‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira on James Gray’s Next, ‘About the U.S. Now,’ Why U.S. Directors Will Shoot in Brazil and How Independent Cinema Has Gone Global  

Jun 11, 2026 5:27am PT ‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira on James Gray’s Next, ‘About the U.S. Now,’ Why U.S. Directors Will Shoot in Brazil and How Independent Cinema Has Gone Global  

Bearing his heart, Teixeira, who also produced Oscar winner ‘I’ll Still Here,’ looks back at 20 years of RT Features, how ‘Francis Ha’ changed his life and now he will be shooting films all over the world

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Rodrigo Teixeira Courtesy of DDA

Rodrigo Teixeira, producer of 2025 Oscar winner “I’m Not There” and James Gray’s 2026 Cannes contender “Paper Tiger,” are in development on their fourth film together, to be made in 2027.

“It talks about the U.S. now, not the best moment they have, with probably the worst President in the world,” Teixeira advanced at a masterclass delivered Wednesday at Madrid’s ECAM Forum international co-production market. 

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