Inside the prison walls, gangs thrive, and violent outbreaks tend to ...

Last week I had the good fortune of being invited to the 8 th Annual Amazonas Film Festival in Manaus, Brazil. This city of 2 million in the heart of the Amazon was the venue for hundreds of feature ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Ham Tram’s “Journey From the Fall,” a U.S./Thai production, won feature honors at the third Amazonas Film Festival for adventure features and ethnographic and wildlife docs, which ...

Filmmaker Kyle Alvarez talks about the thrill of being invited to the Sundance Film Festival; Kevin Costner on why he reached into his own pocketbook to make "Black or White"; Steven Sondheim fans are ...

Last week I had the good fortune of being invited to the 8th Annual Amazonas Film Festival in Manaus, Brazil. This city of 2 million in the heart of the Amazon was the venue for hundreds of feature ...