Busca Vida Filmes is a Brazilian production company based in São Paulo. Its main objectiv it to support independent cinema, particularly films that challenge the border between fiction and non-fiction. Our approach to films is to be open to take creative risks and to give support to filmmakers that are willing to make something bold and original, where they can develop their unique and personal universe.
Our recent productions are:
ELENA (2012), directed by Petra Costa. Awarded best film in Brasilia International Film Festival and was shown at IDFA, HotDocs and Havana Film Festival.
OLMO AND THE SEAGULL (2015), directed by Petra Costa. Premiered at Locarno Film Festival and won Best Documentary at Rio International Film Festival.