Hues of youth culture: images around the Amateur Film Festival JB/Mesbla

Abstract

In 1965, Jornal do Brasil organized the first edition of the Amateur Film Festival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Between 1965 and 1970, the festival screened the first films of filmmakers that would lead a carrer in cinema and works from dilettantes around the country. As a result of intense cultural transformations that have taken place in the cultural scene in Rio, press and cinema had a central role in the formation of youth culture, imagery that make up the visual culture of the time. We will map the forces that acted in the creation of this event, aimed at the young talents of Brazilian cinema, the imagery surrounding youth culture, and the analysis of competing films.

Keywords:
Brazilian Cinema; Amateur cinema; Jornal do Brasil; Youth Culture