Legendary Brazilian filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho stabbed to deathFebruary 3, 2014 - 11:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Legendary Brazilian documentary filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho has been murdered in Rio de Janeiro. Local network Globo News reported the filmmaker's son Daniel Coutinho -- who suffers from schizophrenia, local police reports indicate -- is a prime suspect for the murder and is currently in custody, The Hollywood Reporter said. According to Folha de Sao Paulo, the son also injured his father’s wife Maria Oliveira Coutinho while attempting to kill her, and later tried to commit suicide. Both have been admitted to the Miguel Couto City Hospital in Gavea. Coutinho’s wife condition remains serious, according to Terra Brasil. The 81 year-old director of Edificio Master and Songs was considered to be one of the finest documentary filmmakers in Brazil, and was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last June. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |