Discover Top Non-Fiction Film Directors in Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

I'm a producer, content creator and journalist. Worked for more than 20 years for most major international broadcasters. BBC, Discovery US, CGTN, ITN, Channel 4, Al Jazeera, A&E Networks etc. Resident in Brazil for 15 years and filmed all over. Including the Amazon. My work is of the highest quality. I have a team of fluent English-speakers. Experience in documentary, commercial/brand, drama and news.

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Camila Rizzo is an award-winning director and editor. She has more than 15 awards with films and commercials. Her projects has been selected for more the 30 film festivals around the world, including Academy Awards (Oscars) qualifying film festivals. Rizzo has more than 13 years background in television. Previously, she worked in Rede Globo for over 5 years, a Brazilian network and one of the biggest in the world, where she had the opportunity to work in the coverage of the Olympic Games (2016), of the World Cup (2014), and in TV shows that were nominee and won the International Emmy Awards. She has directed and edited commercials for big brands as Disney, Coca-Cola, Shell, Herbalife among others. She graduated in the Directing Program at the UCLA Extension (Univertsity of California Los Angeles), in Los Angeles, California and also has a bachelor degree in Journalism at Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

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I'm a filmmaker for over 15 years now. Based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I run a full production company, Cinepoesias, working as a director, cinematographer, screenwriter and still photographer. I had documentaries broadcasted on both Brazilian Pay and FTA TV, some of which were selected for national and international festivals. I worked for brands such as Star+/Disney+; Netflix; Amazon Music; Globo; Comedy Central (Viacom); Getty Images, Al Jazeera (AJ+), The Intercept Brazil, among others. I have a wide experience producing TV shows, special reports series, corporate films, promotional videos for feature films and TV series and musical shows records. I graduated in Media Studies at Rio de Janeiro's Federal University (UFRJ) in 2009.

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I began my career as a journalist covering street beat content. After taking an interest in photography I began to work as a full time photographer for nearly 3 years before getting involved in the world of video. Today I work as a concept creator, editor, and videographer for a few large scale companies internationally on a regular basis. When my schedule permits I take on projects that I am passionate about and I deliver them in record timing and quality. Lets talk and see if we are a good fit for each other and together we can bring your vision to life!

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Executive director of Costa Blanca Films (Based in Portugal and Brazil), Paulo Henrique is an audiovisual director and DOP. Over the past twelve years he’s been traveling around the world directing, shooting and post-producing content for several Brazilian tv channels and brands. He gathers a varied collection of videos, photographs and exhibits over the years. Currently living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Julia Lemos Lima is a self-shooting documentary producer and director, founder of Spread The Word Films, a production company specialising in non-fictional films about women’s issues. Her work focuses on how women deal with sexism and gender inequality. Her films have been screened at Mzansi Women's Film Festival in South Africa, Copenhagen Underground Film Festival, London Feminist Film Festival 2018, Cineffable - Paris International Feminist and Lesbian Film Festival and Rio Film Festival. Some of her latest productions have been awarded Gold Evcom Clarion Awards, a Learning on Screen Award, and nominated as a finalist for Best Research Film of the Year in the AHRC Research in Film Awards. Julia has worked for TV Globo, the largest TV network in Latin America, and has been commissioned by media outlets like the BBC and VH1 and UK organisations like One World Media. She has an extensive track record in producing audiovisual online branded content, having worked with brands such as LinkedIn, GSK and Unilever. Julia is fluent in Portuguese, English and French and has intermediate knowledge of Spanish. Having edited short films, she is familiar with Avid Media Composer, Adobe Creative Suite and Final Cut Pro.

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Journalist with 10 years of experience, and a post-graduate certificate in screenwriting for film and TV from UCLA. I currently work as a freelance reporter and producer/fixer for Brazilian/American/British outlets.

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Rodrigo Séllos is a self-shooting director and editor, founder of Caos e Cinema, a production company based in Rio de Janeiro. Over the last 10 years Séllos worked on feature and short films, directing and editing, TV shows for broadcast channels in Brazil, music videos, webseries and institutional videos.  Full bio and videos - rodrigosellos.com In 2020 Rodrigo will release his second feature documentary called "Searching for Macunaíma”, a project in which he worked as director, editor and second unit camera. His latest short documentary “You don't know me" was awarded Best Short Film in Rio Int’l Film Festival, and Jury's Special Mention in the 21st Málaga Film Festival. The film was also part of the official selection of the 37th Vancouver International Film Festival and Bogotá Short Film Festival. As editor, Rodrigo worked on five feature films, including "Street Kids United II - The Girls from Rio" - produced by Stephen Daldry and Mike Downey; "Memórias do Grupo Opinião” - opening movie for the 24th It's All True Film Festival, and the fiction “The Crazy and the Angelical” - released in brazilian theaters.  Séllos also directed and edited four music videos, and produced the documentaries exhibited at International Festival del Nuevo Cine Latino Americano (Cuba), China International New Media Short Film Festival and Festival de Cine de Lanzarote, in Spain. In 2015, Séllos directed and shooted the documental webseries “Growing with Down Syndrome” exhibited at UN on International Down Syndrome Day, with over one million views on Movimento Down's Facebook. Rodrigo is currently developing his first fictional feature film called “Macuxi”, which has won Brazilian state funding for its development. 

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STREIFFSCHUSS FILMS AG is available to receive you in Rio de Janeiro, whether you need elaborate Production Services, or simply a Cameraman for TV, Film or Photo shoots. Years of international experience plus our network of local pros allow us to satisfy all your production needs. Please let us know if you would like to receive more information about how we can help you shoot in Brazil. Or in Argentina, the Bahamas, the USA, and Switzerland where we also provide production services. Tomi Streiff was made in Switzerland but has lived and worked in many places on this planet. At New York University he studied film, TV & photography. Shortly thereafter he founded Streiffschuss Films AG. In addition to being a DP, Tomi works as a Director. (His romantic road moo-vie “The Wedding Cow” won 20 awards while participating in over 50 international film festivals on 5 continents.) Presently Streiffschuss Films AG is developing Tomi’s next feature film project: “Diplonapped”

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French filmmaker. After studying Mathematics in Paris, I completed a Master's degree in Political Sciences in Chile. I has directed various documentaries in different countries of the world (France, Togo, Niger, Chile, Russia, ...) which were broadcast in festival (MIDFF Doker, IFF Message to Man, ImagéSanté Festival of Liège, FIFB Montreal, Luxor African Film Festival, Festival de Cine de Bogotá ... ) and on TV channels like TV5 Monde, CineBrasil TV, Canal Futura. I have also directed children's film workshops at the Robert Lynen Cinematheque in Paris. Currently, I live between Brazil and France and I am a professor at the School of Visual Art of Parque Lage (EAV - Rio de Janeiro). 
At the same time, I am passionate about black and white digital photography and have set up my own laboratory where I reveal my photographs. My work has been published in POSI + TIVE Magazine.

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Marcio Isensee e Sá is a brazilian photographer and videomaker. Among his work are the films: "Andes Agua Amazônia" (2012), "Um Rio em Disputa" (2015) and, most recently, "Grazing the Amazon" (2018). He has won the Losofonia Price in 2015 from the CineEco Seia, in Portugal, the Petrobrás Price for Journalism in 2017 (Brazil) and One Hour Award, Special from FReDD Festival in 2018 (France). His work focused mostly in the coverage of environmental issues in Brazil, where he contributes to relevant publications such as ((o))eco, Repórter Brasil, Agência Pública and Arte 1. Marcio has graduated in Social Science at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), in Rio de Janeiro.

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Matias Maxx is a journalist, photographer and videomaker based in Rio de Janeiro with twenty years of experience both with big, small or solo crews. He produced, shot and directed stories, documentaries and series for international media such as VICE, NatGeo, HBO and Al-Jazeera among others. In 2016, he published in VICE Brasil the article “Did the pacification of the German complex work?”, awarded first place in the V Latin American Journalism Award on Drugs. Cannabis researcher and activist. He also directed and produced video-clips, ads and mini-documentaries for Sony, Island Records, Nike and Red Bull.

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Hi! I'm Raniere Figueiredo, a award winning Filmmaker, Director of Photography and Camera Operator based in Rio de Janeiro. I can produce, direct and/or shoot your content with a professional polish anywhere in my city and, why not, in my country! Let's chat! • Bachelor's Degree in Film Studies. • 15 years of experience in projects designed for television, film, advertising, internet and live events. • All the necessary equipment for small and medium productions. • Member of a local collective of film professionals.

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DOP that has been working with Audio/Visual services since 2002. Brede masters a wide range of technics to create cinematic images both on ground, in the air and below the surface. Has worked himself across the Atlantic, starting in Oslo, Norway for then to work 10 years in London, UK and is now a "carioca" living and working in Rio de Janeiro and Brasil! reels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJzirgkNgzY&t=23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkTdOUpefhI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXTw2B0nIHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tJ4LgmDdSU&t=9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCrbFIgjsqk

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I'm Filipe Peçanha, a professional with more than 10 years of experience in audiovisual production, where I developed works in practically all sectors: script, production, audio capture, video capture, photography, editing, animation, post production and live broadcast. I am now a freelancer working with different clients, amongst NGOs and companies, and was one of the founders of Mídia NINJA.

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Graduated Filmmaker, post graduate Project Manager and MBA degree in Exponential Business focused on Innovation and Science of Happiness. Focused on audiovisual project management and executive production, managing projects, teams, schedules and client relations. Seventeen years of diversified working experience, including graphic and digital design, theater production, coding and IT.

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Hi, my name is Henrique Vale and I'm a brazilian DP and filmmaker. For the last ten years I shot a lot of Ficction TV Series, Documentaries, Shorts and Feature Films. You can check my portfolio on my website. I graduated as a journalist and I always loved to work with fiction and non-fiction projects. Count on me for your story.

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20 years in producing, directing, researching, script developing and location managing in brazil for all international studios and in all formats. 2 geminis, 2 emmys, 1 nomination for emmy, one nomination for an oscar. credits list available on request.

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Brazilian freelancer in video projects for TV and Internet. Work in partnership with content production companies as freelancer producer/director/DP, shooting and post-production for major clients. Living in Brazil and hunting for stories of our culture to show abroad

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My name is Bruno, but my work is knowing by the name INVASORI. I'm director of photograph, photographer and filmmaker based in Rio de janeiro, Brazil. I work with music videos, show and female photograph.

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