1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil

1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil
DateFebruary 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)
SitePalácio Quitandinha
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hosted byRegina Casé
Directed byJosé Possi Neto
Highlights
Best FilmOrfeu
Most awardsOrfeu and O Primeiro Dia (3)
Most nominationsO Primeiro Dia (9)
Television coverage
NetworkTV Cultura and Televisão Educativa

The 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil ceremony, presented by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, honored the best audiovisual productions of 1999. It took place on February 12, 2000, at the Palácio Quitandinha in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. During the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture presented the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil in 17 categories. The ceremony, televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, was directed by José Possi Neto and hosted by actress Regina Casé.

The film O Primeiro Dia (Midnight) was nominated for nine awards (the most of any film), followed by Orfeu with seven nominations. O Primeiro Dia and Orfeu tied for the most awards won, with three each. Other film winners included Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos with two awards, and Por Trás do Pano, Outras Estórias and Dois Córregos with one each.

Background

After a decree during the administration of President Fernando Collor de Mello abolished government support of cinema production, almost no films were domestically produced in the early 1990s. In 1991, only one percent of films on screen in Brazil were produced in the country, and in 1992 only two Brazilian films were released.[1][2] In 1993 (after Collor's impeachment), the government enacted a tax incentive for film production, and the "Retomada" (lit. "Resumption"), a film renaissance, began.[2] As of 1998, five percent of films in cinemas were Brazilian. The Ministry of Culture of Brazil established the national film awards in November 1999 to recognize works and individuals in the audiovisual area; 16 categories and a special award were created.[1][3] With the awards, the Ministry of Culture aimed to foster the retomada by increasing domestic audiences; their goal was for 20% of films in Brazil to be produced domestically as of 2002.[1]

Ceremony

The ceremony was held on February 12, 2000, beginning at 9:27 p.m. BRT. It took place at the Palácio Quitandinha, a former luxury resort hotel in Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4][5][note 1] Televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, the ceremony was directed by José Possi Neto and hosted by actress Regina Casé.[6][7] The ceremony started with a montage of important scenes of Brazilian production over the years. The presentation of awards followed, interspersed with live musical performances by the Best Score nominees and homages to actresses Fernanda Montenegro, Vera Fischer, and Zezé Motta and filmmakers Anselmo Duarte and Joaquim Pedro de Andrade.[4][8]

Winners and nominees

On December 8, 1999, the nominees for six categories of the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil were announced at Brasília. These categories were Best Film, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Television Series.[9][10] The nominees for the other 11 categories were announced on January 20, 2000.[11] The films receiving the most nominations were O Primeiro Dia with nine and Orfeu with seven.[12] The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 12, 2000.[13]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[13][14]

Carlos Diegues, director of Orfeu, Best Film winner
Walter Salles, Best Director winner along with Daniela Thomas
Matheus Nachtergaele, Best Actor winner
Denise Fraga, Best Actress winner
Caetano Veloso, composer of Orfeu, Best Score co-winner
Uakti, composer of Outras Estórias, Best Score co-winner
Best Film Best Foreign Language Film
Best Director Best Screenplay (tie)
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Cinematography Best Editing
  • Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós EsperamosMarcelo Masagão
    • Um Copo de Cólera – Idê Lacreta
    • Eduardo Escorel
    • Orfeu – Sérgio Meckler
    • O Primeiro Dia – Felipe Lacerda
Best Score (tie) Best Release
  • Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós EsperamosMarcelo Masagão
    • Um Copo de Cólera – Aluizio Abranches
    • Orfeu – Carlos Diegues
    • Outras Estórias – Pedro Bial
    • O Primeiro Dia – Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas
Best Short Film (tie) Best Documentary Film
  • 03 MinutosAna Luiza Azevedo
  • Uma Estória de FutebolPaulo Machline
    • O Oitavo Selo – Tomás Creus
    • Rota de Colisão – Roberval Duarte
    • Texas HotelCláudio Assis
  • Cine Mambembe – O Cinema Descobre o BrasilLaís Bodanzky and Luiz Bolognesi
    • Atlântico Negro – Na Rota dos Orixás – Renato Barbieri
    • Bubula – O Cara Vermelha – Luís Eduardo Jorge
    • A Pessoa É para o que Nasce – Roberto Berliner
    • Por Longos Dias – Mauro Giuntini[note 2]
Best Animated Feature Best Video
  • De Janela Pro CinemaQuiá Rodrigues
    • Amassa que Elas Gostam – Fernando Coster
    • Castelos de Vento – Tânia Anaya
    • Deus É Pai – Allan Sieber
    • EspantalhoAlê Abreu
  • Carlos NaderCarlos Nader
    • Bruxa Viva – Lena Bastos
    • Framed by Curtains – Eder Santos
    • Pranto por Ignácio Sanchez de Mejias – Sérgio Roizemblitz
    • Viagens na Fronteira – Oiapoque – Lucas Bambozzi
Best Television Series Best Television Cultural Production
  • Pierre Fatumbi VergerLuís Buarque de Hollanda/GNT
    • Confidência do Rio das Mortes – Paschoal Samora/Grifa Filmes
    • Genoma: Em Busca dos Sonhos da Ciência – Mônica Teixeira/TV Cultura
    • Expedição Caiçaras – Tatiana Soares/Canal Azul
    • Mapas Urbanos – Daniel Augusto/Grifa Filmes
Mário Peixoto Award
  • Canal Brasil
    • Cine Odeon
    • Jean-Claude Bernardet
    • Laís Bodanzky and Luiz Bolognesi
    • Vampeta

Multiple nominations and awards

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. BRT, the ceremony was delayed in 57 minutes.[5]
  2. ^ Mauro Giuntini is wrongly listed as "Mauro Barbieri" by Folha de S.Paulo.[15]

References

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  2. ^ a b Nagib, Lúcia; Rosa, Almir (2002). O cinema da retomada: depoimentos de 90 cineastas dos anos 90. Editora 34. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-8-57-326254-4.
  3. ^ "Página 12 • Seção 1". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). JusBrasil. November 24, 1999. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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  10. ^ "Sai a lista de indicados para o Oscar brasileiro". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. December 9, 1999. p. 79. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

    "Notícias Dezembro/1999 – 09/12/1999" (in Portuguese). WebCine. Archived from the original on March 5, 2001. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

  11. ^ "Saem os finalistas do Grande Prêmio". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. January 22, 2000. p. 74.

    "Notícias Janeiro/2000 – 22/01/2000" (in Portuguese). WebCine. Archived from the original on February 25, 2002. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

  12. ^ "Salles é favorito ao "Oscar" brasileiro". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. January 22, 2000. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  14. ^ "É uma festa!". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  15. ^ "Por Longos Dias" (in Portuguese). Curtadoc.tv. Retrieved February 27, 2014.