Andrucha Waddington

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Andrucha Waddington
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Born
Andrew Waddington

(1970-01-20) 20 January 1970 (age 54)
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse
(m. 1997)
[1]

Andrew "Andrucha" Waddington (born 20 January 1970) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter. [2] [3]

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Career

His several film credits include “Me You Them” (2000), Mention spéciale [4] of Un Certain Regard in Cannes, an Official Selection of Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, Brazil's official entry to the Oscars - Best Foreign Language Film - and winner, Best Film, at Karlovy Vary, Havana and Cartagena Film festivals; “The House of Sand” (2005) Berlin, [5] Toronto, and Sundance [6] film festivals official selection, winner of the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Script [7] and Alfred Sloan awards; [8] and the Brazil/Spain co-production “Lope” (2010), a Venice [9] and Toronto official selection [10] and winner of two Goya Awards. [11]

Moreover, he directed and produced the TV Globo/Conspiração drama series “Under Pressure” (2017-2019), which got rave reviews and skyrocket ratings. [12] He also directed and produced the Brazilian blockbuster “Party Crashers” (2012), [13] the biopic “Chacrinha – O Velho Guerreiro“ (2018), the thriller “The Loss” (2019) and theatrical film documentaries as “Gilberto Gil – Viva São João” (2002), “Maria Bethania-Pedrinha de Aruanda” (2007) and "André Midani - from vinyl to download" ( 2015).

Andrucha Waddington has been a partner at Conspiração Filmes since 1995. [14]

Filmography

TV shows

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