'Rio 2096' toon targets grownups

Sao Paulo's Gullane, the co-producer of Berlin Competition screener "Tabu," gets a completely new film towards the worldwide market, Brazilian animated feature "Rio 2096," concentrating on adult audiences.Gullane also co-produced the $20 million "Amazonia," a sales hit for Le Pacte within the European Film Market.Directed starting with-timer Luiz Bolognesi, a movie author whose credits are the Gullane-produced "Brainstorm" and "Birdwatchers," "2096" triggers four key dates in Brazilian history: 1500, if this sounds like discovered by Males and ladies 1800, within the height in the slave trade 1970, throughout military dictatorship and 2096, in Brazil's future."History is usually put together by its individuals who win. 'Rio 2096' is told in the purpose of look at their nonwinners," company founder Fabiano Gullane mentioned in Berlin."Rio 2096," that is traditional cel animation, is an element of Gullane's animation drive. With RioFilmes, it's co-creating "Fishtronaut: The Film,Inch a 3 dimensional feature spinoff from the greatly popular Television show, and 3d feature "Tarsilinha.""On 'Rio 2096,' i had been attracted through the standard in the story. South usa also lacks family entertainment produced from South usa," Gullane mentioned.In further deals, Gullane mentioned L.A-based Shoreline has acquired rights outdoors South usa and Italia to Andreu Ristrum's "My Country," an Italian-Brazilian family drama. Deal was spoken about at Ventana Sur.Starring Rodrigo Santoro, "Country" made greater than $319,000 in South usa, a enjoyable performance with an artfilm in the territory where business is centered by Hollywood blockbusters.Gullane has greenlit teen music artist friendship drama "Heliopolis," from Sergio Machado ("Lower City"), being compiled by Fox in South Usa. Co-searching Sandra Corveloni, Cannes' best actress champion in 2008 for "Linha p passe," pic will lense in May. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com