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Born | Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto 1959 (age 64–65) |
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Relatives | Antonio Pinto (brother) |
Daniela Thomas (born 1959) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and editor.
In 1959, Thomas was born as Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto in Brazil. Thomas' father is Ziraldo Alves Pinto, a cartoonist. Thomas' brother is Antonio Pinto.
In 1994, Thomas co-directed her first feature film, Terra Estrangeira aka Foreign Land, alongside Walter Salles. Thomas is also its screenwriter and production designer. [1] In 1998, Thomas debuted as a theatre director with her version of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, starring Fernanda Montenegro and assisted by Luiz Päetow. [2] In 2007, again with Salles, Thomas directed Linha de Passe , the film which gave Sandra Corveloni a Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Thomas was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
Thomas' film Vazante premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. [3]
The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore, becoming the first documentary to win the festival's main prize.
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