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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-producer-daniel-dreifuss-boards-bloodstained-swan-from-pipa-pictures-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-12T18:06:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T21:07:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/daniel-dreifuss-alex-levy-heller-pipa-pictures-1236945536/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Pipa Pictures is opening a U.S. base and expanding into co-production.
- Daniel Dreifuss has joined the historical thriller “Bloodstained Swan”.
- A second project, “Pan-American Soul”, is also in development.

## Summary

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.

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