Disney’s ‘How To Be A Carioca’ From ‘Ice Age’ Director Carlos Saldanha To Screen At Iberseries & Platino Industry In Madrid
Carlos Saldanha’s Disney comedy series How to be a Carioca will screen for the first time at the Iberseries & Platino Industria event in October. The Portuguese-language comedy series follows an American writer who has to learn the quirks of Rio de Janeiro’s people after moving to the Brazilian city. The show is set to launch on Star+ in Latin America and Disney’+’s streaming services, including Disney+ worldwide.
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Carlos Saldanha Signs With Range Media Partners
Oscar-nominated Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Saldanha has signed with Range Media Partners. Saldanha is one of the principle creative forces behind the Ice Age and Rio franchises during his time at Blue Sky Studios, where his films grossed over $2 billion at box offices worldwide. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee, first for the animated short Gone Nutty and more recently, the animated feature Ferdinand.
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Fox Animation Picks Up ‘The Girl Who Drank The Moon’
Fox Animation has acquired the rights to Kelly Barnhill's widely acclaimed children’s fantasy novel 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon.' Carlos Saldanha, director of Fox/Blue Sky’s 'Rio,' will produce with Maresa Pullman through their company, BottleCap Productions.
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Rio at the Movies, from ‘Black Orpheus’ to a Talking Macaw
Rio de Janeiro, the city that has always gotten by on its drop-dead good looks, is ready for its close-up. Aside from the beautiful, movies have also captured the noir side of this glamorous tropical metropolis—the violence, poverty and social unrest. Here are eight films that collectively evoke both the postcard Rio of samba and Carnival and the more complex Rio that fewer tourists see.
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