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Prof. Dr. Chris Wahl, Filmuniversität KONRAD WOLF

This research project undertakes an in-depth study of German film distribution and exhibition in Brazil during the late 1920s and 1930s. It seeks to uncover the origins of Urania Film Co. in Brazil and trace Luiz Grentener’s work as its founder and owner. So far, there have only been a few references on the subject in film history, which do not provide much detail or analysis nor adequately reflect its significance. The case study will contribute new insights about the German strategies on the Brazilian and South American film markets during the period.

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Luciana Fagundes Haussen holds a PhD in Social Communication (Audiovisual) from the Postgraduate Program of the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (January 2015). In 2008 she obtained her master’s degree in Social Communication (Audiovisual) at the same institution, where she also graduated in 1991 in Journalism. She developed her professional experience in communication with a focus on audiovisual production, screenwriting, film theory and history of film. As a journalist she worked as a reporter and writer for television, radio and newspapers. Between 2009 and 2010 she held the position of Substitute Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in Sound Media, Radio and Television Foundations, and Communication and Culture. Between 2008 and 2010, she was Professor of Experimental Projects in Television and Film at the University of Campaign Region, URCAMP, Bagé, Brazil.