Daniela Thomas
Daniela Thomas (born 1959) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and editor.
Daniela Thomas
- Name
- Daniela Thomas
- Birth Name
- Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto
- Born
- 1959
- Birthplace
- Brazil
- Occupation
- * Film Editor
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting
- Known for
- Linha de Passe
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Daniela Thomas, la cui nascita è registrata nel 1959 a Rio de Janeiro, figura nell'archivio di autorità della Bibliothèque nationale de France e della Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Key facts
• Name — Daniela Thomas • Birth Name — Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto • Born — 1959 • Birthplace — Brazil • Occupation — * Film Editor • film director • screenwriter • Father — Ziraldo Alves Pinto • Relatives — Antonio Pinto (brother)
Early life
Early life
In 1959, Thomas was born as Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto in Brazil. Thomas' father is Ziraldo Alves Pinto, a cartoonist. Thomas' brother is Antonio Pinto.
Career
Career
In 1994, Thomas co-directed her first feature film, Terra Estrangeira a.k.a. Foreign Land, alongside Walter Salles. Thomas is also its screenwriter and production designer. In 1998, Thomas debuted as a theatre director with her version of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, starring Fernanda Montenegro and assisted by Luiz Päetow. In 2007, again with Salles, Thomas directed Linha de Passe, the film which gave Sandra Corveloni a Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Thomas was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Thomas' film Vazante premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
As a director
As a director
• 1995 - Terra Estrangeira (a.k.a. Foreign Land) • 1998 - O Primeiro Dia (a.k.a. Midnight) • 1998 - Somos Todos Filhos da Terra • 2002 - Armas e Paz • 2002 - Castanha e caju contra o encouraçado Titanic (short film) • 2006 - Paris, je t'aime (segment "Loin du 16ème") • 2007 - Linha de Passe • 2009 - Sunstroke (Insolação) • 2017 - Vazante
As a writer
• 1995 - Terra Estrangeira • 1998 - Menino Maluquinho 2: A Aventura • 1998 - O Primeiro Dia • 2001 - Abril Despedaçado • 2006 - Paris, je t'aime (segment "Loin du 16ème") • 2007 - Linha de Passe • 2017 - Vazante
Awards
• 2000 Winner of Silver Ariel Award for Midnight (1998). • 2000 Winner of Best Director of Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Midnight (1998).
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- 1.itaucultural. Da Gaivota.
- 2.Panorama 2017 Programme Complete: Powerful European Auteur Cinema / Three Surprising Indie Gems from China and Hong Kong / Brazil Well-Represented with Five Films. Berlinale. 25 January 2017.
- 3.allmovie.com. Foreign Land (1995) (as director, screenwriter, and production designer).
- 4.IMDb. Midnight (1998).
- 5.metacritic.com. Vazante.
- 6.Dargis, Manohla. Review: Vazante Revisites Brazil's History in Black and White. The New York Times. January 10, 2018.
- 7.IMDb. Midnight (1998) -Awards.
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