Catarina Ruivo
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Catarina Ruivo Portuguese
director
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Catarina Ruivo studied at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema
in Lisbon, specializing her studies in cinematography editing.
Later she directed and edited the short film Uma Cerveja no Inverno which premiered at the (Short-film Festival of Vila do Conde) in 1998, and screened at the (Oberhausen Festival), among others.
Her first feature film, André Valente, was released in Portugal, France and Spain after being presented in many festivals, such as the (Locarno Film Festival) in 2004 where it won the D. Quixote award, offered by the International Federation of Film Societies; the Gwangju Film Festival, (South Korea), winning the Critic Award and the Young Cinema Jury Award; Belfort Film Festival; Angers Film Festival; Infinity Film Festival, (Turin) winning the Albacinema Award for Best Director and the Signis Award for Best Film.
Her latest feature film is From Now On
(Daqui P'ra Frente), starring Edgar Morais
, Luís Miguel Cintra, Rita Durão and Adelaide de Sousa.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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Catarina Ruivo studied at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema
School of Theatre and Cinema
Located in Amadora, Portugal, the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, or ESTC , sometimes still referred to by its former designation Conservatório Nacional, is a public institution of higher education designed to function as the Portuguese National School of Theatre and Cinema.-History:ESTC was...
in Lisbon, specializing her studies in cinematography editing.
Later she directed and edited the short film Uma Cerveja no Inverno which premiered at the (Short-film Festival of Vila do Conde) in 1998, and screened at the (Oberhausen Festival), among others.
Her first feature film, André Valente, was released in Portugal, France and Spain after being presented in many festivals, such as the (Locarno Film Festival) in 2004 where it won the D. Quixote award, offered by the International Federation of Film Societies; the Gwangju Film Festival, (South Korea), winning the Critic Award and the Young Cinema Jury Award; Belfort Film Festival; Angers Film Festival; Infinity Film Festival, (Turin) winning the Albacinema Award for Best Director and the Signis Award for Best Film.
Her latest feature film is From Now On
From Now On (film)
From Now On is a 2007 Portuguese film directed by Catarina Ruivo and written by Ruivo and Antonio Figueiredo. The film starred Edgar Morais, Luís Miguel Cintra, Adelaide de Sousa, and Antonio Figueiredo, among others...
(Daqui P'ra Frente), starring Edgar Morais
Edgar Morais
Edgar Morais is an actor. He began acting at the age of 14, and he studied at the Professional Theater School of Cascais, Lisbon.-Theater career:...
, Luís Miguel Cintra, Rita Durão and Adelaide de Sousa.