Rio Film Festival sets dates for 2013

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Critical Divide

Festival do Rio, Rio de Janeiro’s international film festival, will take place between Thursday 26 September and Thursday, 10 October in 2013. It will be the festival’s 15th anniversary.

The festival will screen around 400 films from more than 60 countries at 30 venues spread across Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian films and Première Brasil, which has as its festival home the historic Odeon Petrobras in downtown Rio de Janeiro, are the beating heart of Festival do Rio, and the festival is rightfully acknowledged as the best annual global showcase of contemporary Brazilian film.

Première Brasil is the only competitive section of Festival do Rio with jury awards – the Rednetor (photo) – to be presented on Thursday 10 October. Three highly prized audience awards will also be bestowed on the best Brazilian feature film, best documentary and best short film.

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Rock in Rio 2013: The main attractions

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Critical Divide

The list of headline acts for Rock in Rio, which takes place in Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 22 September 2013, is complete and the festival is a sell-out.

For the main World Stage we have confirmed:

Friday, 13 September: Beyoncé, David Guetta, Ivete Sangalo, Cazuza Tribute
Saturday, 14 September: Muse, Florence and the Machine, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Capital Inicial.
Sunday, 15 September: Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Jessie J, Jota Quest.
Thursday, 19 September: Metallica, Alice in Chains, Ghost BC, Sepultura.
Friday, 20 September: Bon Jovi, Nickelback, Matchbox Twenty, Frejat.
Saturday, 21 September: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, John Mayer, Phillip Phillips, Skank.
Sunday, 22 September: Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, Kiara Rocks.

Living Colour (13th), The Offspring (14th), George Benson (15th) and Ben Harper (20th) are among the international acts confirmed for the Sunset Stage.

For the Electronic stage, the line up is:

Friday, 13 September: Sweet Beats, Ask 2 Quit Live, Life is a Loop and Otto Knows
Saturday, 14 September: Paula Chalup, Mau Mau and Anderson Noise.
Sunday, 15 September: Triple Crown, Renato Ratier, dOp and DJ Harvey.
Thursday, 19 September: DJ Ride, Gaslamp Killer, Brodinski and Gesaffelstein.
Friday, 20 September: Ferris, Rodrigo Vieira, Dexterz and Paul Oakenfold.
Saturday, 21 September: Flow & Zeo, Guti DJ Vibe and Loco Dice
Sunday, 22 September: Botecoeletro, Maximum Headrum, DJ Marky and Felguk.

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