Tetsuya Bessho (Short short Film Festival’s representative) Congratulations on the promotion of the Festival Cinema Brasil 2005 in Tokyo. Our festival is also receiving every year many works by Brazilians. The movie “City of God”, directed by Fernando Meirelles, was produced due to the success of its short version. The new generation of Brazilian movie makers is promising!(The Short short Film Festival is receiving applications for its next edition. Log on to www.shortshorts.org for more information.) Shigeru Suzuki （(Associate professor of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) The movies shown in the Festival of Brazilian cinema use computer graphics and digital music and have a simplicity that directly impacts all senses. My interest goes beyond the works presented, for I also want to see the audience’s reactions. This is a very rich festival, because it can help to put an end to stereotypes and to open people’s eyes to a still unknown Brazilian reality. Takashi Horiuchi (Owner of the Café Vivement Dimanche) Brazil, this is the country. Many still don’t know, maybe because its not so publicized, but Brazil is “the country of the images”. I am sure that this festival is an opportunity from where it will arise a new opinion about Brazil. Don’t miss this chance! Your life can change after watching these movies! Jin Nakahara (Producer) I have been visiting Brazil for the last twenty years and the more I get to know the country, the more I realize I don’t know enough about it. It’s like an addiction! For the past ten years, Brazilian music and cinema have gone through an immense growth. This festival is a unique opportunity to get deeper into the qualities of Brazil.