Anita Rocha da Silveira
Anita Rocha da Silveira is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing the films Kill Me Please and Medusa.
Anita Rocha da Silveira
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- Name
- Anita Rocha da Silveira
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Born
- 1985 · Rio de Janeiro.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter
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Anita Rocha da Silveira is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing the films Kill Me Please and Medusa.
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Anita Rocha da Silveira (born 1985) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. The film director was born in Rio de Janeiro.
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Key facts
• Name — Anita Rocha da Silveira • Birthplace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Years Active — 2008–present
Biography
Biography
Silveira was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. In 2011, she had her first international premiere at a bigger film festival with her short film Handball being selected to International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. In 2012, her short film The Living Dead (Os Mortos-Vivos), screened at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight. Her debut feature film Kill Me Please, premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti section in 2015. Her second feature film Medusa, premiered at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight and Toronto International Film Festival in 2021. She was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2023.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Contribution — Note • | 2008 — O vampiro do meio-dia — Director, writer and editor — Short film • | 2010 — Handball (Handebol) — Director, writer and editor — Short film • | 2012 — The Living Dead (Os Mortos-Vivos) — Director, writer, editor and producer — Short film • | 2015 — Kill Me Please (Mate-me Por Favor) — Director and writer — Feature film • | 2021 — Medusa — Director and writer — Feature film
Awards and nominations
• Year — Result — Award — Category — Work — Ref. • 2011 — Nominated — International Short Film Festival Oberhausen — Best Film — Handebol (Handball) • 2011 — Won — International Federation of Film Critics — Best Film — Handebol (Handball) • 2015 — Won — Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival — Best Director — Kill Me Please (Mate-me Por Favor) • Nominated — Venice Film Festival — Best Film • 2016 — Nominated — South by Southwest — SXSW Gamechanger Award • 2021 — Won — Sitges Film Festival — Best Director — Medusa • Won — San Sebastián International Film Festival — Sebastiane Award • Won — Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival — Best Director and Best Film • Won — Raindance Film Festival — Best International Feature • 2022 — Won — Tromsø International Film Festival — Aurora Prize • Won — Palm Springs International Film Festival — Ibero-American Award
Anita Rocha da Silveira während der Diskussionsrunde „Filmmakers Live“ auf dem Filmfest München (2022)
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- 1.How Anita Rocha da Silveira Coils Mythical and Real-Life Violence Against Women in ‘Medusa’. variety.com.
- 2.Brazilian filmmaker Anita Rocha Da Silveira revives a tale from Greek mythology in her fantastical new horror film, "Medusa". cinemafemme.com.
- 3.Review: ‘Kill Me Please,’ a Summer of Murder and Teenage Kicks. nytimes.com.
- 4.Female Filmmakers in Focus (TIFF Edition): ‘Medusa’ Director Anita Rocha Da Silveira Talks About Her New Movie. moviefone.com.
- 5.Directors’ Fortnight features Ben Wheatley, Michel Gondry, Jaime Rosales and Anurag Kashyap. screendaily.com.
- 6.Film Review: ‘Kill Me Please’. variety.com.
- 7.‘Medusa’: Cannes Review. screendaily.com.
- 8.THE ACADEMY INVITES 398 TO MEMBERSHIP. press.oscars.org.
- 9.Festival Awards. fipresci.org.
- 10.Festival Awards. fipresci.org.
- 11.The Undead of Barra da Tijuca. fipresci.org.
- 12.Venice Film Festival: Lido Lineup Builds Awards Season Buzz – Full List. Deadline Hollywood.
- 13.2016 FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING SECTIONS. sxsw.com.
- 14.54th Edition SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. sitgesfilmfestival.com.
- 15.The film ‘Medusa’, directed by Anita Rocha de Silveira, to receive the ninth Sebastiane Latino Award. sansebastianfestival.com.
- 16.Raindance Film Festival 2021 Awards!. raindance.org.
- 17.Medusa wins the Aurora Prize at the Tromsø International Film Festival. cineuropa.org.
- 18.PSIFF 2022 Juried Award Winners. psfilmfest.org.
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