Januário Afonso is a filmmaker from São Tomé and Príncipe born in 1963.[1][2] His first experience in cinema was working with Austrian filmmaker Herbert Brödl on Brödl's movie Little Fruit from the Equator (1998) which was shot in São Tomé.[3] Afonso graduated in documentary film studies in Portugal (2006) and Scotland (2007), and obtained a law degree at São Tomé in 2016. He made feature films and documentaries on current social themes such as AIDS and domestic violence.[4][5] Afonso collaborated with Angolan film director Orlando Fortunato de Oliveira on Fortunato's drama movie Batepá (2010).[3]
Januário Afonso | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1963 São Marçal, São Tomé[1] |
| Nationality | Santomean |
| Citizenship | Santomean |
| Occupation | film director |
| Known for | Imprudência, Fogo do Apagar da Vida, 2001 and O Vosso Amor, o Meu Sorriso, 2006 |
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Genre | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Imprudência, Fogo do Apagar da Vida (translated title: Recklessness, life quenching fire) |
Drama, tragedy about AIDS | Director | 75 min. |
| 2006 | O Vosso Amor, o Meu Sorriso[4][5] (translated title: Your love, my smile) |
Drama on domestic violence against women | Director | 55 min. |
| 2007 | Os que têm sida são iguais aos que não têm (translated title: Those who have AIDS are the same as those who don't) |
Six-episode miniseries about AIDS | Director | |
| 2008 | Transportador de sonhos (translated title: Conveyor of dreams) |
Documentary | Director | 27 min. |
| 2012[2], 2013[3] |
O Avesso do Vida (translated title: The wrong side of life) |
Drama on the social exclusion of elderly people[3] | Director | 46 min. |
Competition
editIn 2015 Afonso won the Unesco Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) Audiovisual competition in the television fiction (FICTV) category with his adaptation project for the story Rosa do Riboque (Riboque Rose) by Santomean writer Albertino Bragança.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Filmes São Tomé e Príncipe. Januário Afonso" [Films of São Tomé e Príncipe. Januário Afonso]. cinafrica.letras.ufrj.br (in Portuguese). Cinafrica. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
Januário Afonso nasceu a 30 de setembro de 1963, em São Marçal, S.Tomé, natural de Fátima, Distrito de Mé-Zochi.
- ^ a b c d Borges, Akaisa (6 September 2021). "Januário Afonso, realizador santomense, fala sobre o cinema em São Tomé e Príncipe" [Januário Afonso, São Toméan director, talks about cinema in São Tomé and Príncipe]. stpdigital.net (in Portuguese). Tela Digital Media Group. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Falconi, Jessica; Krakowska, Kamila (2017). "Panorama do Cinema e do Audiovisual em São Tomé e Príncipe" [Panorama of cinema and audiovisual media in São Tomé and Príncipe)] (PDF). revistas.ufrj.br (in Portuguese). Mulemba, Revista Cientifica. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b Luis, Cardador (10 October 2007). "Realizador santomense retrata violência doméstica" [Santomean director portrays domestic violence]. bbc.co.uk (in Portuguese). BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b Dujisin, Daniel (18 March 2007). "SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE: VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA E HIV NAS TELAS DA TV" [Domestic violence and HIV on television screens)]. redesida.web.ua.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
Depois de abordar a Aids, o cineasta Januário Afonso quer promover em São Tomé e Príncipe uma discussão sobre a violência doméstica. (Translation: After addressing AIDS, filmmaker Januário Afonso wants to promote a discussion on domestic violence in São Tomé and Príncipe.)