Marcelo Gomes (director)
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| Born | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Marcelo Gomes is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and visual artist.
Early life
Gomes was born in Recife, Brazil.[1]
Before going on to create films, he worked as a programmer of films at a film club.[1]
Career
Gomes first directed several short films, a video, and a telemovie, between 1995 and 2000.[2]
His debut feature film, Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[3][1]
His 2013 film The Man of the Crowd was screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
The historical drama Joaquim, released in 2017,[1] was nominated for many awards, including the Golden Bear at Berlinale, and won several, including Best Film at CinEuphoria in Portugal and at the Havana Film Festival New York.[5]
His 2022 film Paloma, based on a true story, tells of a transgender woman in rural Brazil who wishes to have a traditional Catholic wedding.[1] It had its world premiere at the Munich Film Festival in June–July 2022,[6] and was screened at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2022.[1]
Filmography
Gomes has directed both short and feature films, including:
- O Brasil em Curtas 06 - Curtas Pernambucanos - 1999; video
- Clandestina Felicidade - 1999; short
- Os Brasileiros - 2000; TV film
- Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (Cinema Aspirinas® e Urubus) - 2005
- I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo) - 2009, with Karim Aïnouz
- Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica - 2012
- The Man of the Crowd - 2013
- Joaquim - 2017
- Waiting for the Carnival (Estou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval Chegar) - 2019
- Paloma - 2022
- Portrait of a Certain Orient (Retrato de um certo Oriente) - 2024
Recognition and awards
In 2005, Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures won the French National Education Prize.[1] Many of his other films have won or been nominated for film awards, including:
- 2009: I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You, winner, FIPRESCI prize, Havana Film Festival
- 2019: Waiting for the Carnival, selected for the masters program of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Paloma". Adelaide Film Festival. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Marcelo Gomes at IMDb
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
- ^ "O Homem das Multidões - The Man of the Crowd". Berlinale. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Marcelo Gomes: awards". IMDb. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (10 June 2022). "Marcelo Gomes' 'Paloma' Among 35 World Premieres at Munich Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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