Mencius Melo – From Cenarium Magazine
MANAUS – One of the most commented documentaries produced in Brazil in the last decade, the series “Bandidos na TV” (Killer Ratings – Netflix, Brazil 2019) is competing for the award for ‘Best Documentary in Series’ for pay television at the 19th Grand Prix of Brazilian Cinema.
The documentary was directed by award-winning journalist Daniel Bogado. Among the dozens of documentary productions launched last year, “Bandidos na TV” was in sixth place in the most viewed ranking of Netflix.
The event will take place in São Paulo on October 10 and will be broadcast on TV Cultura. Among the names that make up the award are works such as “A Vida Invisível” by Karin Aïnouz, “Simonal” by Leonardo Domingues, “Hebe – The star of Brazil” by Mauricio Farias and the acclaimed “Bacurau” by Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles.
The production that portrays the life of former Amazonian deputy Wallace Souza who was accused of killing criminals to show on his television program, Canal Livre, in the event that became known worldwide in 2009, as “Caso Wallace”, portrays the value and the importance of the documentary format.
This is what Amazon producer and director Emerson Medina says. Medina is the author of four productions divided between fiction and documentary, he was also the author of a web series called “Largo de São Sebastião”.
“The indication highlights the strength of the documentary and also serves to show that good stories are everywhere,” he reinforced. Medina also highlighted the investments and results that large companies like Netflix are making in the format.
Amazonian filmmaker Sérgio Andrade, author of features such as “A Floresta de Jonathas”, “Antes o Tempo na Acabava” and “A Terra Negra dos Kawá”, said that the documentary translated an unbelievable plot until then.
“I watched the entire production and I have criticism for some episodes, but I must recognize that the documentary in series was perfect to tell a story that in itself is already incredible”, he argued.
Impartial production
Son of Wallace Souza, Willace Souza – one of the participants in the documentary – understands that the nomination of “Bandidos na TV” for the award for best documentary in series is fair. “All production deserves it because it was an impartial job and they gave a journalism class to Amazonas and Brazil,” he declared.
Willace also commented that the documentary left a great lesson on the role of the press in covering socio-political agendas. “I believe that the documentary leads to a reflection on the strength of journalism and the responsibility that current and future journalists must carry”.
Among the investigative journalists who participated in the initial phase of the production of “Bandidos na TV” in 2017 until the final phase in January 2019, the director of REVISTA CENARIUM, Paula Litaiff, was one of the press professionals who put journalistic coverage in check. “Case Wallace” and the conduct of the former deputy, who died in 2010 as a result of cardiac arrest.
“We know that, to this day, the Wallace Case is surrounded by many mysteries. There are many unexplained images and recordings and unsolved murders. Deputy Wallace himself went through contradictions, but there is certainly a lot of reflection in the Netflix production about the importance of doing journalism responsibly ”, he concluded.
Competitors
See the productions that compete for the award for best pay TV documentary at the 19th Grand Prix of Brazilian Cinema in 2020:
1) BANDITS ON TV – 1ST SEASON (Netflix). General Direction: Alex Marengo. Directors: Daniel Bogado and Suemay Oram. Independent Brazilian Producer: Viva Filmes and Terra Vermelha.
2) DIALOGUE ON CINEMA – 1ST SEASON (Cine Brasil TV). General Direction: Carlos Gerbase. Independent Brazilian Producer: Prana Filmes.
3) # OFUTUROÉFEMININO – 1st SEASON (GNT). General Direction: Luiza de Moraes. Independent Brazilian Producer: Base 1 Filmes.
4) BREAKING TABU – 2nd SEASON (GNT). General Direction: Guilherme Melles and Katia Lund. Director: Pio Figueiroa. Independent Brazilian Producer: Spray Filmes.
5) 1968 – THE AWAKENING – 1st SEASON (Short Channel). General Director: Don Kent. Independent Brazilian Producer: Grifa Filmes.
Data sheet
According to the official website of Bandidos na TV (bandidosnatv.com) under the responsibility of journalist Hélida Tavares, almost 50 professionals from London, England, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus worked on the production of the documentary, including:
Series director – Daniel Bogado
Director / Producer – Suemay Oram
Executive Producers – Dinah Lord, Eamonn Matthews, Alexander Marengo
Director of Photography – Will Pugh
Composer – Beto Villares
Editing – Livia Serpa, Gregor Lyon, David G Hill
Assistant and Camera Producer – Fernando Mitjáns
Search – Rodrigo Santos
Production Director – Nimira Velji
Production Coordinator – Daniella Rice
Production Supervisor for Quicksilver – Natalie Triebwasser
Production Supervisor for Caravan – Ulla Streib
Finishing Director – Almudena Garcia-Parrado
Additional Editing – Thomas Kelpie, Raphael Pereira, Mark Towns, Alex Carvalho, Franco Bogino
Additional Music – Érico Theobaldo
Translation Coordinator – Roberta V Canton
Assembly Assistants – Manoela Tavares, Blanca Martín Fuentes
Archive Consultant – Paul Gardner
Archive Search Assistant – Alastair Moram
Director – Recordings 2009 – Alexandre Bouchet
DIT – Raquel Battersby-Araùjo
Graphics and Special Effects – Compost Creative
Production – Manaus
Producers – Wânia Lopes and Hélida Tavares
Assistant Producer – Ana Sena
Rental Producer – Christina Daniels
Location Manager – Carolina Muniz
Drone Operator – Barney Lankester-Owen
Drone Operator Assistant – Pablo Vasconcellos
Additional Photography – Janice D’Ávila
Camera Assistants – Rafael Pessotto, Bruno Pettinelli, Marcos Pereira ‘Casqueta’
Sound Technicians – Heverson Batista, Elionai Dias
Sound Assistant – William Daurício
Production Assistants – Ana Oliveira, Felipe Wanderley
Security – Israel Rocha, Deocleciano Conceição Silva
Dramatic reconstruction – Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Director – Marcelo Galvão
First Assistant Directors – Renata Schiavini,
Duda Medeiros
Second Assistant Director – Marília Gurgel
Third Direction Assistants – Nanda Castro, Paula Lima
Director of Photography – Jacques Cheuiche, ABC
Camera Operator – Lucas Loureiro
Production Director – Peter Miller
Production Director for Terra Vermelha Filmes – Gideon Boulting
Post production
Post-Production Services – Halo Post
Production
Post-Production Producer – Karen Kavanagh
Post-Production Supervisor – Louisa
Sutherland-Smith
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