Beatriz Seigner

Beatriz Seigner is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter.^[1]

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Beatriz Seigner
Born	São Paulo
Occupation	film director
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Seigner was born in São Paulo. Her first films were shorts Uma Menina Como Outras Mil (2001), Roda Real (2004), and Índias (2005).^[2]

Her debut feature Bollywood Dream (2010) became the first ever Indian-Brazilian film co-production. It was screened at numerous international film festivals and well received at the São Paulo Film Festival.^[3][4][5]

Her second feature, Los silencios, premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival^[6] and received favourable reviews.^[1] The film won the Stockholm Film Festival's Impact Award, the Audience Award at FESCAAL 2019, etc.^[7][3] At the 20th Havana Film Festival New York, protagonist Marleyda Soto was awarded the Havana Star Prize for Best Actress for her role in the film.^[8]

Her next project was a documentary titled Between Us, A Secret (2020) about the Djelis of Mali.^[9][7]

She co-wrote the screenplay for Walter Salles's new film La contadora de películas^[10] and was the jury member of the FESCAAL 2021.^[11]

At the Series Mania 2023 her upcoming project Amigas won the third prize and a development grant of the Seriesmakers section.^[1]

1. ^ ^{a b c} Lemercier, Fabien (2023-03-23). "SERIESMAKERS presents Juho Kuosmanen, César Díaz and Beatriz Seigner with awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
2. ^ "Between Us, A Secret". Associação Brasileira Mostra Internacional de Cinema. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Six Female Directors We Are Watching". Cinema Attic. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
4. ^ Montpelier, Rachel (2018-05-10). "Cannes 2018 Women Directors: Meet Beatriz Seigner — "Los Silencios"". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
5. ^ Sreeharsha, Vinod (2012-05-21). "India Ink - Notes on the World's Largest Democracy For India and Brazil, a Rare Tie-up in Cinema". The NY Times. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
6. ^ Aftab, Kaleem (2018-05-12). "Review: Los silencios". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
7. ^ ^{a b} "Between Us, A Secret". Festival Cinema Africano Asia e America Latina. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
8. ^ "Estos son los ganadores del Havana Film Festival New York". Cine Casual (in Spanish). 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
9. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (2018-05-12). "Director Beatriz Seigner on Brazilian Directors' Fortnight Entry 'Los Silencios'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
10. ^ "Los Silencios". Frauenfilmfest. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
11. ^ "Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina: 30esima edizione online dal 20 marzo". Anordestdiche. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
12. ^ "Los silencios". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

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