UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Duran, Douglas
c/o Abril
Avenida Octaviano Alves de Lima, 4400
CEP 02909
Sao Paulo, SP 04552-904
Brasil
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/1998
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TV Filme, Inc.
PYTV
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |1,500,455(1) |I |By ownership of Tevecap S.A. (1) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities
and the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission for
the purposes of Section 16(a) or under any other provisions of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the rules promulgated
thereunder or for any other purpose that the Reporting Person is a beneficial
owner of such securities.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Douglas Duran
DATE
August 17, 1998
