Aranceles

The production of Latin American cinema is unknown even to the Latin Americans. The ARANCELES (tariff, duty, imposition) placed on the distribution set in jail all the creativity and virtuosity of the cinema most inventive and realistic of the world.

So, in Brazil is not known Camilo Luzuriaga’s movies. In Ecuador are unknown the films of José María Arzuaga. In Colombia people doesn’t know the Raoul Peck’s films and in Haiti nobody knows about the Enrique Pineda’s movies, and so on.

The short film ARANCELES is a panorama of Latin American cinema seen from a prison, as these films are jailed. The movie was done in a 15-minutes single sequence plan.

The sound of the movies was designed as noises and not as dialogues.

  • Melo Viana
    Director
  • Melo Viana
    Writer
  • Sandra Zawadzki
    Producer
  • Célia Baptista
    Key Cast
  • Alfredo Bufrem
    Key Cast
  • Marcelo Leôncio
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 3, 2009
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    35 mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Semana A.B.C.
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    May 8, 2009
    World Première
  • 5º Festival Internacional de DDHH
    Sucre
    Bolivia, Plurinational State of
    March 10, 2009
    Bolivia Première
    Second Best Movie
  • 13º FAM - Festival do Audiovisual do Mercosul
    Florianópolis
    Brazil
    June 11, 2009
  • Perro Loco 3
    Goiânia
    Brazil
    August 27, 2009
  • Curta Taquary II
    Taquary
    Brazil
    April 24, 2009
  • 3º Hispanic Film Festival
    Saint Agostine
    United States
    October 8, 2009
  • 4º Festival do Paraná de Cinema Brasileiro Latino
    Curitiba
    Brazil
    October 7, 2009
  • 26º Festival de Cine de Bogotá
    Bogota
    Colombia
    October 20, 2009
  • 3º Festival Internacional de Cine de Cancun
    Cancun
    Mexico
    May 2, 2009
  • Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival LALIFF
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 5, 2009
  • Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Flandes ‘REALIDAD LATINA 09’
    Antwerp
    Belgium
    November 10, 2009
  • Newfilmmakers - New York City
    New York City
    United States
    June 3, 2009
  • 6ª CineFest Votorantim
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    November 16, 2009
  • Curta Neblina – 1º Festival Latino Americano de Curtas de Paranapiacaba
    Paranapiacaba
    Brazil
    November 28, 2009
    Best Sound Design
  • 8º Festival do Audiovisual Universitário - NÓIA
    Fortaleza
    Brazil
    December 5, 2009
  • 1º Festival de Cinema de Ribeirão Pires
    Ribeirão Pires
    Brazil
    March 25, 2009
  • 5º Fest-Aruanda
    João Pessoa
    Brazil
    November 30, 2009
    Best Sound Design
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Octaedro
    Quito
    Ecuador
    March 25, 2010
  • 6º Festival Internacional del Cortometraje de Cusco
    Cusco
    Peru
    November 14, 2009
    3rd Best Film
  • 8º Festival del Cine Pobre Humberto Solás
    Gibara
    Cuba
    April 23, 2010
  • Mexico Internacional Film Festival – Mexico
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    May 29, 2010
  • In The Palace Short Film Festival
    Balchik
    Bulgaria
    June 22, 2010
  • FENACO en Lima
    Lima
    Peru
    June 16, 2010
  • Festival Mosca 6
    Cambuquira
    Brazil
    July 16, 2010
  • Curta-SE 10
    Aracaju
    Brazil
    July 20, 2010
  • 3º Entretodos
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    September 15, 2010
  • VIII Festival Guaçuano de Vídeo
    Mogi Guaçu
    Brazil
    September 24, 2010
  • IV Curta Cabo Frio
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    October 11, 2010
  • The 2010 Angeleno Short Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 15, 2010
  • Festival Visões Periféricas
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    October 21, 2010
    Grand Prix
  • 18º Fesancor – Festival Chileno Internacional del Cortometraje de Santiago
    Santiago
    Chile
    October 22, 2010
  • 17º Festival de Cinema e Vídeo de Cuiabá
    Cuiabá
    Brazil
    September 24, 2010
  • 22nd Istanbul International Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    November 17, 2010
  • 9th Annual Miami Short Film Festival
    Miami
    United States
    November 15, 2010
  • 49th Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival
    Malta
    Malta
    November 19, 2010
  • 242 Short Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    December 14, 2010
  • Festival du Film de Strasbourg
    Strasbourg
    France
    September 18, 2010
  • International Streaming Festival {The Hague} 5th Edition

    Netherlands
    December 10, 2010
  • 9 Festival du Cinéma de Paris
    Paris
    France
  • Festival RNAB – Revelando Novos Atores Brasileiros
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
  • Cine las Americas
    Austin
    United States
    April 20, 2011
  • Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Barcelona
    Barcelona
    Spain
    June 10, 2011
  • FBCU – Festival Brasileiro de Cinema Universitário
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    July 29, 2011
  • 9th Film Fest
    São Carlos
    Brazil
    May 7, 2011
Director Biography - Melo Viana

Melo Viana has a degree in Design at the Catholic University of Paraná. He studied in Spain, United States, Canada and Germany. He has extensive work in the visual arts, with works in some public institutions in Curitiba.

He worked at the Central Bank of Brazil for thirty-eight years and did a master's degree in Economic Development, in Spain.

He is one of the founders of the Green Party of Brazil and is running in the primaries to be the party's candidate in the next presidential elections.

In 2005, he began the cinema graduation at the Paraná State University. Silent Movie is his fourth short films. His first two short films were made in 35 mm.

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