With a BFA in Film and a double minor in Studio Arts and Theater (City College of New York), Fernanda is a filmmaker and serves as the coordinator at CELLULOID, a film company, where she catalogs Brazilian films and teaches about film preservation. Member of the Academy Gold Rising and the Brazilian Film Academy, she has been part of festivals such as Festival de Gramado, Academy Awards (Oscars), Cannes Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival.