Marcelo Gomes

Marcelo Gomes at the Berlinale 2017

Marcelo Ferreira de Oliveira Gomes (born October 28, 1963 in Recife , Pernambuco ) is a Brazilian filmmaker . His film Joaquim was invited to the 2017 Berlinale competition. Before that, he had already participated in festivals in Cannes , Venice and Toronto .

Life

Gomes founded a film club (Cineclube Jurando Vingar) in his hometown of Recife at a young age between 1989 and 1990. He graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in film in 1991 , where he made several award-winning short films. His short film Maracatu, Maracatus received an award at the Festival de Brasília in 1995. Returning to Recife, he founded the production company Parabólica Brasil with Adelina Pontual and Cláudio Assis. In 1999 he received the award for best short film at the Gramado Film Festival for Clandestina Felicidade (1998) . Since 2002 he has also appeared as a screenwriter , e.g. B. for Madame Satã by Karim Ainouz .

His feature film debut Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubu was invited to Cannes in 2005. In 2009 his film Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque Te Amo celebrated its premiere in Venice, which he realized together with Karim Ainouz. The follow-up film Era Uma Vez Eu, Verônica ran in 2012 a. a. at the Toronto International Film Festival and was awarded at the Brasília Festival.

Gomes was already a guest at the 2014 Berlinale with his film O Homem das Multidões in the “Panorama” section. The film is a collaboration with Cao Guimarães . In 2017 he and Joaquim were invited to the competition . In 2019 his documentary Estou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval Chegar about jeans production in Toritama was shown in Panorama.

Filmography (selection)

2004: Sertão Acrílico Azul Piscina
2005: Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus (Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures)
2009: Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque Te Amo (I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You); Co-director: Karim Ainouz
2012: Era Uma Vez Eu, Verônica (Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica)
2014: O Homem das Multidões (A Man in the Crowd)
2017: Joaquim
2019: Estou me Guardando Para Quando o Carnaval Chegar (Waiting for Carneval), documentary

Web links

Commons : Marcelo Gomes - collection of images, videos and audio files

Marcelo Gomes in the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (Portuguese)
Marcelo Gomes in Cineplayers (Portuguese)
Marcelo Gomes in theInternet Movie Database(English)

Individual evidence

↑ Fernanda Ezabella: Novo filme de Marcelo Gomes é a principal atração do Festival de Brasília. In: Folha de S. Paulo of September 17, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2017 (Portuguese).
↑ Movie review: Fábio Andrade: Era Uma Vez Eu, Verônica, de Marcelo Gomes (Brazil, 2012). In: Revista Cinética , September 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2017 (Portuguese).
^ Film data sheet of the Berlinale . Retrieved February 18, 2017.
↑ Eva-Christina Meier: "Your whole life is a workshop" . Interview with Marcelo Gomes in: Die Tageszeitung. February 15, 2019, accessed online March 13, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Gomes, Marcelo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gomes, Marcelo Ferreira de Oliveira (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH	October 28, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Recife , Pernambuco

[1] Fernanda Ezabella: Novo filme de Marcelo Gomes é a principal atração do Festival de Brasília. In: Folha de S. Paulo of September 17, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2017 (Portuguese).

[2] Movie review: Fábio Andrade: Era Uma Vez Eu, Verônica, de Marcelo Gomes (Brazil, 2012). In: Revista Cinética , September 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2017 (Portuguese).

[3] Film data sheet of the Berlinale . Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[4] Eva-Christina Meier: "Your whole life is a workshop" . Interview with Marcelo Gomes in: Die Tageszeitung. February 15, 2019, accessed online March 13, 2019.