SPECIAL SCREENING URUBUTRIX - Brazil

“Urubutrix” was born from the idea of joining Matrix and Uruburetama (a small city of Ceará). It began as a parody “zine” (alternative and independent magazine) full of Pop Culture citations and crazy dialogues which were not politically correct at all. Urubutrix was pushed forward, after the encounter between its creator Fernando Santos and the Cannibal World guys, Ricardo and Rodrigo Piologo, that showed him the path to make web animations. With the support of the Movie Animation Unit and the Federal Technological Education Center (CEFET) of the State of Ceará, Urubutrix has been published on the internet for the last two years, showing its uncommon characters. Leaving behind the parody and creating its own stories, Urubutrix has been well accepted by the public, which is waiting for the coming TV Series of this “Anime-Tupiniquim”. Tupiniquim is the name of an indigenous Brazilian group, but it is also used in Brazil as a synonym for national.
Every month new animations can be seen at http://www.urubutrix.com/


FILMOGRAPHY

OPENING - 1´37"
Opening was made by many animators, atracted by the idea of an “Anime-Cartoon-Neo-Tupiniquim”. As soon as Urubutrix substituted the parody for its original stories, it was decided that a Japanese style opening should be made, introducing all the characters.

THE COCONUT GUY - 2´20"
The drunk mascot of the web site meets the Coconut Breaker Guy, the Lord of Breaking Coconuts with the Head. Is it really such an interesting show to the mascot ‘mizifrim’?

ELECTIONS - 2008 – 5´
All kind of politicians were introduced to people, but there is nothing to be compared with these “uruburetamenses” guys and the tiny time of 15 seconds they have to show the changes they are supposed to make in “Uruburetama”, an indolent city in Ceará, even if they don’t figure out what indolent means.

MY BALLS ARE RED - 1´50”
Christmas Day. Everyone is waiting for Santa at home, the one who will bring gifts and joy on this beautiful day, but not everybody is waiting for him. Apolinario, the most ignorant and grouchy old man in the entire universe, is definitely not on the mood to get to know Santa Claus.

PLEASURE ON THE HEIGHTS - 1´34”
The TV Anchorman, Beto Guerra, had a sexual fantasy: to make love under a turned on ceiling fan. Who else could fulfill this fantasy but “Blow-job-ina”. Even in a motel with such a fantasy, something worse could happen.

7 MUMIA - 18 - 25 - Octubre - Betim and 26 octubre - 01 noviembre - Belo Horizonte -
Free entrance - 16 years

Tradution: Cláudia Nunes

SPECIAL SCREENING TELMO CARVALHO BRAZIL

In 1985, Telmo Carvalho graduated on Animation Movie at Embrafilme and National Film Board of Canada through the Technical Cooperation Agreement established between Brazil and Canada.


In 1986, moved out to Fortaleza (State of Cearà) and became one of the founders of the Movie Animation Unit of the “Casa Amarela Eusélio Oliveira” / Ceará’s Federal University.

From 2002 to 2008, as the director of “Tusche” Production House, he developed the “Animarte” Project on “SESC Rio de Janeiro”, where he used to teach animation’s techniques and he also produced 17 short animated films with his students.

This year, back to Fortaleza, Telmo is coordinating once more the Animation Movie Unit, which goal is to support this art in Ceará.


Films:
THE MUSICIAN AND THE HORSE - 6´20” – 16mm - 1985
Through the walkabout of one accordion street player and a circus’ horse, both of them victims of adversities, friendship and solidarity are found.

WHITE FIELD - 15´- 35mm - 1997
The relationship of love between a peasant and the rain.

SEARCHING THE COLOR - 13´- 35mm - 2002
Searching for the perfect technique and perfect colors, an artist ends up facing decadence and angst.

IGUIBERTO – 5´- DV – 2005
Iguiberto discuss the waste of water.

THE LAST PICTURE - 3´20” – DV – 2009
A man struggles to reach his destiny but, as he gets to the last picture of his existence, he finds something unexpected.


Contact: http://www.tusche.com.br/ e telmo_carvalho@yahoo.com.br

Tradution: Cláudia Nunes

SPECIAL SCREENING ARNALDO GALVÃO - Brazil

“Souls in Flames”, the hot hardcore love story between a fireman and a dancer let people knew about Arnaldo Galvão, making him popular in Brasil and also noted in other countries. But as he was already a veteran the prestigious Anima Mundi Festival organized a retrospective of his works in 2003. There we could see Dr. Galvão’s self-help classes, a funny author’s alter ego, and also the comic opera rally of “A Political Way Out”.

Regarding, of course, the TV pilot “Rotten & UFO”, the incredible epic story of two nihilists dogs that hardly bark and move themselves even less, the first characters created by Arnaldo Galvão did not move at all: they were at the cartoons and illustrations he made for famous Brazilian newspapers and magazines such as “O Pasquim”, “Movimento”, “Versus” and “Folha de São Paulo”. The Animation Movie caught him in 1980 at the university. Five years later, Galvão started working with Mauricio de Souza, an animation industry pioneer in Brazil, the creator of the celebrated “Turma da Monica” (Monica’s Gang). On television, he was part of “Castelo Ratimbum’s” crew (Ratimbum Castle) and many other successful kids’ programs.

Being very versatile about techniques, genres, artistic languages, Galvão accomplished over 200 publicity films, and also 10 independent shorfilms that showed his satiric personality. The variety of TV pilots on his curriculum shows a strong determination to explore the Animation potential among the television public in Brazil. In 2003, he co-founded ABCA – Brazilian Association of Animation Movie – where he is, at present, member of the director’s board.


FILMS
A POLITICAL WAY OUT (UMA SAÍDA POLÍTICA) – 6´- 1990
Just like in a comic opera, a tenor politician gives a speech singing so as to gain votes. Aplauses.


DIAL N FOR BIRTH (DISQUE N PARA NASCER) – 8´- 1992
A film made for mammals about birth, life and death. Who could tell!?

SOULS IN FLAMES (ALMAS EM CHAMAS) – 11´- 2000
A fireman got involved in a hot love affair when he saved the life of a very sexy woman from a burning building. The smoke and the heat cover both of them on an overwhelming moment of passion and sex with terrible consequences; after all one should not play with fire …

Best Screenplay and Special Jury Prize at Gramado Festival 2000 (Brasil)


EDUCATIONAL FILMS RATIMBUM – 8´
Full Empty (Cheio Vazio)
Three Sad Tigers (Três Tigres Tristes)
Cat (Gato)
Horse (Cavalo)
Far Close (Longe Perto)
Birth (Nascimento)
Soccer (Futebol)


TV SERIES PILOTS
Let´s play (Vamos brincar) –30”
Geometrical shapes (Formas geométricas) - 30”
The F Concert (Concerto em 5 Maior) - 30”

ROTTEN & UFO
Presentation (Apresentação) – 30”
Zen (Zen) - 30”
See you (Asta la vista) - 30”

DR. GALVÃO – HOW TO GET A BANK LOAN?
The Bondsman (O Fiador) – 30”
Yes, it´s possible (Sim, é possível) – 30”
The Warranty (A Garantia) – 30”

Tradution: Cláudia Nunes

7th MUMIA - OVERTURE

It's a pleasure and a proud to announce that the opening film will be IDIOTS AND ANGELS by Bill Plympton - 78’ - Estados Unidos - 2008

Angel is a selfish, abusive, morally bankrupt man who hangs out at his local bar, berating the other patrons. One day, Angel mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings on his back. The wings make him do good deeds, contrary to his nature. He desperately tries to rid himself of the good wings, but eventually finds himself fighting those who view the wings as their ticket to fame and fortune.

The idea behind " idiots and angels" came in 2005, when Plympton, after being asked what would be "about na angel who does not wants his wings", developing this concept in the following years and exploring the story potential of a reluctant angel.

By then, Bill had finished making "Hair High", which was a tremendous sucecess. Even though it was a great film and made him quite wealthy, the production was particulary bumpy and troublesome; Bill was exhausted and need something different, deciding on a radical change of style for his next feature. While "Hair Light" was glossy, colorful and dynamic, "Idiots and Angels" ended up being na animated exercise on wordless stoytelling, sustained by the strenght of the score and sound effects, in a more comtemplative and poetic register. For all those reasons, plympton finds many paralels in the feature with Eastern Europe cinematography, in the vein of Jan Svankmajer, very darkand surreal – "Like David Lynch, if her ever did animation", says Plympton.

A VERY PECULIAR KIND OF HUMOR

"Idiots and angels" had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, in the april 2008, and won the Special Disctition Awards in the festure-length category at the Annecy International Animated Film festival in june 2008.

Onde again, like in his previous films, Bill Plympton wants to break the stereotype that animation is aimed solely at children. Quite on the comtrary, Plympton´s films are filled with dark and sarcastic themes, with a delirious style blends surrealism with unrelenting humor and non-sense. " Idiots and angels" is a dark and mysterious comedy that sands apart in Plympton´s oeuvre.

Noteworthy is the score by Tom Waits, Moby and Pink Martini. The music takes on a particulary relevant role, since this is a movie totally deprived of dialogue, leaning solely on yhe caravters´action and the dreamlike universe of their fantasies, in order to tell the tale of someone who one day wakes up with a set of wings on his back.

A VERY FERTILE IMAGINATION

Bill Plympton I a world renowned Amercan director and cartoonist, who does not cease to surprise and be surprised with successive nominations, awards and distinctions for his work, by frame, but most of all for his deranged animated works of art.

Born en 1946 in the city of Portland (state of Oregon, USA), found his vocation early on and never looked back ever since. After graduating at the Portland State University and, later on, at the Visual Arts School in New York City, he published his first illustrations on newspaper such as The New York Times and The Village Voice. His popularity was increasing and soon enough his drawings were featured on the pages of such high profile magazines as Vogue, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Penthouse and National Lampoon. Over the course of his career, Bill has made two to three short features, Plympton has been renowned for drawing himself every single frame of his animated films. Bill Plympton has created a unique and easily recognizable personal style. He took a 5 year hiatus from animated films to release his live action projects: J.Lyle (1993), Guns on the Clackamas (1995) and Walt Curtis, the Peckerneck Poet (1997). In 1998, Bill returns to animation with the extravagant I Married a Strange Person. In 2001, he is awarded the Annecy Grand Prize with Mutant Aliens, which tells us the story of an astronaut who returns to earth after 20 years in space. His short feature Guard Dog was a hit in several movie festivals and ensured him his second Oscar nomination, in January 2005.

Test from: The 32nd International Animated Film Festival Cinanima background, contents and curiosites - Espinho - Portugal

7 MUMIA - International Programs

61 films from 27 countries compete for Best International Animation Award on 7th MUMIA Edition - International Worldwide Animation Festival

INTERNACIONAL 01
- SAGAN OM DEN LILLE DOCKPOJKEN – THE TALE OF LITLLE PUPPETBOY – HISTÓRIAS DO GAROTÃO - Johannes Nyholm – 19´- Suécia - 2008
- SCTRUTURES – ESTRUTURAS – Jasper Kuipers - 4´46” – Holanda – 2008.
- KARU TULEB! (LÃCIS NÃK!) – A CHEGADA DO URSO – Janis Cimermanis - 16´- Letônia - 2008
- JUBILADOS – APOSENTADOS – Juan Sáenz Valiente – 3´- Argentina - 2002
- COAL SPELL – O FEITIÇO DO CARVÃO – Sun Xun – 8´- China – 2008
- HOT DOG – Bill Pylmpton – 5´50” - USA - 2008
- 1,2,3 ESCAPE!!! – 1, 2, 3 FUJA!!! – Vittorio Farfan – 3´- Chile – 2007.
Total: 60´

INTERNACIONAL 2
- ARCHIPEL, DIALOOG VAN EEN STAD – ARCHIPEL, O DIALOGO DE UMA CIDADE – Jasper Kuipers – 6´-Holanda - 2008
- DZIVAIS UDENS – ÁGUA MÁGICA – Maris Brinkmanis – 10´- Letônia - 2009
- PLANET A – PLANETA A – Momoko Seto – 7´40”– França - 2008
- VETERINÃRÃRSTS – VETERINARIAN - VETERINÁRIO – Signe Baumane - 17´- Estônia - 2007
- HEROES NO LONGER – HERÓIS NUNCA MAIS – Sun Xun – 9´- China - 2008
- LA PERIFERIA – A PERIFERIA – Fabrizzio Bartolini – 10´- Chile – 2008
Total: 60´

INTERNACIONAL 3
- SENDERO – CAMINHO - Andrés Bustamante, Théo Court e Manuel Muñoz – 26´- Chile - 2007
- JAUNA SUGA – A NOVA ESPÉCIE – Evalds Lacis – 10´- Letônia - 2008
- THE NEW CHINA – A NOVA CHINA – Sun Xun – 5´20” – China - 2008
- CECI N´EST PAS UNE MOUCHE – THIS IS A NOT A FLY – ISTO NÃO É UMA MOSCA - Carlos Fraiha – 2´- Inglaterra - 2008
- PIROGUES – PIROGA – Alice Bohl – 7´- Irlanda - 2008
- STUDNIA – THE WELL – O POÇO - Andrzej Gosieniecki – 9´- Polônia – 2008.
Total: 59´

INTERNACIONAL 4
- THE ECSTASY OF GARY GREEN - O EXTASE DE GARY GREEN – Jack Feldstein – 15’- Austrália – 2006
- AGENDA – Diek Grobler – 7’20”- África do Sul - 2007
- AGRICULTURAL REPORT – RELATÓRIO AGRÍCOLA - Melina Sidney Paula – 2’32”- Irlanda – 2008
- DER STORCH – A CEGONHA – Klaus Morschheuser – 8’- Alemanha – 2002
- MUTT – VIRA-LATA – Glen Hunwick – 7’- Austrália – 2008
- DEEDERVILLE – O MUNDO DE DEERDE 1- Richard Del Rosso – 4’- USA – 2009
- KOLIBELNYA – LULLABY – CANÇÃO DE NINAR – Andrey Zolotukhin – 14´- Rússia – 2007
- FINO – Blu – 2’30”- Itália – 2006
Total: 60´

INTERNACIONAL 5
- THE ROOSTER, THE CROCODILE AND THE NIGHT SKY - O GALO, O CROCODILO E O CÉU DA NOITE - Padraig Fagan - 6’34’’ - Irlanda - 2008
- MALCHICK - BOY – GAROTO - Dmitry Geller – 16´- Rússia – 2008
- IL GIOCO DEL SILENZIO – THE PLAY OF SILENCE - O JOGO DO SILÊNCIO – Virginia Mori – 5’- 2009 – Itália
- VIOLETA, LA PESCADORA DEL MAR NEGRO – VIOLETA, A PESCADORA DO MAR NEGRO - Marc Ribas e Anna Solanas - 9’- Espanha – 2006
- MATAPOS – Stéphanie Machuret – 11’35”- França – 2006
- MUTO – Blu – 7’- 2008 – Italia
- LEBENSADER – LINHA DA VIDA - Angela Steffen – 6’ – 2009 – Alemanha
Total: 60´

INTERNACIONAL 6
- L’HOMME EST LE SEUL OISEAU QUI PORTE AS CAGE – MAN IS THE ONLY BIRD THAT CARRIES HIS OWN CAGE - O HOMEM É O ÚNICO PÁSSARO QUE CARREGA SUA PRÓPRIA GAIOLA - Claude Weiss – 12’- França – 2008.
- DVORNIK NA LUNE - THE STREET CLEANER ON THE MOON – O VARREDOR DE RUA NA LUA – Konstantin Golubkov - 7´- Rússia – 2007.
- KAUKOSAAREN KIROUS – CURSE OF THE REMOTE ISLAND – MALDIÇÃO DA ILHA DISTANTE - Chrzu – 16´15” – 2008 – Finlândia.
- PRIZNANIE V LUBVI - DECLARATION IN LOVE – DECLARAÇÃO DE AMOR – Dmitry Geller – 12’- Rússia – 2006
- PINTEMOS EL MUNDO DE COLORES – VAMOS PINTAR O MUNDO COM CORES - Alfredo Ovando - 13’ – Bolívia –
Total 61´


INTERNACIONAL 7
- DVE PRINZESSI - TWO PRINCESS – DUAS PRINCESAS - Maria Stepanova – 8´52” – 2009 – Rússia
- DEEP SONG - MÚSICA PROFUNDA – Zennor Alexander – 3’- 2008 – Nova Zelândia
- FREQUENZE ANIMATE #1 – ANIMATED FREQUENCIES #1 – FREQUENCIAS ANIMADAS Nº1 - Michela Donini, Roberto Paganelli e Andrea Martignoni – 9’30”- Itália
- LE SABLIER – A AMPULHETA – Pierre Schwarz – 1’23”- 2009 – França 2009.
- LA COMPETITIVA – A COMPETIÇÃO – Hernan Cieza (Mono) & Adriana Delfino – 20´- Espanha – 2009
- STYRI – QUATRO – Ivana Sebestova – 15’44” – 2007 – Eslováquia
- THE COLLAGIST – COLAGEM – Amy Lockhart – 2’- 2009 – Canadá
Total: 61´
INTERNACIONAL 8
- LA MEMORIA DEI CANI – THE MEMORIES OF DOG’S - As memórias dos cães – Simone Massi – 8’- França – 2006.
- MEET ME WHERE THE RAINBOWN ENDS - ENCONTRE-ME ONDE TERMINA O ARCO-ÍRIS - Zennor Alexander – 4’18”- 2008 – Nova Zelândia
- LITTLE BANG - A PEQUENA EXPLOSÃO - Diek Grobler - 10’40’’ - África do Sul - 2006
- J – Virgilio Villoresi – 4’- Itália –
- O PINTOR DE CEOS – THE PAINTER OF SKIES – O PINTOR DE CÉUS – Jorge Morais Valle – 20´ - Espanha – 2008
- ARC – FACE – Ferenc Cakó – 8’- 2008 – Hungria
- MY LITTLE BROTHER FROM THE MOON – MEU IRMÃO QUE VEIO DA LUA – Fréderic Philibert – 6’- 2008 – França
Total: 62´

INTERNACIONAL 9
- THAYN TYHA HAI - Zennor Alexander – 2’51”- 2008 – Nova Zelândia
- UNA GIORNATA PERFETTA – A PERFECT DAY – UM DIA PERFEITO - Virgilio Villoresi – 3’40”- Itália – 2009.
- DÉSANIMÉE – Anne Laclerq – 8’- 2008 – Bélgica
- IL PROVINO - O TESTE – Niba & Matteo Giacchella – 8’30”- Itália
- OEDIPE – ÉDIPO – Capucine – 7´- Japão – 2008
- LE LOUP BLANC – THE WHITE WOLF – O LOBO BRANCO – Pierre-Luc Granjon – 8’30”- 2006 – França
- KAK ZAICHIK NI V KOGO NE PREVRATILSIA - HOW THE BUNNY DIDN´T TURN TO BESOMEONE ELSE – Ekaterina Bim - 7´- Rússia – 2008
THE INITIATION OF A CITY DUELLER – A INICIAÇÃO DE UM DUELISTA DA CIDADE – Lenka Ivancikova – 16’- 2009 – Reino Unido
Total: 61´

7 MUMIA - National Programs

55 brazilian films, from 7 states (13 from São paulo, 10 from Minas Gerais, 9 from Rio de Janeiro and Ceará, 7 from Paraná, 4 from Pernambuco and 3 from Bahia) compete for MUMIA Best Animation Award on 7th MUMIA Edition - International Worldwide Animation Festival.

NACIONAL 01
- VOLTAGE – William Paiva e Fillipe Lyra – 4’14” – PE - 2008
- A ERA DO DEGELO – Romeu Domingues – 4’ – RJ - 2009
- A BRUXINHA LILI – Leonardo Copello – 5’43” – BA – 2009
- VÊNUS SEM MISTÉRIO – A QUÍMICA DO AMOR – Alessandro Corrêa – 3’15” – SP - 2008
- RATO JORGE EM: JUCA É UMA PESTE! - J. Anderson 2’24”- PR – 2009
- ZOYA A ZEBRA – Alexander Geifman – 2’40” – RJ - 2004
- SHUPLUH – Cesar Cabral – 6’ – SP - 1998
- OS BRUTOS TAMBÉM AMAM – Cristiano Alves de Oliveira – 2’57” – SP - 2009
- BANDEIRA – Antonio Fialho – 11’12”- MG –
- O PIT BULL – Alan Nóbrega – 1’20” – RJ – 2008
- A PASSAGEIRA – Rogério Nunes – 12’30” – SP – 2008
- FARÓIS – Diego Akel – 1’21” – CE – 2008
- AJUSTE SUA TV – Neil Armstrong – 1’- CE – 2007
- JORGE´S – Igor Amim – 1´- MG – 2009
Total: 61’

NACIONAL 02
- O ANÃO QUE VIROU GIGANTE – 10’ – RJ - 2008
- P&B –Alessandro Corrêa – 13’ – SP – 2008
- COLONIZE – Jonatan Brito Sousa – 9’20’’ – BA – 2009
- LIBERTAS – Jackson Abacatu – 9’40” – MG – 2009
- BRINCADEIRA DE CRIANÇA – Cristiano Alves de Oliveira – 1’57” – SP - 2008
- URUCA – Erick Grigorovski – 8’ – RJ – 2008
- A TERRA A GASTAR – Cassia Mary Itamoto e Celina Kurihara – 5’44” – SP - 2008
- MONGO E DRONGO E O ASSALTO FURADO - J. Anderson 1’56”- PR – 2008
- ALUCINA 15 - Diego Akel – 15” – CE – 2007
- PRIMAVERA UNDERGROUND – Igor Amim – 1´21” – MG – 2008
Total: 60’

NACIONAL 03
- OSMAR - A PRIMEIRA FATIA DO PÃO – DE – FORMA – Ale McHaddo – 11’ – SP – 2008
- CALANGO LENGO – MORTE E VIDA SEM VER AGUA – Fernando Miller – 10’- SP
- ROMPENDO O CICLO DA VIOLÊNCIA - J. Anderson 1’56”- PR – 2008
- DE JANELA PRO CINEMA – Quiá Rodrigues – 13’- RJ – 2000
- A DESCOBERTA DE LUKE – Alan Nóbrega – 2’ – RJ – 2007
- REFLETINDO – Thiago Herbet – 2’20” – MG – 2009
- SILENCIO E SOMBRAS – Murilo Hauser – 8’33”- PR - 2008
- GOLPE POSTAL - Diego Akel – 2’– CE – 2009
- HISTÓRIA DE UMBIGO – Michelle Gabriel – 10’ – SP - 2009
Total: 61’

NACIONAL 04
- NO CAMINHO – Francimone Campos e Júnior Recife – 4’31” – CE – 2007
- ANIMAJAZZ – Jackson Abacatu – 4’21” – MG - 2009
- MACARONI – Carolina Cardoso – 5’14”- SP – 2008
- A ARANHA E O LOUVA-A-DEUS - J. Anderson 3’28”- PR – 2009
- PAX – Paulo Munhoz – 14’- PR – 2005
- LINHAS E ESPIRAIS - Diego Akel – 2’ – CE – 2009
- COMO COMER UM ELEFANTE – Jansen Raviera – 5’52” – RJ – 2008
- UM OUTRO – Chico Liberato – 17’23”- BA – 2008
- A HERANÇA DO VAQUEIRO APAIXONADO - Wildes Sampaio – 4´- PE – 2008
Total: 61’

NACIONAL 5
- HOMEM-COBERTA E A CONTA DE LUZ - J. Anderson 3’- PR – 2008
- O GABINETE DO DR. AKEL – Diego Akel – 3’45” – CE – 2006
- DAYANE E ZÉ FRIO – Marta Kawamura – 11’- SP – 2009.
- GUERRA DOS BÁRBAROS – Júlia Manta – 11´- CE – 2001
- TERRA – Sávio Leite – 5´- MG - 2009
- UMA ODISSÉIA NO SERTÃO – Josimário Façanha – 11´- CE – 2006
- AS ESTRELAS DO CÉU - Wildes Sampaio – 6´- PE – 2005
- SALGUEIRO TEM HISTÓRIA - Wildes Sampaio – 6´- PE – 2006
- PRAXEDES, UM ESPERMATOZÓIDE - Bruno Rocha Maron – 1´52” – RJ – 2007
- UM LUGAR COMUM – Jonas Brandão – 9´53” – SP – 2009.
- TELETOMMY – Igor Amim – 3’- MG – 2008.
- MELANCIA NO BUSÃO – Dir. Coletiva – 4´30” – MG – 2008
- A CÉSAR O QUE É DE CÉSAR – Denis Leroy – 4’30”- MG – 2008.
Total: 80´

7th MUMIA - International Worldwide Animation Festival

A MAGIC YEAR OF ANIMATIONS

7 are the Deadly Sins, 7 are the Divinities, 7 were the White Snow’s Dwarfs, 7 days were needed for the creation of the World, 7 are the Days of the Week, 7 Musical Notes, 7 Sacred Planets, 7 shall be the Apocalypse’s Trumpets, 7 are the “Umbanda’s Orixás” (Spirits of an Afro-Brazilian Religion), 7 were the Wonders of the Ancient World and the Wonders of the Modern World, 7 Arts, 7 Sacred Stars, the Constellations of 7 Stars, 7 colors refracted by the Prism, 7 Evolution Levels, 7 are the Etheric Chakras, 7 are the Plexus on Matter, 7 are world’s regions of Desire and the 7 world’s regions of Thought and so 7 are Seas, 7 Human Virtues, 7 Sacraments, 7 Books of the Old Testament. Number 7 is cabalistic in “Umbanda”.

According to Mahatma Gandhi, the 7 Social Sins are: 1. politics without principles;
2. wealth without work; 3. pleasure without consciousness; 4. knowledge without character; 5. commerce without morality; 6. science without humanity; 7. devotion without sacrifice.

And finally, because of the resistance of this filmmaker, MUMIA makes the words of the Russian revolutionary Dziga Vertov as his own, taking as a watchword a part of his manifest written in 1923: “A friendly warning: Don’t hide your heads like ostriches. Raise your eyes. Look around you – There! It’s as obvious to me as to any child. The innards, the guts of strong sensations, are tumbling out of cinema’s belly”.

Seven thousand times we swore that Vertov pointed to the clandestine freedom within the animation films presented this year. Seven thousand and one times, we enshrined the master and referred his films to our humble followers. Watch Vertov, be Vertov, kill Vertov. This is the only way to avoid the mummification of our cinema – these are the words of the MUMIA, who screens everything, discloses everything, but shouts that few are the chosen.

This year, MUMIA will show 207 films from 27 countries besides Brazil: United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, United States, China, Argentine, Latvia, Holland, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Mexico, South Africa, Ireland, Portugal, France, Poland, Chile, Italy, Slovak, Spain, Japan, Belgium, New Zealand, Canada and Bolivia.

The so acclaimed crisis is financial and not of thoughts. Because the Underground exists, persists and resists. Already Dziga Vertov.