Julia Zakia
Julia Zakia (born 1982 ) is a Brazilian director , screenwriter , camerawoman and producer .
life and work
She studied at the University of São Paulo with a focus on directing and camera. After graduating, Zakia directed six short films and two feature films . In 2004 she and partners founded Gato do Parque, a production company with a focus on audiovisual productions for cinema and television. After working on the short film Tarabatara about a Sinti and Roma family who live in northeastern Brazil, she wrote the script for her first feature film Rio Cigano ( Gypsi River ). To do this, she lived in Serbia and Bosnia for a year . The film, included in the Berlinale Talents , tells the story of two cousins who grow up separately.
For the short film Rã ( Frogs / Frösche ), which was shown as one of 19 Brazilian films at the Berlinale 2020 in the Generation Kplus section, she was involved in directing, alongside Ana Flavia Cavalcanti , as well as in editing and production.
Filmography (selection)
- 2004: My Grandpa's Hat
- 2006: Fig Tree's Story
- 2007: Tarabatara
- 2009: Rough Stone
- 2013: Gypsi River
- 2019: Planet Factory , Rã (frogs)
Web links
- Julia Zakia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rã (Frogs) in the program of the Berlinale 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rã | Frogs | Frogs. February 2020, accessed March 12, 2020 .
- ^ SP Cultura: Gato do Parque Cinematográfica. May 11, 2015, accessed March 12, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Cinematográfica Superfilmes. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
- ↑ PERFIL. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
- ^ Berlinale Talents: Gipsy River. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Rã | Frogs | Frogs. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
- ↑ The Power of Brazilian Films. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zakia, Julia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zakia Orlandi, Julia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian director, screenwriter, camerawoman and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |