Biography
Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968) is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and critic, born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
With a degree in Journalism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Kleber Mendonça Filho began his career as a film critic and journalist. As a director, he experimented with fiction, documentary, and video clips in the 1990s. He migrated from video to digital and 35 mm film in the 2000s. Over the course of that decade, he made several short films. "O Som ao Redor" (Neighbouring Sounds, 2013) was Mendonça's first feature-length drama, winning numerous awards.
Mendonça's films have received more than 120 awards in Brazil and abroad, with selections in festivals such as New York, Copenhagen and Cannes (Quinzaine des réalisateurs). Film festivals in Rotterdam, Toulouse, and Santa Maria da Feira have presented retrospectives of his films. He has served as programmer of cinema for the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 34
Director 19
Producer 8
self 5
TV Shows 1
Heartless (2024)
Seu Cavalcanti (2024)
Pictures of Ghosts (2023)
Azougue Nazareth (2019)
Bacurau (2019)
Aquarius (2016)
The World Cup in Recife (2014)
Jogo Sem Gandula (2011)
Cold Tropics (2009)
Crítico (2008)
Ocidente (2008)
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (2007)
Décimo Segundo (2007)
Eletrodoméstica (2005)
Green Vinyl (2004)
The Little Cotton Girl (2002)
Caged In (1997)
Lixo nos Canais (1995)
Keychain (1995)
Peace to This House (1994)
Casa de Imagem (1992)
Homem de Projeção (1992)
Travelling (1991)
Rivers of Dust
Secret Agents
Recife, Cidade Roubada
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1968-11-03 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceRecife, Brazil
CitizenshipsBrazil
Also Known AsKléber Mendoca Filho, Kleber Mendonca Filho
AwardsBrazilian Cinema Grand Prize for Best Director, Sitges Film Festival Best Director award
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