Lauded Brazilian director Carolina Markowicz, who gained the TIFF Award for Finest Directing in 2023 with “Charcoal,” will begin capturing “The Funeral” in Brazil from subsequent week. Manufacturing begins in São Paulo, shifting to the legendary Fordlândia — the town envisioned by American mogul Henry Ford on the banks of the Tapajós River within the Amazon — for the rest of the shoot. Biônica Filmes produces in co-production with Portugal’s O Som e a Fúria. Sony Pictures will distribute the movie in Brazil.
“The Funeral” will path an upper-class Brazilian household whose dynamics are thrown right into a spin by the shock arrival of an illegitimate daughter through the patriarch’s funeral. The movie boasts a starry solid led by “Neighboring Sounds” actor Maeve Jinkings, with Yara de Novaes (“Malu”), Camila Márdila (“The Second Mother”) and Julio Andrade (“The Invisible Life”). Cannes finest actress winner Sandra Corveloni (“Linha de Passe”) may also make a particular look.
Markowicz directs from her unique script, which blends drama and darkish satire to broach problems with privilege, complicated household relationships, inheritance, and the way the elite try to keep up polished appearances in a fast-paced, ever-changing world.
Carolina Markowicz courtesy of Marines Mencio
The director’s earlier work was featured at main worldwide festivals, in addition to breaking new floor for her nationwide cinema. “The Orphan” was the first-ever Brazilian movie to win the Queer Palm at Cannes, and Markowicz was the first-ever Brazilian filmmaker to obtain the Tribute Award for Rising Expertise on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant, the place she was honored alongside Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee. Pageant hits like “Charcoal” and “Toll” have positioned the filmmaker amongst the main voices of Brazil’s internationally-acclaimed new technology.
Talking in regards to the venture, Markowicz mentioned: “What happens when a stranger appears not only claiming, but actually being entitled to, a share of the inheritance? And what if the inheritance is not only financial, but emotional as well? This family embodies that contradiction — personal to them, yet metaphorical for our times. Grief is the expected feeling in the face of the patriarch’s death. But anger and a sense of loss arrive like a storm. We are complex beings, tragically funny.”
“The Funeral” was beforehand chosen for the distinguished Script Lab by the Torino Movie Lab in 2024, the place it acquired the White Mirror Award devoted to screenplays addressing environmental points, sustainability, and up to date social transformations. The venture was additionally chosen for the 2024 Pop Up Residence, mentored by acclaimed Romanian producer Ada Solomon, and took part within the 2025 Berlinale Co-Manufacturing Market.
