Petra Costa

¿Quién es Petra Costa?

Petra Costa is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. She first directed the short film Undertow Eyes (2009) which screened at the MoMA and was winner of best short film at Rio Film Festival, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, London International Documentary Festival among others. She then directed the feature Elena (2012) which premiered at IDFA, followed by SXSW and HotDocs. Elena won many prizes such as best film at Havana Film Festival (2013), was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2014 Cinema Eye Honors and was the most watched documentary in Brazil in 2013. In 2013 Petra was one of the 20 recipients of a grant given by CPH:DOX in Denmark. From this grant Petra and her Danish co-director Lea Glob developed a feature film, currently in postproduction, with the working title Olmo and the Seagull. The film is being produced by Zentropa, Som & Furia and Busca Vida Filmes. Petra completed her undergraduate studies Summa Cum Laude in Anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. She did her Masters in Health, Community and Development at the London School of Economics, London. She has lived in Brazil for most of her life.

Trabajos destacados

Poster de la película The Edge of Democracy The Edge of Democracy Poster de la película Elena Elena Poster de la película Olmo and the Seagull Olmo and the Seagull Poster de la película Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Poster de la película Secrets of the Tribe Secrets of the Tribe Poster de la película Undertow Eyes Undertow Eyes Poster de la película Beba Beba Poster de la película Ecstasy Ecstasy

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Documental 9 películas
Drama 4 películas
Comedia 1 películas
Telefilme 1 películas

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