‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira Set for GLAFF’s First Visionary Award, Presented by Wagner Moura (EXCLUSIVE)

Producer Rodrigo Teixeira will receive the first Árbol de la Vida Visionary Award at the GuadaLAjara Film Festival in Los Angeles on 6 November. Actor Wagner Moura will present the award before a screening of “Paper Tiger”, recognising Teixeira’s influence on cinema and his work connecting Latin American filmmakers with the international industry.

Teixeira will also mentor GLAFF’s new Co-Production Lab, created with Guadalajara’s film festival to encourage projects between Mexico and the United States. His production company, RT Features, has backed films including “Call Me by Your Name”, “The Lighthouse” and “The Witch”; its films have received nine Oscar nominations and six Golden Globe nominations. The 16th GLAFF runs from 5 to 7 November, with “Ashes” opening the festival and “Mexicanamerican” closing it.