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[lang_pt]Para quem não conhece o BRAFFT, você precisa assistir aos filmes  do 2º Brazilian Film Festival of Toronto. Com as melhores opções dos mais de 250 trabalhos submetidos ao Festival, estes filmes mostram as novas faces do cinema brasileiro. Fanáticos por futebol, apaixonados pela poesia, a vida como ele é e mais, muito mais… De 6 a 9 de novembro no Bloor Cinema.

Maiores informações clique www.brazilianfilmfestivalcanada.com

BRAFFT 2008

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BRAFFT 2008, for more infromation click on www.brazilianfilmfestivalcanada.com

It was a very interesting night with family and friends watching a historic win of a presidential election by a black man, or an African-American as the politically correct would say it. I’m very  happy about the whole scenario because my son and his best friend watched  the biggest powerhouse in the world had elected mr. Obama.  We bought pizza, we had some wine and we watch closely to the numbers on the screen at a house of friends. CNN, CBS, CBC and, of course, Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. It was a very positive to have a change on the political views and actions.

All over Toronto people in general were located in pubs, cinemas, homes watching and expecting what seemed impossible before the Democrats presidential campaign. Bloor Cinema had at least 100 people outside waiting to get in during the official counting of  the votes, the same thing with Plaza Flamingo, on College St. André and his friend Blake won’t notice the change, because they’re three years old, but his parents will know exactly what happen, the turning point on history.

Heavy burden

The democrats are getting into an abyss, or economical depression left by the Republicans . There are predictions US will get wicker and Canada is following his big rich Big Brother from South of the border. Maybe the Canadian Conservative Party didn’t know better what was coming, and there are talks about NAFTA, again…

For now everything is good, the world is celebrating Obama’s victory and that will change thoughts of democracy, a new democracy.

Obama is getting an almost bankrupted country, buried in a mud of the Afghanistan conflict , which will suck finances from the US government ‘account’. The war machine will leave a long bill that probably will be left to the  next generations to come to pay for it.

It was a very interesting night with family and friends watching a historic win of a presidential election by a black man, or an African-American as the politically correct would say it. I’m very  happy about the whole scenario because my son and his best friend watched  the biggest powerhouse in the world had elected mr. Obama.  We bought pizza, we had some wine and we watch closely to the numbers on the screen at a house of friends. CNN, CBS, CBC and, of course, Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. It was a very positive to have a change on the political views and actions.

All over Toronto people in general were located in pubs, cinemas, homes watching and expecting what seemed impossible before the Democrats presidential campaign. Bloor Cinema had at least 100 people outside waiting to get in during the official counting of  the votes, the same thing with Plaza Flamingo, on College St. André and his friend Blake won’t notice the change, because they’re three years old, but his parents will know exactly what happen, the turning point on history.

Heavy burden

The democrats are getting into an abyss, or economical depression left by the Republicans . There are predictions US will get wicker and Canada is following his big rich Big Brother from South of the border. Maybe the Canadian Conservative Party didn’t know better what was coming, and there are talks about NAFTA, again…

For now everything is good, the world is celebrating Obama’s victory and that will change thoughts of democracy, a new democracy.

Obama is getting an almost bankrupted country, buried in a mud of the Afghanistan conflict , which will suck finances from the US government ‘account’. The war machine will leave a long bill that probably will be left to the  next generations to come to pay for it.

The Canadian movie industry is happily jumping with so much attention to the Toronto International Film Festival. Mesmerizing productions are keeping film lovers awake for days, not only because of movies, but also the shining stars bouncing all around Toronto, and especially for the TIFF 2008.

All the speed-lighting will not end in September, there is something else happening: two Brazilian events in November; Brazilian Film Fest, which will feature  some recent pearls not yet presented in the ‘big screen’, which will be selected  from 234  submitted productions, docs and shorts from many countries such as Brazil, Belgiun, Unites States, Cuba, Spain, Canada, Germany and Portugal, at the Bloor Cinema; and then Brazil Film Fest,  which will showcase Brazilians recent movies and documentaries from 27-30 November at the Isabel Bader Theatre.

[lang_pt]A indústria candense de cinema está saltitante e feliz com tanta atenção para o Toronto International Film Festival. Produções cativantes estão mantendo os fãs acordados por dias, não apenas por causa dos filmes, mas também pelas estrelas cintilantes que dançam por toda a Toronto, e especialmente para o TIFF 2008.

As luzes dos flashes não terminarão em setembro, existe algo mais acontecendo, dois eventos brasileiros em novembro; Brazilian Film Fest, que apresentará novas pérolas do cinema, inéditos na grande tela, que serão selecionados de 234 filmes, documentários e curtas inscritos de diversos países como Brasil, Bélgica, Estados Unidos, Cuba, Espanha, Canada, Alemanha e Portugal, no Bloor Cinema; além também do Brazil Film Fest,  que apresentará filmes brasileiros recentes e documentários entre 27 a 30 de novembro, no Isabel Bader Theatre.[/lang_pt]The Canadian movie industry is happily jumping with so much attention to the Toronto International Film Festival. Mesmerizing productions are keeping film lovers awake for days, not only because of movies, but also the shining stars bouncing all around Toronto, and especially for the TIFF 2008.

All the speed-lighting will not end in September, there is something else happening: two Brazilian events in November; Brazilian Film Fest, which will feature  some recent pearls not yet presented in the ‘big screen’, which will be selected  from 234  submitted productions, docs and shorts from many countries such as Brazil, Belgiun, Unites States, Cuba, Spain, Canada, Germany and Portugal, at the Bloor Cinema; and then Brazil Film Fest,  which will showcase Brazilians recent movies and documentaries from 27-30 November at the Isabel Bader Theatre.