‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Producer Daniel Dreifuss Boards ‘Bloodstained Swan’ From Pipa Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

Brazilian distributor Pipa Pictures is opening a U.S. base in San Diego and moving into co-production, developing two films with established Brazilian and American filmmakers. The expansion aims to connect producers across countries and broaden the international reach of Brazilian films, at a time of growing attention following recent Oscar successes.

Producer Daniel Dreifuss has joined “Bloodstained Swan”, a historical thriller co-written and directed by Pipa CEO Alex Levy-Heller. Set across Brazil and Montevideo in the 1960s, it follows Herbert Cukurs, a Latvian immigrant celebrated for bringing swan-shaped pedal boats to Rio before a Holocaust survivor identified him as a Nazi collaborator and perpetrator. The project is being produced by Alelo Filmes and Dreifuss’s Anima Pictures, with Pipa Pictures co-producing; a second project, Felipe Joffily’s road movie “Pan-American Soul”, is also in development, with Downtown Filmes handling Brazilian distribution.