Marcos Magalhaes
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Marcos Magalhães is the author of short films such as "Meow!" (Special Jury Prize at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival
) and "Animando", shot in the National Film Board of Canada
.
He has been responsible for the first professional course in animation in Brazil, held in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada
from 1985 to 1987.
In 1986 he coordinated "Planet Earth", a collective film by 30 Brazilian animators for UN’s Year of Peace.
He's the conceiver and producer of "Eight Point Star", a film entirely animated by late Fernando Diniz, a renowned naïf painter who lived in a psychiatric institution in Brazil.
As an artist-in-residence at the Division of Animation and Digital Arts
of the University of Southern California
, he completed in 1999 the film TwO, a 3D computer animation combined with animated scratches on 35 mm film.
In 2000 he produced for Nickelodeon
the first Latin-American episode for the series “Short Films by Short People”.
In 2002 he becomes a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellow with the project "Dar Alma", that conceives animation workshops for non-professionals.
He's an animation teacher in the Design graduation course since 2002 and also coordinator of the Animation post-graduation course since 2004 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
He is also one of the founders and directors of Anima Mundi
, International Animation Festival of Brazil, the biggest annual event on animation in Latin America since 1993.
1982 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Giorgio Strehler *Jean-Jacques Annaud *Suso Cecchi d'Amico *Geraldine Chaplin *Gabriel García Márquez *Florian Hopf *Sidney Lumet *Mrinal Sen...
) and "Animando", shot in the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
.
He has been responsible for the first professional course in animation in Brazil, held in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
from 1985 to 1987.
In 1986 he coordinated "Planet Earth", a collective film by 30 Brazilian animators for UN’s Year of Peace.
He's the conceiver and producer of "Eight Point Star", a film entirely animated by late Fernando Diniz, a renowned naïf painter who lived in a psychiatric institution in Brazil.
As an artist-in-residence at the Division of Animation and Digital Arts
Division of Animation and Digital Arts
The John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, United States, is an "international and multi-cultural program focusing on animation in all its forms." The program offers an undergraduate minor and major in animation, MFA, and Ph.D in...
of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, he completed in 1999 the film TwO, a 3D computer animation combined with animated scratches on 35 mm film.
In 2000 he produced for Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon Latin America
Nickelodeon Latin America is a cable and satellite television channel, counterpart of the American network Nickelodeon. It is oriented to Latin American region and the caribbean; mainly for children and teens. It is owned by MTV Networks Latin America. The channel was launched on December 20, 1996...
the first Latin-American episode for the series “Short Films by Short People”.
In 2002 he becomes a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellow with the project "Dar Alma", that conceives animation workshops for non-professionals.
He's an animation teacher in the Design graduation course since 2002 and also coordinator of the Animation post-graduation course since 2004 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
He is also one of the founders and directors of Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi
Anima mundī is Latin meaning "the soul of the world" which can refer to:*Anima mundi, the soul of the world*Anima Mundi , a 1991 documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio*Anima Mundi , a Brazilian video and film festival...
, International Animation Festival of Brazil, the biggest annual event on animation in Latin America since 1993.