Beatriz Seigner is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter.[1]
Beatriz Seigner | |
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| Born | São Paulo |
| Occupation | film director |
Seigner was born in São Paulo. Her first films were shorts Uma Menina Como Outras Mil (2001), Roda Real (2004), and Índias (2005).[2]
Her debut feature Bollywood Dream (2010) became the first ever Indian-Brazilian film co-production. It was screened at numerous international film festivals and well received at the São Paulo Film Festival.[3][4][5]
Her second feature, Los silencios, premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival[6] and received favourable reviews.[1] The film won the Stockholm Film Festival's Impact Award, the Audience Award at FESCAAL 2019, etc.[7][3] At the 20th Havana Film Festival New York, protagonist Marleyda Soto was awarded the Havana Star Prize for Best Actress for her role in the film.[8]
Her next project was a documentary titled Between Us, A Secret (2020) about the Djelis of Mali.[9][7]
She co-wrote the screenplay for Walter Salles's new film La contadora de películas[10] and was the jury member of the FESCAAL 2021.[11]
At the Series Mania 2023 her upcoming project Amigas won the third prize and a development grant of the Seriesmakers section.[1]
Filmography
edit- Bollywood Dream (2010);
- Los silencios (2018);[12]
- Between Us, A Secret (2020) documentary.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Lemercier, Fabien (2023-03-23). "SERIESMAKERS presents Juho Kuosmanen, César Díaz and Beatriz Seigner with awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Between Us, A Secret". Associação Brasileira Mostra Internacional de Cinema. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Six Female Directors We Are Watching". Cinema Attic. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Montpelier, Rachel (2018-05-10). "Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Beatriz Seigner — "Los Silencios"". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Sreeharsha, Vinod (2012-05-21). "India Ink - Notes on the World's Largest Democracy For India and Brazil, a Rare Tie-up in Cinema". The NY Times. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Aftab, Kaleem (2018-05-12). "Review: Los silencios". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ a b "Between Us, A Secret". Festival Cinema Africano Asia e America Latina. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Estos son los ganadores del Havana Film Festival New York". Cine Casual (in Spanish). 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (2018-05-12). "Director Beatriz Seigner on Brazilian Directors' Fortnight Entry 'Los Silencios'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Los Silencios". Frauenfilmfest. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina: 30esima edizione online dal 20 marzo". Anordestdiche. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Los silencios". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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