Igor Kupstas

Director of O2 PLAY, distribution branch of O2 FILMES, brazilian production company of the acclaimed movie CITY OF GOD.

O2 PLAY distributes movies theatrically and TV in Brazil and adds content to VOD as an aggregator and an encoding house. We work with iTUNES, GOOGLE PLAY, NETFLIX, NET NOW and CLARO VIDEOS for Brazil, Lat-Am and the US.

O2 FILMES is a powerhouse in Brasil not only in cinemas, but it's well known and very strong in advertising for more than 20 years. The company has connections with all the major advertising agencies and has worked for some of the most important brands in Brasil and internationally. Fernando Meirelles, nominated Academy Award director, is still one of the owners.

-- WHY I'M GOING TO SXSW:

- To meet new platforms and streaming partners
- To present brazilian content to international buyers
- To present O2 Post facilities for encoding and post production
- To acquire indie american films for the brazilian market

Please, feel free to reach me on igor@o2filmes.com, I'll be in Austin from march 10th till 15th.