Marçal Aquino
Marçal Aquino (* 1958 in Amparo ) is a Brazilian writer, journalist and screenwriter.
Life
Marçal Aquino was born in the state of São Paulo . He worked as a reporter and editor for the newspapers O Estado de São Paulo and Jornal da Tarde . Since the mid-1990s, there has been a close collaboration with director Beto Brant, who filmed three of his works, including O Invasor (The Intruder) , which was shown at the Berlinale in 2002 and gained international recognition. He is currently working as a freelance journalist and contributor to Época São Paulo magazine. Marçal Aquino has made a name for himself as an author of novels, short stories and children's books.
Awards
Aquino received several prizes and awards for his scripts:
- In 2003 and 2005 he was nominated for the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix. He won it in 2007 and 2008.
- In 2006 he won the Crystal Lens Award at the Miami Brazilian Film Festival
- In 2008 he received the APCA Trophy from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards
Works
prose
- O Invader (The Intruder)
- Faroestes
- O Amor e Outros Objetos Pontiagudos ( Prêmio Jabuti 2000)
- As Fomes de Setembro (Prêmio V Bienal Nestlé de Literatura - Conto (1991))
- Miss Danúbio (Prêmio do Concurso de Contos do Paraná)
- Cabeça a Prêmio
- Famílias Terrivelmente Felizes
- Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios ( Flee. And take the lady with you , from the Portuguese by Kurt Scharf); Edition Book Guild, Frankfurt / M. 2009, ISBN 978-3-940111-60-9 )
poetry
- Abismos - Modo de Usar
- Por Bares Nunca Antes Naufragados
Youth literature
- O Mistério da Cidade-Fantasma
- O Jogo do Camaleão
- O Primeiro Amor e Outros Perigos
- A Turma da Rua Quinze
- Coleção Sete Faces
Scripts
- Os matadores
- Ação entre Amigos
- O invader
- Nina
Web links
- Marçal Aquino in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The official website
- Reading project
- Biography from the Berlin International Literature Festival
- Literature by and about Marçal Aquino in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aquino, Marçal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian writer, journalist and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amparo (Sao Paulo) |