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| Born | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Marcelo Gomes is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and visual artist.
Marcelo Gomes | |
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| Born | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Marcelo Gomes is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and visual artist.
Gomes was born in Recife, Brazil. [1]
Before going on to create films, he worked as a programmer of films at a film club. [1]
Gomes first directed several short films, a video, and a telemovie, between 1995 and 2000. [2]
His debut feature film, Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus , was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. [3] [1]
His 2013 film The Man of the Crowd was screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. [4]
The historical drama Joaquim , released in 2017, [1] was nominated for many awards, including the Golden Bear at Berlinale, and won several, including Best Film at CinEuphoria in Portugal and at the Havana Film Festival New York. [5]
His 2022 film Paloma , based on a true story, tells of a transgender woman in rural Brazil who wishes to have a traditional Catholic wedding. [1] It had its world premiere at the Munich Film Festival in June–July 2022, [6] and was screened at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2022. [1]
Gomes has directed both short and feature films, including:
In 2005, Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures won the French National Education Prize. [1] Many of his other films have won or been nominated for film awards, including:
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