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João Salaviza
Director

João Salaviza

19 Feb 1984Born
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Lisbon, PortugalBirthplace

Biography

João Salaviza (Portuguese: João Salaviza Manso Feldman da Silva; born 19 February 1984; Lisbon) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter, editor, producer, and former actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including the Short Film Golden Bear, the Short Film Palme d'Or, and the Un Certain Regard.

João Salaviza was born on 19 February 1984, in Lisbon, Portugal. His father is José Edgar Feldman, a film director, and his mother is a producer. He studied at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and at the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His film Arena won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

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In 2012, his film Rafa won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Salaviza worked as assistant editor in Manoel de Oliveira's Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2024The Buriti FlowerFilm: Director
  2. 2019The Dead and the OthersFilm: Director, Writer
  3. 2018RussaFilm: Director, Writer
  4. 2017Elon Doesn't Believe in DeathFilm: Screenplay
  5. 2017High Cities of BoneFilm: Director, Writer
  6. 2015MountainFilm: Writer, Director
  7. 2012Cerro NegroFilm: Director, Writer
  8. 2012RafaFilm: Director, Screenplay
  9. 2011StrokkurFilm: Director, Writer
  10. 2011Casa Na ComportaFilm: Writer, Director
  11. 2010Hotel MüllerFilm: Director, Writer
  12. 2009ArenaFilm: Director, Screenplay
  13. 2004Two PeopleFilm: Director
  14. 2004QuerençaFilm: Zé Manel
  15. 2000When It ThundersFilm: Gaspar as a Child
  16. 1997Da Invicta ao SonoroFilm
  17. 1996L'Enfant du secretFilm
  18. 1996La leyenda de Balthasar el CastradoFilm
  19. 1993Sozinhos em CasaSeries (1 episode)
  20. 1993Regards d'enfanceSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1993Poor GeorgeFilm: Nuno - Jorge's Nephew

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