RioFilme

Credits

Descriptions by
DannyTheMuppetMan

Background

RioFilme (also known as Distribuidora de Filmes SA - RioFilme) is a film distributor in Brazil. Created in November 1992, RioFilme is managed by the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro.

1st Logo (1992?-199?)

Logo: We start with a frontal helicopter shot of the Cristo Redentor monument in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. We then cut to a shot of the back of the monument as the transparent words "RIOFILME" appear and slowly move from right to left. We fade into the camera zooming through the Cristo Rendentor as the Riofilme name quickly zooms out into the City Hall logo used at the time, which consists of a stylized version of the Rio de Janeiro flag (A shield with two dolphins on the left and right of the shield). On it's right side are the words "Prefeitura da Cidade", and "RIO", with the latter being red. Below all of that are the words "Secretaria das Culturas" and an empty space in which "RIOFILME" zooms out into. After a few seconds, the Cristo Redentor shot fades to black as the rectangle stays, but then fades out as well.

FX/SFX: The helicopter shots and the text animation.

Music/Sounds: A soft relaxing piano tune which segues into a calm rendition of Aquarela do Brasil by Ary Barroso.

Availability: Very rare, as it has only been spotted in 90's prints of Os Anos JK - Uma Trajetória Política, released in 1980.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1999)

Logo: We fade from a white background to a still aerial shot of the Cristo Redentor, which then fades into a blue CG rectangle with the words "PREFEITURA DO RIO", and a thinner gold rectangle fades in below that with the black words "SECRETARIA MUNICIPAL DE CULTURA". We quickly fade into the blue word "RIOFILME", which shines blue light onto the camera, and after that it becomes part of a blue rectangle, similar to the "PREFEITURA DO RIO" text from earlier. That rectangle then shines as "apresenta" in black appears below and zooms slowly before stopping.

FX/SFX: Everything happening pretty quickly.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Same as the previous logo. It was spotted in the 1999 Buena Vista International film Mauá: O Imperador e o Rei.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (2011-2012)

Logo: On a black background, a blue rectangle unwraps itself as the Prefeitura do Rio symbol fades in and the words "RIO" and "PREFEITURA" fade alongside it, and a smaller light blue rectangle appears below with "RIOFILME" in white. A white outline then fills the gaps in between the rectangles and the logo zooms out slowly, before everything except "RIO" fades to black. Another blue rectangle unwraps behind "RIO" as the camera zooms out, then a light blue rectangle appears below "RIO", with the dark blue words "CAPITAL AUDIOVISUAL", then a dark blue rectangle with the words "DA AMÉRICA LATINA" appears below that.

FX/SFX: The rectangles appearing and unwrapping themselves, and the text and symbols appearing.

Music/Sounds: A fast-paced electronic piece.

Availability: Seen on RioFilme's movies during 2011 and 2012, including Bruna, Surfer Girl and the Brazilian release of the 2008 Argentina-Brazil co-production 31 Minutos: La Pelicula, which was only released in Brazil in 2012.

Editor's Note: This is the first logo to shy away from the Cristo Redentor motif.

4th Logo (2012-early 2010s)

TBA.

5th Logo (early 2010s-mid 2010s)

TBA.

6th Logo (mid 2010s-20??)

TBA.

7th Logo (2020-?)

TBA.