João Salaviza (born João Salaviza Manso Feldman da Silva; 19 February 1984) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter, editor, producer, and former actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including the Short Film Golden Bear, the

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, and the

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Biography

João Salaviza was born on 19 February 1984, in

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, Portugal. His father is José Edgar Feldman, a film director, and his mother is a producer. He studied at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and at the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires, in

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, Argentina. His film ''

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'' won the

at the

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. Salaviza also worked as assistant editor in

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's '' Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl'' (2009). In 2012, his film ''Rafa'' won the Short Film Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Filmography

Short films

* ''Duas Pessoas'' (2004) * ''

'' (2009) * ''Casa Na Comporta'' (2010) * ''Hotel Müller'' (2010) * ''Cerro Negro'' (2012) * ''Rafa'' (2012) * ''Russa'' (2018)

Documentary

* ''STROKKUR'' (2011) * ''High Cities of Bone'' (2017)

Films

* ''Montanha'' (2015) * '' The Dead and the Others'' (2018) * ''The Buriti Flower'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salaviza, Joao 1984 births Living people Portuguese film directors Portuguese documentary film directors Portuguese screenwriters Portuguese male screenwriters Portuguese film editors Portuguese film producers Portuguese male film actors Mass media people from Lisbon Male actors from Lisbon Lisbon Theatre and Film School alumni