Anita Rocha da Silveira

Anita Rocha da Silveira
Born	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupations	Director, writer, editor, producer
Years active	2008–present

Anita Rocha da Silveira is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. ^{[1] [2]} She is best known for directing the films Kill Me Please and Medusa. ^[3]

Life and career

Silveira was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. ^[4] In 2011, she had her first international premiere at a bigger film festival with her short film Handball being selected to International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. In 2012, her short film The Living Dead (Os Mortos-Vivos), screened at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight. ^[5] Her debut feature film Kill Me Please , premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti section in 2015. ^[6] Her second feature film Medusa, premiered at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight and Toronto International Film Festival in 2021. ^[7] She was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2023. ^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Contribution	Note
2008	O vampiro do meio-dia	Director, writer and editor	Short film
2010	Handball (Handebol)	Director, writer and editor	Short film
2012	The Living Dead (Os Mortos-Vivos)	Director, writer, editor and producer	Short film
2015	Kill Me Please (Mate-me Por Favor)	Director and writer	Feature film
2021	Medusa	Director and writer	Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2011	Nominated	International Short Film Festival Oberhausen	Best Film	Handebol (Handball)	[9]
2011	Won	International Federation of Film Critics	Best Film	Handebol (Handball)	[10]
2015	Won	Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival	Best Director	Kill Me Please (Mate-me Por Favor)	[11]
	Nominated	Venice Film Festival	Best Film		[12]
2016	Nominated	South by Southwest	SXSW Gamechanger Award		[13]
2021	Won	Sitges Film Festival	Best Director	Medusa	[14]
	Won	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Sebastiane Award		[15]
	Won	Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival	Best Director and Best Film
	Won	Raindance Film Festival	Best International Feature		[16]
2022	Won	Tromsø International Film Festival	Aurora Prize		[17]
	Won	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Ibero-American Award		[18]

References

1. "How Anita Rocha da Silveira Coils Mythical and Real-Life Violence Against Women in 'Medusa'". variety.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
2. "Brazilian filmmaker Anita Rocha Da Silveira revives a tale from Greek mythology in her fantastical new horror film, "Medusa"". cinemafemme.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
3. "Review: 'Kill Me Please,' a Summer of Murder and Teenage Kicks". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
4. "Female Filmmakers in Focus (TIFF Edition): 'Medusa' Director Anita Rocha Da Silveira Talks About Her New Movie". moviefone.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
5. "Directors' Fortnight features Ben Wheatley, Michel Gondry, Jaime Rosales and Anurag Kashyap". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
6. "Film Review: 'Kill Me Please'". variety.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
7. "'Medusa': Cannes Review". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
8. "THE ACADEMY INVITES 398 TO MEMBERSHIP". press.oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
9. "Festival Awards". fipresci.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
10. "Festival Awards". fipresci.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
11. "The Undead of Barra da Tijuca". fipresci.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
12. "Venice Film Festival: Lido Lineup Builds Awards Season Buzz – Full List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2022-09-13.
13. "2016 FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING SECTIONS". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
14. "54th Edition SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
15. "The film 'Medusa', directed by Anita Rocha de Silveira, to receive the ninth Sebastiane Latino Award". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
16. "Raindance Film Festival 2021 Awards!". raindance.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
17. "Medusa wins the Aurora Prize at the Tromsø International Film Festival". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
18. "PSIFF 2022 Juried Award Winners". psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.

External links

• Anita Rocha da Silveira at IMDb