13th Edition
BrLab held its thirteenth edition in November of 2023. This edition included the event’s traditional workshops and meetings – BrLab Features, BrLab Audience Design, BrLab Rough Cut, Locarno Industry Academy, BrPlot, and Reach, in addition to special activities in Rio Grande do Sul (BrPlot meetings in partnership with FRAPA) and in Rio Grande do Norte (screenings of “Work-in-Progress” projects that participated in BrLab Rough Cut in the Work-in-Progress BrLab/Gostoso sessions as part of the Mostra de Cinema de Gostoso).
The 13th edition of BrLab was sponsored by Projeto Paradiso, Programa Ibermedia, Spcine, and the Department of Culture of the Prefecture of the City of São Paulo, with co-sponsorship from ANCINE – Brazilian Film Agency. It was produced by Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual and directed by producer and curator Rafael Sampaio, the event’s creator.
It had the master support of Vitrine Filmes, Manequim Filmes, Globo Filmes, and the French Embassy in Brazil; support from the Instituto Moreira Salles, Cinemateca Brasileira, Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish Embassy in Brazil, FRAPA, and SESC-SP; and partnerships with the Locarno Industry Academy International, Cinéma en Développement, PopUp Film Residency, TorinoFilmLab, EAVE, comKids, and Bogotá Audiovisual Market.
13 projects were selected, representing Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Peru.
Over a period of six days, representatives of the selected projects had access to consultations on their scripts and productions with internationally renowned film specialists.
Attendees included Chilean producer Giancarlo Nasi, Brazilian screenwriter and consultant Iana Cossoy Paro, Brazilian filmmaker Juliana Rojas, Mexican consultant and producer Paula Astorga, Brazilian curator and producer Tatiana Leite, and Cuban consultant and screenwriter Xenia Rivery.
There were also talks given by Antonia Girardi, Karine Teles, and Letícia Friedrich, among others.
2023
15 Nov
Lecture
BrLab + FRAPA BrPlot
10:00 AM
Casa Mário Quintana em Porto Alegre
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Research work is fundamental in audiovisual, but what are the different fields and aspects of research that Are they fundamental to the writing work, creation of characters and universes? How does script research work? Does it articulate with research from other areas in the development of the film? What is the place of research in the chain? productive and in the creation of an audiovisual product? The table is part of BrPlot 2023 and will be held through partnership between BrLab, PAVIC (Association of Audiovisual Researchers), ABRA and Projeto Paradiso.
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With a degree in Journalism and a master’s degree in Social Communication, and over 15 years of experience (especially at TV Globo), Catherine was responsible for researching text, content, images and product references, such as soap operas, series, shows and musicals – including Vídeo Show, Caminho das Índias, Dupla Identidade, Malhação and Especial Roberto Carlos. She is a teacher of TV Researcher Training at Casa de Artes de Laranjeiras, CAL.
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Audiovisual researcher with a degree in journalism and a master’s degree in history. She has been working since 2008 with content development and research for documentary and fictional projects, such as series, films, books and exhibitions. She collaborated on the series “The Boys From Brazil: Rise Of The Bolsonaros” (BBC/PBS), “O Caso Evandro” (Globoplay) and “DOM” (Amazon), in addition to having worked on several feature films, such as “Democracia em Vertigem” (Netflix) and “Belchior – Apenas um Coração Selvagem” (Globoplay).
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Suzane Jardim, who holds a degree in History and specializes in issues of race and criminology, works as a content researcher for the Brazilian audiovisual universe. She was a researcher on “A Vida Invisível”, an award-winning national feature film directed by Karim Aïnouz (2019) and, more recently, has been conducting research with production companies such as Porta dos Fundos, Mar Filmes, Pródigo and RT Features.
2023
16 Nov
Session
BrPlot
7:30 PM
Espaço Itaú de Cinema - Augusta
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The film The Wolf Behind the Door, by Fernando Coimbra, celebrates 10 years of its release in 2023. The film marked the director’s debut in directing feature films and was awarded and shown in 2013 in important festivals. Before its production, the film participated in the first edition of BrLab, in 2011.
In 2021, BrLab launched the book with the film’s script, still virtually due to the pandemic. In opening, director Fernando Coimbra and protagonist actress Leandra Leal, will be present to present the film and autograph the book.
Direção | Palestrante
Fernando Coimbra is a screenwriter and director. He made nine short films before making his feature-length debut with the award-winning THE WOLF AT THROUGH THE DOOR (2013). His second feature film, SAND CASTLE (2017), was his first in Hollywood. He has directed episodes of American series such as NARCOS (Netflix), OUTCAST (FOX) and PERRY MASON (HBO). His third feature film, THE HANGED, will be released in 2024.
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Leandra Leal has acted in 28 feature films, produced eight feature films and is the director of the film “Divinas Divas”, the most popular documentary in Brazil in 2017, which won awards at the SXSW (USA), Rio Festival, Aruanda Festival and Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro festivals. Leandra has received awards such as Fênix, Biarritz, APCA, Gramado, among others. She is the creator and director of the series “A Vida Pela Frente”, recently released on Globoplay, and is preparing her new documentary “Nada a Fazer”, which is currently being edited.
2023
17 Nov
Lecture
BrPlot
5:00 PM
Centro de Formação e Pesquisa do Sesc (CPF Sesc) em São Paulo
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Regional diversity is an urgent issue in the audiovisual market, but how to decentralize, guarantee space, representation and voice for authors-screenwriters outside the axis? Inclusion and diversity cannot be seen as to fulfill a quota, they need to be encouraged to gain power and autonomy. The challenges are numerous for screenwriters who are off track. Talking about this diversity of voices is also talking about identity, of axle breakage. The table is part of BrLab 2023 and is held through a partnership between BrLab and ABRA.
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Screenwriter and director, with series and teleseries developed for HBO Max, Universal, Giros Filmes, Prodigo Films, Paranoïd BR, Jabuti Studios and Floresta/Sony Pictures. Screenwriter and editor graduated from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV de San Antonio de los Baños, La Habana, Cuba, PhD student in Performing Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. Her authorial work has a musical bias and her works have, as their mission, to develop political issues and give protagonism to the excluded. She is a recognized short filmmaker and documentary filmmaker, with awards in Brazil and abroad.
Direção | Palestrante
She founded Novelo Filmes (2010), where she works as director, screenwriter and producer. Since 2011, her work has been shown at festivals such as Rio, Tiradentes, Gramado, Cartagena, Oberhausen, Biarritz, Hong Kong, among others. Her short film Baile (2019) was a finalist for the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro and qualified for an Oscar after winning the 60th FICCI – Fest. Int’l de Cine de Cartagena de las Índias. She is a director at API – Associação das Produtoras Independentes do Audiovisual Brasileiro (Association of Independent Producers of Brazilian Audiovisual) and vice-president of Santacine.
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Creator of Saci Filmes, an audiovisual production company from Acre. He directed the feature film “Noites Alienígenas”, winner of the 50th Gramado Film Festival. He directed the documentary “Empate” and the TV series: “Nokun Txai – Nossos Txais” and “O Olhar Que Vem de Dentro”. He produced the documentary “Bimi, Shu Ikaya”, directed by Isaka Huni Kuin. He is the director of the Pachamama Festival – Cinema de Fronteira.
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Journalist, teacher, writer and screenwriter. In 15 years at Record, she was the screenwriter for 10 soap operas. She wrote two series: A Secretária do Presidente, by Emilio Boechat; and Confissões de Adolescentes, by Euclydes Marinho and Daniel Filho. She was the curator of the Festival A Jornada da Heroína, a reviewer for LPG and a finalist for the Festival Guiões 2023 in the Pilot Series category.
2023
17 Nov
Lecture
BrPlot
7:00 PM
CPF/SESC - Sala 3
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The meeting between different actresses who are also authors and screenwriters seeks to reveal other elements and creative tools from authors who bring their dramatic experiences to writing through staging. In addition technical and structural elements of work as screenwriters, which elements of the physical experience of Character construction can be used and which elements should be discarded? To talk about your different creative processes, methods and experiences, we invite actresses who have also revealed their talents as screenwriters, authors and also as directors.
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She wrote and acted in the series “Manhãs de Setembro” (Amazon Prime Video), “De Volta aos 15” (Netflix), “Noturnos” (Canal Brasil), and was a script collaborator for “Todxs Nós” (HBO). She was the lead actress in the award-winning short films “Bonde” and “Chão de Fábrica”. She presented and wrote the script for the reality show “Born to Fashion” (E! Entertainment). She was awarded by ABRA as “Screenwriter of the Year” in 2021. She was a judge in the semifinals of the International Emmy and in the “Mostra Novos Rumos” of the 2022 Rio Festival.
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Brazilian actress, screenwriter and director. She achieved notoriety for films such as The Wolf at the Door (2013), The Second Mother (2015), Benzinho (2018) – as the protagonist and screenwriter – Bacurau (2019) and Hebe: The Star of Brazil (2019). She also appeared in the series The Last Days of Gilda (2020) – which she also wrote the script for – Mornings of September (2021) and Therapy Session (2021). Winner of several awards, including two Grande Otelo statuettes, two APCA Awards, three Guarani Awards and three Kikitos from the Gramado Festival, in addition to having received a nomination for the Fênix Award.
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Leandra Leal has acted in 28 feature films, produced eight feature films and is the director of the film “Divinas Divas”, the most popular documentary in Brazil in 2017, which won awards at the SXSW (USA), Rio Festival, Aruanda Festival and Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro festivals. Leandra has received awards such as Fênix, Biarritz, APCA, Gramado, among others. She is the creator and director of the series “A Vida Pela Frente”, recently released on Globoplay, and is preparing her new documentary “Nada a Fazer”, which is currently being edited.
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Born in Santa Tereza de Goiás and graduated in Social Communication from UnB, Nathalia worked in the permanent script room at Porta dos Fundos and acted in some of the channel’s videos. In 2020, she presented the 4th ABRA Screenplay Award alongside Nany People and was part of the team of comedians for “Teocracia em Vertigem”. She was a scriptwriter for the first season of the series RENSGA Hits! and Pablo e Luisão (Globoplay), was part of the team of writers for TV Globo and recently concluded a season as a columnist for the weekly program, Saia Justa (GNT).
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Actress, writer and screenwriter. She began acting professionally at the age of 18, and since then has been part of the cast of more than twenty-five films, eighteen series and fifteen plays. She has a degree in Cinema from FAAP and in Theater from Escola Célia Helena. She published the book of poems “O que ela quer” and has written film scripts and publications for the magazines Piauí, Trip/TPM, Carta Capital, Bazaar, Quatro Cinco Um and Vogue, and for the newspaper Folha de São Paulo. Last year, she conceived, wrote and performed in the monologue Pagu: Até onde chegar a sonda.
2023
22 Nov
Lecture
BrPlot
3:30 PM
CPF/SESC - Sala 3
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What is the work of a soap opera scriptwriter-collaborator like? What skills does he need to have? This author-screenwriter He is not just a dialogueist. He is a creator who needs to write very quickly, meet the demands of production and have an eye on the audience. It is challenging writing, which requires organizational and sensitivity to writing following the hand of the main author. It is exhaustive work, which always dialogues with the general public. And what is it like to write soap operas on streaming and open TV? This writing process – which reaches industrial scale, reaching more than 200 chapters – it has many particularities, and keeps reinventing itself; but, the basis will always be melodrama. The table is part of BrLab 2023 and is carried out through a partnership between BrLab and ABRA.
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Aimar Labaki is a playwright, screenwriter, director, translator, ghost writer and essayist. Author of the soap opera Paixões Proibidas (RTP-BAND, 2006), he wrote and directed the feature-length fiction film Cordialmente Teus (2022).
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Screenwriter and director, with series and teleseries developed for HBO Max, Universal, Giros Filmes, Prodigo Films, Paranoïd BR, Jabuti Studios and Floresta/Sony Pictures. Screenwriter and editor graduated from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV de San Antonio de los Baños, La Habana, Cuba, PhD student in Performing Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. Her authorial work has a musical bias and her works have, as their mission, to develop political issues and give protagonism to the excluded. She is a recognized short filmmaker and documentary filmmaker, with awards in Brazil and abroad.
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She began her career in 1995 on SBT with the series ‘Justiça dos Homens’. From 1995 to 1998 she wrote the soap operas ‘Sangue do meu sangue’ and ‘Razão de Viver’, both as a collaborator, and did the adaptation of ‘Chiquititas’. In 1999 she wrote ‘Marcas da Vida’ and ‘Roda da Vida’ on Record TV. Back on SBT, she adapted “Marisol” and “Pequena Travessa”. On Rede Globo she wrote the series Carga Pesada (2003–07). On Multishow, she wrote “Trair e Coçar é só Começar” and “Vai que Cola”. She wrote the soap operas “Josué e a Terra Prometida” and Gênesis as a collaborator.
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MÁRIO VIANA is from São Paulo and, before becoming a screenwriter, he worked as a journalist in the editorial offices of Folha, Estadão and Veja S. Paulo. His plays were produced by the Parlapatoes group and directed by Paulo Autran, among others. On TV, he collaborated with Aimar Labaki (“Forbidden Passions”), Lauro César Muniz (“Poder Paralelo” and “Máscaras”), Cao Hamburger (“Malhação Viva a Diferença”, Emmy for Best Youth Series) and Rosane Svartman (“Totalmente Demais” and “Vai na Fé”).
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Journalist, teacher, writer and screenwriter. In 15 years at Record, she was the screenwriter for 10 soap operas. She wrote two series: A Secretária do Presidente, by Emilio Boechat; and Confissões de Adolescentes, by Euclydes Marinho and Daniel Filho. She was the curator of the Festival A Jornada da Heroína, a reviewer for LPG and a finalist for the Festival Guiões 2023 in the Pilot Series category.
An author-screenwriter can perform different functions in the development of an audiovisual project/work. They are functions with different responsibilities and remuneration, and which must follow a crediting order. These Criteria are well established in the ABRA Manual, but are not always respected by the market. Good practices are fundamental to strengthening the audiovisual sector; Therefore, it is important to understand how this Manual was constructed and how it should guide professional relationships. At this table, two screenwriters will talk about the functions that they exercised in script rooms and how much we still have to fight for an author’s basic rights screenwriter are respected. The table is part of BrLab 2023 and is carried out through a partnership between BrLab and OPEN.
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Based in Los Angeles, but born and raised in Bahia. Screenwriter for production companies such as Kromaki, Movioca, and MyMama Entertainment, finalist in the Film Independent Screenwriting Lab, Humanitas New Voices Program, San Francisco Independent Film Festival, and in the top 10% of best screenplays in the Nicholl Fellowship (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Master in screenwriting from the University of Southern California, coordinates the Credits and Values Committee of ABRA and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA).
Palestrante
With over 10 years of experience, he has worked as a screenwriter on fiction and non-fiction projects for companies such as Disney, Globo, Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. Highlights include the gameshow “The Masked Singer Brasil”, the comedy series “Auto Posto” and the animation “O Diário de Mika”, nominated for the 2017 Intl. Emmy Kids Awards. He was recently a screenwriter for the dramedy series “A História Delas” for Star+ and the sitcom “No Corre” for Multishow and TV Globo.
Palestrante | Tutor
He has worked as a screenwriter on more than 20 works; the highlights include the fiction series Temporada de Verão (Netflix), Matches (Warner Channel) and Bola pra Frente (TV Brasil), as well as the documentary feature films Torre das Donzelas, Mussum – um filme do cacildis and Prazer em Conhecer. He is currently developing the authorial docufiction Boy, a project that has won more than seven international awards, and is a screenwriter hired by Rede Globo, where he collaborates on the soap opera Fuzuê. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from UFRJ.
2023
22 Nov
Lecture
BrPlot
7:30 PM
CPF/SESC - Sala 3
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In the current context of technological innovations in the production and circulation of audiovisual works and with the recent strike of American screenwriters’ and actors’ unions, the issue of creators’ rights has never been so discussed. Is Brazilian legislation prepared to respond to new challenges? What are the strategies of creators to deal with digital platforms, the use of generative artificial intelligence tools and its implications on the job market?
Direção | Palestrante
Fernando Coimbra is a screenwriter and director. He made nine short films before making his feature-length debut with the award-winning THE WOLF AT THROUGH THE DOOR (2013). His second feature film, SAND CASTLE (2017), was his first in Hollywood. He has directed episodes of American series such as NARCOS (Netflix), OUTCAST (FOX) and PERRY MASON (HBO). His third feature film, THE HANGED, will be released in 2024.
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Screenwriter since 1999. He has written, with partners or alone, the screenplays for the following feature films: Vips, Os 3, Trago Comigo, La Vingança, Turma da Mônica: Laços, A Suspeita, Reação em Cadeia, Turma da Mônica: Lições and Meteoros. With Contardo Calligaris, he wrote all the screenplays for the 4 seasons of Psi (HBO), nominated for an International Emmy. He is the co-creator and screenwriter for the series Segredos de Justiça (TV Globo) and Pedro e Bianca, winner of the Emmy Kids International and Prix-Jeneusse (Best Children’s and Youth Series), and for the series Pais de Primeira (TV Globo). He was president of the Cinema Authors Association and coordinated the movement to create ABRA – Brazilian Association of Screenwriters, of which he was its first vice-president. He is currently president of GEDAR – Screenwriter Author Copyright Management. He is also a screenwriter for TV Globo, where he recently wrote the scripts for the series Os Outros, by Lucas Paraizo.
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Lawyer, postgraduate in Entertainment Law and Master in Law from UERJ. Legal consultant for GEDAR – Screenwriters’ Copyright Management and ABRA – Brazilian Association of Screenwriters. Chairs the Copyright, Intangible Rights and Entertainment Committee of the OAB/RJ and is a member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Federal Council of the OAB.
Comissão de Seleção | Palestrante
Fernanda De Capua created and directed the sitcom Insustentáveis, wrote the screenplays for the series A História Delas and Turma da Mônica – Origens, and the feature films A Suspeita and Virtuosas. She was a consultant for the scripts for Saudade Fez Morada Aqui Dentro, Gabriel e a Montanha, and for more than 20 projects in the Prodav 04 labs. Among her achievements as a producer, the films Sonhos de Peixe, Casa Grande and Quem Matou Eloá stand out.
Comissão de Seleção
Flavia Candida is a curator, filmmaker, and producer who graduated from the Cinema course at UFF (Federal Fluminense University), where she directed the short film O Metro Quadrado, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 35th Brasília Film Festival.
She began as a programmer in the late 1990s at Cine Arte UFF and coordinated the Brazilian University Film Festival for over 15 years.
She collaborates in the curation of festivals such as the Rio Film Festival, Vitória Film Festival, Brasília Film Festival, Zózimo Bulbul Black Cinema Meeting, São Paulo International Short Film Festival, and Mate Com Angu Festival. She also curated the Cabíria Festival Mulheres & Audiovisual and FIMCine 23, both dedicated to female protagonism.
She has produced exhibitions such as Arte da África Cinema and Pequenas Histórias da Vanguarda – Downtown New York. She selects projects for labs such as BrLab, ICUMAM Lab, and the Curta Cinema Project Lab, and was a tutor at Roteiros do Arrabalde. She was on the selection committee for the Göteborg Film Fund 2021.
Direção Geral | Comissão de Seleção | Tutor | Palestrante
Director of BrLab, producer, curator and founding partner of the production company Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual. He has worked as a programmer in cultural spaces such as MIS-SP, Cinemateca Brasileira and Cine Olido, in addition to having produced and programmed numerous exhibitions and festivals. He works as a coordinator of courses and training platforms, such as the Prodav 04 Project Development Laboratories for ANCINE/FSA, in addition to BrLab, which he created and has directed since 2011. Through Klaxon, he produced and co-produced the films Sobre Rodas (2017), by Mauro D’Addio; Diz a Ela que me Viu Chorar (2019), by Maíra Bühler; and co-produced the films Contactado (2020), by Marité Ugás; Fiebre (2022), by Elisa Eliash, Zafari (2024), by Mariana Rondón, among others.
Comissão de Seleção | Palestrante
Distributor, researcher and curator. She is currently studying for her master’s degree at UFRB and studies the distribution of contemporary black cinema. She works for Fistaile, a company that promotes the encounter between audiences and audiovisual projects. She collaborates with spaces such as Lab Negras Narrativas, Sessão Vitrine Petrobras, Locarno Industry Academy, BrLab, El Público del Futuro and EFM Toolbox (Berlinale). She is a member of APAN, Andai and ABPA.
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Film producer, founder and former president of the Chilean Academy of Cinematographic Arts, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as tutor and panelist at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals. Specialized in international co-productions, he has worked with 15 countries on more than 20 films through Quijote Films. Among his most notable productions are Land and Shade by César Augusto Acevedo, winner of the Caméra d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival; The Settlers by Felipe Gálvez, premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, winner of the FIPRESCI Prize and Chile’s submission for the 2023 Academy Awards; The Blue Trail (2025) by Gabriel Mascaro, which competed in the official section of the Berlinale and won the Silver Bear; and his most recent production, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes, awarded the Grand Prix of Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Prize at the Brussels Film Festival, and selected as Chile’s submission for the 2026 Academy Awards and Goya Awards.
Tutor | Speaker
Screenwriter, professor, and consultant. Director of the Master’s program and residency in Screenwriting at EICTV. She co-wrote the screenplay for Eneida (2022) with Heloisa Passos and Tina Hardy, Três Verões (2019) with Sandra Kogut, Eu Te Levo (2017) with Marcelo Muller, among others. She holds a Master’s degree in Audiovisual Media and Processes from ECA-USP and is a consultant and lecturer in various laboratories and schools throughout Latin America.
Direção | Tutor
Director and screenwriter. Her solo works include the short films O Duplo and A Passagem do Cometa, and the feature film Sinfonia da Necrópole. With Marco Dutra, she made the feature films Trabalhar Cansa and As Boas Maneiras. She was a screenwriter for the series Supermax, 3% and directed episodes of Boca a Boca, Terrores Urbanos and Tarã. She was a tutor for the laboratories Novas Histórias, BrLab, Icuman Lab and Sesc Argumenta.
Tutor | Selection Committee
An international consultant for audiovisual projects in development and exhibition, she received the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government in 2012 for her work in audiovisual culture. Her recent productions include Trigal (Dir. Anabel Caso, 2022) and the documentary Me niego rotundamente (Dir. Nina Wara Carrasco, 2025). She is the director and founder of the Audiences of the Future Seminar and the Circo 2.12 Documentation Center.
Tutor | Produção
Tatiana Leite is a film programmer and producer. Through Bubbles Project, she has produced 11 feature films, including Malu, by Pedro Freire; Benzinho, by Gustavo Pizzi (both premieres in the Official Competition at Sundance); Puan, by Maria Alché and Benjamin Naishtat, (Best Screenplay and Best Actor at San Sebastián); and Rule 34, by Julia Murat (Golden Leopard at Locarno).
Comissão de Seleção | Palestrante
Screenwriter, consultant and teacher. She was coordinator and head of the Screenwriting Department at EITCV – Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba. She coordinated the International Screenwriting Workshop (Havana Film Festival). She develops and teaches workshops in Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. She works as a speaker and judge at Latin American and European events and festivals, and is a founding member of the creative collective Viceversa.
