Woody Allen offered 17 million dollars to film in Rio
AFP
RIO DE JANEIRO- A film studio and Rio de Janeiro city and state authorities have offered 17 million dollars to US film director Woody Allen to work his celluloid magic in the fabled Marvelous City, media reports said Tuesday.
The offer was made last week when Allen's sister and film producer Letty Aronson was given a guided tour of Rio by advertising executive Claudio Loureiro, as quoted by the Folha daily.
Shooting would begin in 2012, Loureiro said, since Allen is booked up until 2011.
Major film productions in Rio have been scarce, with many businesses shunning the city in recent years due to its high crime rate.
Allen has already worked on films outside his beloved New York and the United States: he shot "Match Point" (2005) in London and he filmed 2008's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" mostly in the Spanish city and other locations in Spain.
Next year, the American director is expected to shoot a film in France.
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