RENATA JONES
DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER AND PRODUCER
DIRECTOR RENATA JONES ATTENDS 'REVIVER CINEMA'
INAUGURATION AT CINE ODEON
Film director and producer Renata Jones, founder and CEO of Jones Pictures, attended the inauguration of Reviver Cinema on Thursday, October 29, at the historic Cine Odeon in Cinelândia, Rio de Janeiro.
Invited by RioFilme, Jones joined more than 500 attendees for the celebration, which brought together members of the audiovisual industry and cultural community to mark a new chapter for one of Rio’s most iconic cinemas.
Lucas Padilha, Guilheme Oliveira, Renata Jones, Luis Claudio Peixe e Alberto Szafran.
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Renata Jones with Lucas Padilha, Vanessa Leme, Guilherme Oliveira and cultural representatives.
Among the distinguished guests were Lucas Padilha, Municipal Secretary of Culture; Leonardo Edde, president of RioFilme; Renata Magalhães, president of the Academy of Brazilian Cinema; and Ilda Santiago, Executive Director of the Rio Film Festival, alongside other cultural representatives and industry professionals.
Reviver Cinema is an initiative by the Rio de Janeiro City Government, through the Municipal Secretariat of Culture and RioFilme, aimed at restoring, modernizing, and reopening the city’s historic street cinemas.
The reopening of Cine Odeon, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2026, marks an important milestone in preserving Rio de Janeiro’s cinematic heritage and reaffirming the role of traditional movie theaters as essential spaces for film culture and community life.
Renata Jones’s presence at the event reflects her ongoing work in Brazilian cinema, both as a filmmaker and as the head of Jones Pictures, a production and distribution company dedicated to developing and bringing audiovisual works to audiences.
