Ana Luiza Machado da Silva Muylaert (born 21 April 1964), known professionally as Anna Muylaert, is a Brazilian film and television director, producer and screenwriter.

Education and early career

Anna studied filmmaking at the School of Communications and Arts at

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(USP) from 1980 to 1984. She became a

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for '' IstoÉ'' and ''

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'' and in 1988 she joined the staff of

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's program ''TV Mix''. In 1999, she worked as an editor and reporter on TV Cultura's ''Matéria-Prima''. She also wrote scripts for the Cultura programs ''

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'' (1991–92) and ''

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'' (1994–97).

Directing career

Muylaert has directed six short films which won awards at Rio Cine e Cine Ceará—before directing her first feature film, ''

Durval Discos ''Durval Discos'' is a 2002 Brazilian film by Anna Muylaert shot in Pinheiros (district of São Paulo), Pinheiros, a borough of São Paulo. The film is noticeable for its soundtrack made up of 1970s Brazilian music that reflects the protagonist's ...

'' (2002). It won seven awards out of fourteen nominations at Festival de Gramado, including Best Director and Best Film. Seven years later, she released her second film, '' É Proibido Fumar'', which won eight awards at

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, including Best Screenplay and Best Film. Muylaert directed ''

Chamada a Cobrar ''Chamada a Cobrar'' is a 2012 Brazilian thriller film written and directed by Anna Muylaert. The film is an offshoot of the television film ''Para Aceitá-la Continue na Linha'' produced for TV Cultura in 2010. It was selected as hours-concours ...

'' (2012), based on a television film ''Para Aceitá-la Continue na Linha'' (2010), which she also directed. Her fourth film, '' The Second Mother'', entered the 2015

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and Panorama at Berlinale film festival, where the film received the Audience Award. Mulaert's 2016 film ''Don't Call Me Son'' premiered at the

66th Berlin International Film Festival The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael ...

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muylaert, Anna 1964 births Living people Brazilian screenwriters Brazilian women film directors Writers from São Paulo Brazilian women screenwriters