Cláudio Assis

Cláudio Assis (born December 19, 1959) is a Brazilian filmmaker. He was born in Caruaru, in the state of Pernambuco, and went to Recife, the state's capital, when he was 17. There, he started to attend for Economics and Communication studies, but he felt "totally incompatible" with its structure. After working as assistant in some production, he went to direct his own short films: Padre Henrique - Um Crime Político (1987), Soneto do Desmantelo Blue (1993), Viva o Cinema (1996), and Texas Hotel (1999). The latter served as inspiration for his first feature film Mango Yellow, which was released in 2002,[1] winning several awards including the Best Film at the Festival de Brasília.[2] His second feature film, Bog of Beasts (2006), debuted won five awards, including Best Film, at the Festival de Brasília,[3] and the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.[4] Rat Fever, his third film, was released in 2011 and won the Best Film Award at the Festival de Paulínia.[5]

Cláudio Assis
Born (1959-12-19) December 19, 1959
Caruaru, Brazil
OccupationFilm director

Filmography

Film
  • Henrique (1987) (short)
  • Soneto do Desmantelo Blue (1993) (short)
  • Texas Hotel (1999) (short)
  • O Brasil em Curtas 06 - Curtas Pernambucanos (1999) (segment)
  • Mango Yellow (2002)
  • Bog of Beasts (2006)
  • Rat Fever (2011)
  • Big Jato (2016)
  • Piedade (2019)

Documentary
  • Punk Rock Hardcore (1995) (short)
  • Viva o Cinema (1996)
  • Segundo Take (2019) (Tv Series)
gollark: Solution: protest and/or riot from home?
gollark: There's a difference between what people think is *legal* and what people think is *ethical*.
gollark: Then you should obviously arrest or whatever *those specific people*.
gollark: I don't agree with even non-governmental nazi-punching.
gollark: Actual meaningful "freedom of speech" also does mean freedom from *some* consequences - at the very least freedom from the government doing things to you.

References
  1. Arantes, Silvana (July 27, 2003). "Filme une diretor "caótico" e ator "raro"". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  2. "Festival de Brasília consagra "Amarelo Manga"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. November 27, 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. Viana, Humberto (November 28, 2006). ""Baixio das Bestas" é o grande premiado do Festival de Brasília". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. "Cláudio Assis". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  5. Ranciaro, Juliana (July 14, 2011). "'Febre do Rato' é o grande vencedor do Festival de Paulínia" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. Retrieved April 27, 2014.


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