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José Carlos Avellar

Film Critic, Brazil

José Carlos Avellar. Film critic with books on Brazilian and Latin American Cinema (including “O chão da palavra / The Ground of the Word — Literature and Cinema”; and “A ponte clandestina / The Clandestine Bridge — Film Theory in Latin America”). See a selection of essays in www.escrevercinema.com.

Author of Reports

  • An Imperfect Critic in 56th Cannes Film Festival

    • Author of Reports

  • Filming By Accident By José Carlos Avellar in 22nd Guadalajara Film Festival

    • Author of Reports

  • Focusing on the Out-of-Focus By José Carlos Avellar in 22nd Fribourg International Film Festival

    • Author of Reports

  • Naomi Kawase's "Hanezu": Rocks and Reds in 64th Cannes Film Festival

    • Author of Reports

  • Suely in the Screen By José Carlos Avellar in 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival

    • Author of Reports

  • The Panorama Section: Out of Frame By José Carlos Avellar in 57th Berlinale

    • Author of Reports

  • The Producer and His Two Ghosts in 14th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

    • Author of Reports

  • The Turning Sky over Buenos Aires By José Carlos Avellar in 7th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema

    • Author of Reports

  • To Our Eyes Only in 19th Guadalajara International Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 13th Torino Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 18th Montreal World Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 19th Guadalajara International Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 22nd Fribourg International Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 22nd Guadalajara Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 47th Cannes Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 56th Cannes Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 57th Berlinale

    • As a Jury Member

  • 64th Cannes Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 6th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

    • As a Jury Member

  • 7th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema

    • As a Jury Member

  • International Film Festival Puerto Rico
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