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The chances of us finding the next Walter Salles or Fernando Meirelles via Carlos Diegues' 5XFavela are next to nil, but I'd argue that's besides the point. Amongst Cannes' feel good stories this year will be this one, a Special Screening selection just added by Cannes today.

You can bet that Swedish helmer Tomas Alfredson had to field tons of requests for his next directing gig since the international success of Let the Right One In – the pic that was so popular that an American remake was commissioned quickly during the craze (Let Me In is going to be released in January of next year). Today, the director follows in the footsteps of Fernando Meirelles, who after giving us breakout City of God also took on a John Le Carré novel (The Constant Gardener).

Following the same path as Fernando Meirelles, Padilha is parlaying the international success of this picture into a future in Hollywood.

Greetings folks! IONCINEMA.com’s editor-in-chief is coming to you LIVE from the world’s premiere film festival offering you some of the sights and sounds of the fest beginning with today’s featured film: the festival’s opener and third film from Brazil’s Fernando Meirelles.

Continuing the relationship the fostered with his last film The Constant Gardener, Fernando Meirelles' next project has been picked up by Focus Features – they will most likely serve as the distributor and will handle international sales for the film which should see a 2008 release.