"Cidade de Deus" (City of God)

Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Release/publication date : December 2002
Published on : 15/12/2002

At the Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
(Havana, Cuba, December 3-13, 2002)

the Prize of the International Critics
(FIPRESCI Prize)

has been awarded to

"Cidade de Deus" (City of God)
by Fernando Meirelles (Brazil, 2002)

"for approaching the explosive theme of social exclusion,
using an ambitious, complex and involving style of narration,
without moralising or condoning violence."

The jury has been comprised of
Grégory Valens, France, president ("Positif")
Sheila Johnston, Great Britain ("Evening Standard")
Luciano Trigo, Brazil ("O Globo")
Fernando Palumbo, Uruguay ("La Juventud", "Radio Centenario")
Joel del Rio Fuentes, Cuba ("Juventud Rebelde").

Print source
o2 Filmes, Video Filmes, Studio Canal
Ave. Prof. Fonseca Rodrigues
1300, Sao Paulo, Brazil
T +55 (11) 3026 9400
F +55 (11) 3022 9129
claudia@o2filmes.com

Havana Film Festival: www.habanafilmfestival.com

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