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This pathfinder contains electronic resources on Brazilian cinema
which includes videos, festivals, artists, and films. For information
about additional resources at the Library of Congress, consult
its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov).
The most important
source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Brazil
is the annual Handbook
of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/)
produced by over 160 contributing editors under the editorship
of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional
coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription
to the Hispanic American
Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).
Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries
in book form. For additional information about Brazilian cinema,
consult the Library’s Motion
Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic). Return to Culture: Brazil
ABC.
Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia (http://www.abcine.org.br)
Brazilian Society of Cinematography includes information on the
association, texts, publications, and related links. In Portuguese.
Associação
Cultural Videobrasil (http://www.sescsp.org.br/sesc/videobrasil/site/home/home.asp)
A major reference center for electronic art in Brazil, as well
as one of the most active centers for international interchange
among artists, curators, and theoreticians. Videobrasil also
produces an annual series of documentary films, promotes research
and educational activities, and has a complete online electronic
art database, chiefly with information regarding the southern
circuit. The database can be accessed through the Videobrasil
On-Line link. In Portuguese and English.
Brazilian Film
Festival of Miami (http://www.brazilianfilmfestival.com)
Includes information and photographs on past festivals, sponsors,
awards, calendar, events, winners, and contacts. In English
and Portuguese.
Cinemabrazil (http://www.cinemabrasil.org.br/indexpo.html)
Part of the project "Cinema Brasil na Internet." Links
to the Brazilian movie NetDataBase which provides free summaries
of nearly 500 feature films. Also has links to CinemaBraZINE,
film festivals, laws for film productions, and unions for artists
and technicians. In Portuguese, English, and French.
Cinemateca Brasileira (http://www.cinemateca.com.br/)
Cinemateca Brasileira has the largest collection of films from
Latin America, with works of fiction, documentaries, journals,
publicity, fgamily records, from Brazil and abroad. Also presents
information on preservation, events, partners, friends society,
links,
and more. In Portuguese.
Filmografia
de Carmen Miranda (http://carmen.miranda.nom.br/cm_film.htm)
Web site presinting a filmography of the famous
Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda. In Portuguese.
Grupo Nova de Cinema e TV (http://www.gnctv.com.br)
Site on Brazilian cinema that seeks to promote Brazilian films.
links to news, festivals and markets, and a comprehensive catalog
containing
information
on: feature
films, documentaries, and short films. In Portuguese and English.
Jornal
da Mostra (http://www2.uol.com.br/mostra/29/p_home_en.shtml#)
Jornal da Mostra is the publication of the São Paulo International
Film Festival. In Portuguese and English.
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