Glue Mendonça Filho
Kleber Mendonça Filho (* 1968 in Recife ) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Mendonça Filho studied journalism at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and worked as a journalist and film critic after completing his studies. He has also worked as a filmmaker since the 1990s and created various experimental short films and documentaries with his own production company CinemaScópio. His first feature-length documentary was Critico in 2008 , in which 70 film critics and directors have their say.
In 2012 Mendonça Filho released his first feature film O Som ao Redor . In the film, the coexistence of several tenants in Recife is disrupted when a private security company is hired for the apartment complex, and different security and insecurity scenarios develop. O Som ao Redor , who has received over 30 awards at international festivals, marked Mendonça Filho's breakthrough as a filmmaker. In his second feature film, Aquarius , Mendonça Filho also dealt with the living situation in Recife. For the film about a retired music journalist ( Sônia Braga ) who is resisting the demolition of her residential complex, Mendonça Filho was again awarded over 30 film prizes, including the Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique in the category Best Foreign Film , the FIPRESCI -Prize of the International Festival of New Latin American Film and the Sydney Film Prize of the Sydney Film Festival for best film. He was also nominated for the Palme d'Or and the Queer Palm at the 2016 Cannes International Film Festival .
In 2020 he was appointed to the competition jury of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival .
Filmography
- 1997: Enjaulado (short film)
- 2002: A Menina do Algodão (short film)
- 2004: Vinil Verde (short film)
- 2005: Eletrodoméstica (short film)
- 2007: Friday Night Saturday Morning (short film)
- 2008: Critico
- 2009: Recife Frio (short film)
- 2012: Big and Small Sharks (O Som ao Redor)
- 2015: A Copa do Mundo no Recife (TV short film)
- 2016: Aquarius
- 2019: Bacurau
Awards (selection)
- 2012: Gramado Film Festival , Kikito in the categories of Best Sound and Best Director, Audience Award and Critic Award, for O Som ao Redor
- 2012: Nomination Sutherland Award, London Film Festival , for O Som ao Redor
- 2012: Nomination for Best Film, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata , for O Som ao Redor
- 2012: Première Brazil in the categories Best Film and Best Screenplay, Festival do Rio , for O Som ao Redor
- 2012: FIPRESCI Prize, International Film Festival Rotterdam , for O Som ao Redor
- 2012: Itamaraty Award for the best Brazilian film, São Paulo International Film Festival , for O Som ao Redor
- 2013: Toronto Film Critics Association Award , Best First Work, for O Som ao Redor
- 2016: Audience award and nomination for best film, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, for Aquarius
- 2016: Nomination for the Golden Palm and Queer Palm, Cannes International Film Festival 2016 , for Aquarius
- 2016: FIPRESCI Prize, Havana Film Festival , for Aquarius
- 2016: Nomination In Spirit for Freedom Award, Jerusalem Film Festival , for Aquarius
- 2016: Nomination of the CineVision Award, Munich Film Festival , for Aquarius
- 2016: Sydney Film Prize for best film, Sydney Film Festival , for Aquarius
- 2016: Nomination Golden Ear for the best film, Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid , for Aquarius
- 2016: Nomination for the Golden Eye for the best international feature film, Zurich Film Festival , for Aquarius
- 2017: Nomination for the Chlotrudis Award , Best Original Screenplay , for Aquarius
- 2017: César nomination, Best Foreign Film , for Aquarius
- 2017: Nomination for the Independent Spirit Award , Best International Film , for Aquarius
- 2017: Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique , Best Foreign Film , for Aquarius
- 2017: Directors to Watch Award , Palm Springs International Film Festival , for Aquarius
Web links
- Kleber Mendonça Filho in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Recife frio on semanadosrealizadores.com.br.
- ^ Aquarius, a return to Recife . festival-cannes.com, May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Berlinale 2020: International Jury . In: berlinale.de, February 4, 2020 (accessed February 4, 2020).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mendonça Filho, glue |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian film director and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Recife |