Neon Bull
by
Gabriel Mascaro
Neon Bull
de Gabriel Mascaro


Neon Bull
(2015,
101 min)
Brazil, Uruguay, Netherlands
Directed by Gabriel Mascaro
Iremar works at the Vaquejadas, a traditional rodeo in the north east of Brazil where two men on horseback try bring down a bull by grabbing its tail. It’s dusty and back-breaking work, but Iremar is a natural ‘Vaqueiro’ feeding, prepping and taking care of the bulls.
Home is the truck used to transport the animals from show to show which he shares with his co-workers; Galega, an exotic dancer, truck driver and mother to her spirited and cheeky daughter Cacá, and Zé, his rotund compadre in the bull pen. Together they form a makeshift but close-knit family.
But Brazil and the Northeast are changing and the region’s booming clothing industry has stirred new ambitions in Iremar. Swinging from his hammock in the back of the truck, his head is filled with dreams of pattern cutting, sequins and exquisite fabrics as he mentally assembles his latest sexy fashion designs…
*Vaquejada is a traditional sport from the rural North East of Brazil. It involves two cowboys pulling down Bull’s by their tails in a demarcated area along a wide sandy track. The cowboys gain points for the skill by which they pull down the bulls. The sport is the second highest grossing, after football, in Brazil.

FICHA TÉCNICA
DIRECTOR
Gabriel Mascaro
PRODUCTION
Desvia – Brazil
Canal Brasil
Malbicho Cine – Uruguay
Viking Films – Netherlands
PRODUCER
Rachel Ellis
CO-PRODUCERS
Sandino Saravia & Marleen Slot
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Rachel Ellis, Sandino Saravia & Marleen Slot
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Tiago Melo
ACTOR’S PREPARATION
Fatima Toledo
SCRIPT
Gabriel Mascaro
SCRIPT COLLABORATORS
Marcelo Gomes, Cesar Turim & Daniel Bandeira
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Diego Garcia
FIRTS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Marcelo Caetano
EDITING
Fernando Epstein & Eduardo Serrano
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Livia de Melo
ART DIRECTOR
Maíra Mesquita
COSTUME
Flora Rebollo
DIRECT SOUND
Fabian Oliver
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Otávio Santos, Cláudio N & Carlos Montenegro
SOUND DESIGN & EDIT
Mauricio d’Orey
SOUND MIX
Vincent Sinceretti
WITH
Juliano Cazarré | Iremar
Aline Santana | Caca
Carlos Pessoa | Zé
Maeve Jinkings | Galega
Vinicius de Oliveira | Júnior
Josinaldo Alves | Mário
Samya de Lavor | Geise
Premiações e Festivais
AWARDS
– Special Jury Prize – 72nd Mostra Internacionale d’Arte Cinematografica – La Biennale di Venezia – Orrizonti
– Honorable Mention – 40th Toronto Film Festival
– Critics Prize – Film Fest Hamburg – Vitrina
– Best Movie, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Secondary Actress – Festival do Rio – Première Brasil
– Best Movie – Adelaide Film Festival
– Best Movie – 31st Warsaw Film Festival
– Special Jury Prize, Critics Prize – Abraccine, Honorable Mention of the Young Jury and Ficunam Prize – Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema
– Best Actress – Janela Internacional de Cinema
– Honorable Mention of the Jury – Festival 3 Continents
– Best Director – 15º Festival International du Film de Marrakech
– Jury Prize – 37º Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano Cuba
– Critics Prize and Cineclube Prize – Festival de Cinema Lusobrasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira
– Best Movie – 56th Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias
– Maguey Prize – Guadalajara International Film Festival
– FIPRESCI Prize – 15th Transilvania Film Festival
– Artistic Bravery – Durban International Film Festival
– Best Cinematography and Special Critics Prize – Festival de Cine de Lima
– Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography – Prêmio Fênix 2016
– Best Cinematography, Best Brazilian Actor (critics) and Best Brazilian Actor (popular jury) – 43º Festival Sesc dos Melhores Filmes
– Best Director – Graba Festival Audiovisual
– Best Movie (Popular Jury), Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Cinematography – Grand Prix of Brazilian Cinema 2017
FESTIVALS
– 43th Festival Sesc dos Melhores Filmes – Best Photography, Best Actor
– Graba Festival Audiovisual – Best Director
– 72nd Mostra Internacionale d’Arte Cinematografica – La Biennale di Venezia – WORLD PREMIERE – Special Orizzonti Jury Award
– 40th Toronto Film Festival – Platform Competition – Honourable Mention
– Film Fest Hamburg – VItrina – Critic Award
– Festival do Rio – Première Brasil Competição –BRAZIL PREMIERE – Best Film, Best Script, Best Cinematography & Best Secondary Actress
– 11th Zurich Film Festival – International Feature Film Competition
– BFI London Film Festival – Dare
– 44th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma – Panorama
– 31st Warsaw Film Festival – International Competition
– 7th Adelaide Film Festival – International Feature Film Competition
– 51st Chicago Film Festival – Main Competition
– AFI Fest – Official Selection
– Braunschweig Film Festival – Official Selection
– Thessaloniki Film Festival – Open Horizons
– Vienalle – Viena International Film Festival – Official Selection
– X Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema – Nacional Competition
– 8ª Janela Internacional de Cinema – Official Competition
– 26th Stockholm Film Festival – Official Competition
– 23rd Camerimage – 1st – 2nd Feature Competition
– 19th Tallinn Black Nights – Official Selection
– 5º Cuenca La Orquidea Festival – Official Selection
– Zagreb Film Festival – Official Competition
– 53º Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijon – Official Competition
– 37º Festival des Trois Continents – Official Competition
– Singapore Film Festival – Official Competition
– 37º Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano – Official Competition
– 20th Kerala International Film Festival – Official Selection
– 15º Festival Internacional du Film de Marrakech – Official Competition
– Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle – Special Screening Center
– Tromsø International Film Festival – Official Competition
– Black Movie – Geneve Independent Film Festival
– Moscow 2Morrow Film Festival – Official Competition
– International Film Festival Rotterdam – Official Selection
– Bengaluru International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Abaporu Brazilian Film Festival – Official Selection
– Dublin International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Luxembourg City Film Festival – Official Competition
– Khanty Mansiysk – Spirit of Fire International Festival Film – Official Competition
– Cartagena International Film Festival – Official Competition – Best Film
– Guadalajara International Film Festival – Maguey Prize
– Festival du cinéma Ibérique et Latino-américain à Villeurbanne – Official Selection
– Wales One World Film Festival – Official Selection
– CineLatino Toulouse – Panorama
– Festival Ojoloco du Cinéma Espagnol et Latino-Américain de – Grenoble – Official Selection
– New Directors New Films – Official Selection
– Hong Kong International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Vilnius International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Istanbul Film Festival – Official Selection – Young Masters
– Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris – Official Selection
– Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente – Vanguardia y Género Competition
– Skopje International Film Festival – Official Selection
– IndieLisboa – Silvestre Section Selection
– Jeonju International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Cine Fest Brasil – Buenos Aires – Official Selection
– Cluj Transilvania Film Festival – FIPRESCI Award
– Sydney International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Durban International Film Festival – Artistic Bravery Award
– Koszalin Film Festival – Official Selection
– Transatlantyk Film Festival – Official Selection
– Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Official Selection
– New Zealand International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Osianama Cinematheque Mumbai – Official Selection
– Home Manchester – Official Selection
– Melbourne International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Santander FICS – Official Selection
– Festival de Cine de Lima – International Competition
– Sarajevo Film Festival – Official Selection
– Jameson Miskolc Film Festival – Official Selection
– BAFICI Itinerante – Official Selection
– Helsinki International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Bergen International Film Festival – Official Selection
– Detour. Travel Film Festival – Official Selection
– Oslo Films from the South – Official Selection
– CPH PIX – Official Selection
– Around the World in 14 Films – Official Selection
– Inverness Film Festival – Official Selection
INFORmAÇÕES ADICIONAIS
FUNDING AND SUPPORT
Hubert Bals Fund
BAL – Buenos Aires Lab
Hubert Bals Plus
Netherlands Film Fund
ICAU – Audiovisual Institute of Uruguay
ANCINE / Brasilian Cinema Agency
Ministry of Culture / Secretariate of Audiovisual / Federal Brazilian Government
Funcultura / State Governement of Pernambuco
Picuí Local Council
INTERNATIONAL SALES
sata@memento-films.com





