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Andrés Lieban

Founding partner, graduated in Fine Arts, he has worked with animation for over 25 years in the production of advertising pieces, international series, feature films and short films. Creator and director of the series "Meu AmigãoZão" (My Big, Big Friend) (Discovery Kids, TV Brasil), "Quarto do Jobi" (TV Ratimbum) and "Corta!" (Studio Universal). He is also the creative director of the series "Conta Comigo" (in finalization) and directed the animations of the DVD "Toquinho no Mundo da Criança". His body of work has earned him national and international awards in events such as Anima Mundi, Chicago Festival, Divercine, and Preux Janeusse Iberoamericano. Between 2005 and 2006, he presided over the ABCA (Brazilian Association of Animation Cinema). Andrés heads the 2DLAB Creative Nucleus and is a consultant for animation projects. He was a reviewer for contests for development projects for CORFO (Chile) and PROIMAGENES (Colombia), where he also served as an advisor for selected projects. Also, in 2017, he worked as a script consultant for children's feature films for the Novas Histórias Laboratory, and the following year, directed the exhibition "Brasil Quadro a Quadro - 100 Years of Brazilian Animation", in Annecy, France.

Jonas Brandão

Producer, director, screenwriter, animator and one of the owners of Split Studio, an animation and games studio located in São Paulo. Among his most important and recent works are the renovation of the series "Turma da Mônica" (Monica's Gang) (Cartoon Network) as scriptwriter and director; the creation, script and direction of the "WeeBoom" series (scheduled to debut in 2019, at Boomerang Latin America and Futura); and the creation and direction of the series "Que Corpo é Esse?" (Futura). Jonas was also the producer of "Tito e os Pássaros" (Tito and the Birds) and the 3ª season of "Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (The Yellow Woodpecker Ranch). He has directed over 400 educational games in his career, as well as music videos and commercials in animation, and also directed the animation "From Love to Bingo", winner of two Lion awards in Cannes.

Juliana Capelini

She has been an executive producer in the audiovisual market for over 10 years and was responsible for the production of film hits such as "DPA-O Filme" and "DPA2-O Mistério Italiano", and series such as "DPA" (Gloob), "Sitio do Picapau Amarelo 1" (Yellow Woodpecker Ranch 1) (TV Globo and Cartoon), "Escola pra Cachorro 2" (Dog School 2) (Nickelodeon TV Cultura) and "Julie e os Fantasmas" (Julie and the Ghosts") (2011 - Nickelodeon LA, Band), nominated for the International Emmy in 2012, and "Brilhante FC" (TV Brasil).

Mayra Lucas

Presidente-sócia da Glaz

Managing Partner at Glaz, her résumé includes the TV series "Historietas Assombradas para Crianças Malcriadas", sold to Latin America, Israel and Southeast Asia, "Vida de Estagiário", sold to Argentina, and the feature films "Bróder" (2010), which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, "Corpo" (2007), screened at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Montreal World Film Festival , the animation "Minhocas" (Worms), released in France and the United States, "Odeio o Dia dos Namorados", with more than 480 thousand tickets sold, "Copa de Elite", with over 650 thousand tickets sold, "Tô Ryca!" (I'm Rich!), with over 1.1 million tickets sold, "Historietas Assombradas – O Filme", based on the TV series, and the huge box office hit "Loucas para Casar", with over 3.7 million tickets sold. She is currently finalizing the features "Os Salafrários", "Cine Holliúdy 2", "Dentes", "Tô Ryca! 2" and "Cabras da Peste", and the series "Cine-Holliúdy 2", (for TV Globo).

Reynaldo Marchesini

Executive producer, artistic supervisor, screenwriter and consultant with over twenty years’ experience in various areas of TV entertainment. Represented international studios (Disney, Sony Pictures, Nintendo, ABC, Nelvana, HIT) in the past. In 2004, he was responsible for the international co-production of the animated series "Sea Princesses", (104x11') distributed in 128 countries. Reynaldo actively participates in the Development of Projects (Anima Mundi, Rio Content Market/Rio2C AnimaTV, Animation Workshop, etc), having overseen over 300 animation projects. He was the executive producer and artistic supervisor of the animated series "Sítio do Picapau Amarelo" (The Yellow Woodpecker Ranch) – Globo TV’s first animation co-production.

Silvia Prado

Partner and executive producer at Cinema Animadores and associate producer at Conteúdos Diversos. She has over 20 years' experience in animation production, is graduated in History (PUC) and Cinema (Faap) and holds a postgraduate degree in Film & TV Business, by FGV. She is a founding partner and director of ABRANIMA and served on the board of Siaesp for 3 terms. She has performed as creative executive producer on numerous children's projects, from development, through formatting, economic viability, production and finishing.

Zé Brandão

Partner and founder of Copa Studio, one of the largest animated cartoon companies in Brazil. He is the executive producer and screenwriter of Jorel’s Brother (Irmão do Jorel) series, by Juliano Enrico, one of Cartoon Network’s most popular shows. He is the producer, writer and director of series Trunk Train (Tromba Trem), shown in over 20 countries. Executive producer of two new animated series scheduled to premiere sometime in 2019. Coordinator of the Animation School Studio Project - currently in its 7th edition – where Brandão teaches free animation courses in Rio de Janeiro.

Estevão Ciavatta

Director, screenwriter and cinema and TV producer, Estêvão Ciavatta has dozens of productions for TV in his résumé, among them the award-winning "Preamar" for HBO, and "Brasil Legal", "Muvuca" and "Esquenta" for TV Globo. In cinema, he wrote the script and directed the award-winning documentaries "Nelson Sargento da Mangueira" and "Programa Casé - o que a gente não inventa, não existe”, as well as the comedy "Made in China". Estêvão is a founding partner of Pindorama Filmes, a creation and production house focused on value communication and social transformation, the first Carbon Neutral company in the Brazilian audiovisual industry.

Luis Antonio Silveira

A physicist, educator and executive producer, Luis Antonio Silveira is responsible for developing more than 600 hours of TV shows for national and international channels, and has received two nominations at the International Emmy Awards. He founded and led Conspiração Filmes' Television Center, and was the producer of the series "Vermelho Brasil" (Red Brazil) for France Television in partnership with TV Globo, the largest international co-production ever made. He is currently developing projects for the Smithsonian Channel.

Nuno Godolphim

Nuno is currently the Executive Producer of the Creation Department of Ocean Films Conteúdo. Specializing in formatting and producing documentaries, series and television programs, he combines his extensive experience as a producer with a solid background in social sciences and great knowledge of the television market, being a consummate professional with an accurate analysis of the viewers' reception processes. Working in partnership with leading national producers, he has hundreds of hours of programming delivered to a plethora of TV channels in Brazil and abroad. He recently participated in the formatting and production team of the following TV projects:

TRANSAMAZÔNICA – Uma Estrada para o Passado. HBO - 6x58” - documentary series;
INSTANTES CRUZADOS. TV short - 8x26” - documentary series;
SANGUE DA TERRA. CineBrasilTv - 6x52”- documentary series;
CAMPO DE BATALHA – Os Mundiais e a Guerra Fria. ESPN - 4x26” - documentary series.

In cinema, Nuno Godolphim has the following feature films in his recent filmography:

TORRE DAS DONZELAS. Documentary; 2018; 95 '. Executive Producer and Screenwriter.
Modo Operante / GNT / Canal Brasil (Special Jury Prize at the Festival de Brasilia 2018;
Best Documentary by the Popular Jury at the Mostra de São Paulo 2018; Best Documentary at the Rio Festival 2018);
SAMBALANÇO - A BOSSA NOVA QUE DANÇA. Documentary; 2018; 85 '. Executive producer.
TV Zero / Jobi Films / Telenews / Canal Brasil;
DAMAS DO SAMBA. Documentary; 2015;
85 '. Executive producer. Modo Operante / TV Brasil;
POR UM PUNHADO DE DÓLARES – OS NOVOS EMIGRADOS. Documentary; 2014; 75 '. Executive producer. Telenews Service;
9.79. THE DIRTY RACE. Documentary; 2012/13; 90 '. Associated Producer.
Terra Vermelha (Birdwatchers) / BBC / ESPN Films (Official Selection Toronto Festival 2012);

Roberta Sauerbronn

Robert Sauerbroon has a degree in Cinema from Universidade Federal Fluminense and is specialized in Film & TV Business by FGV-SP. She has worked in the cinema and cultural production market since 1997, and has over 100 projects in her résumé. She performs as a curator, scriptwriter, researcher, director and producer, and her experience encompasses film festivals, live television shows, talent management and musical production, production of large events like the FIFA World Cup and the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as TV shows, short, medium and feature-films, documentaries and fiction pieces.

Susanna Lira

Susanna Lira is a filmmaker specialized in Human Rights. She’s the managing partner at Modo Operante Produções, where she’s been for 18 years, coordinating and directing audiovisual projects. Throughout her career, she has directed ten feature documentaries, several short films and television series. Her most recent project was the fiction series “Rotas do Ódio”, for Universal TV, in which she acted as author and lead director of four seasons.

Victor Lopes

Victor Lopes is a Film and TV Director, Screenwriter and Producer. He directed the short film “Stray Bullet“ and the features "Língua", "Eliezer Batista", "The Adventures of Agamemnon, The Reporter", "Serra Pelada, The Legend of the Gold Mountain" and "Betinho", winners of 34 national and international awards with over 1,000,000 spectators. In Television, he directed series and programs for Globo TV, Canal Plus, Arte-France, History Channel, GNT, Multishow and TV Futura. Lopes also works as a teacher and consultant in the area of Project Development and Pitching. In 2015, he founded Faro Formatos, a producer of content and intellectual property for the audiovisual market.

Vânia Lima

Director and Founder of the Têm Dendê Produções, Vania works on the conceptualization, scriptwriting and direction of audiovisual projects that seek to recognize the identities and cultures of the Brazilian people. Throughout her trajectory in this market, she has presented new insights into Brazilian culture and identity, developing quality content that caters to the habits and desires of TV viewers and broadcasters.

Chico Ribeiro

Chico Ribeiro began his career in 1985 as a theater actor and producer in Recife.

In 1988 he went to the Federal University of Pernambuco and majored in Artistic Education (Scenic Arts).

In 1990 Ribeiro started producing and directing advertising films.

In 1998 he created REC Produtores Associados (REC Associate Producers) with partners João Junior and Ofir Figueiredo; REC is an audiovisual content production company for different media, especially film and television.

Ribeiro is currently part of the BRAVI (Brasil Independent Audiovisual) board.

Clélia Bessa

Undergraduate degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ and graduate degree in Education-Applied Technology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-RJ, where she is a professor for the Film Course. Bessa has been a partner of Raccord Artistic Productions since 1996; she is responsible for all the company’s artistic projects. She has produced over 1,000 hours of TV programming, including, among others, “Campeonato Brasileiro Série C” (Brazilian Football League – Third Tier)– 13X26min; “As Canções da Minha Vida” (The Songs of My Life) - series 13X26min; “Claro que É Rock” (Of Course it is Rock) – 26X26min, as well as 12 feature films, including “Desenrola” (Untangle, by Rosane Svartman), “Cartola” (by lírio Ferreira e Hilton Lacerda) and “Separações” (Breaking Up, by Domingos Oliveira).

She is currently in charge of the post-production stage of “Pluft, o Fantasminha” (Pluft, by Rosane Svartman), Brazil’s first feature film for kids shot in 3D; and the drama series “A Dona da Banca” (The Owner) 6X52min, directed by Marton Olympio. She has been an advisor for Bravi since its foundation in 1999.

Daniel Van Hoogstraten

Daniel worked as producer on DIAMANTINO, a Portuguese-French-Brazilian co-production awarded with the Grand Prize on La Semaine de La Critique – Cannes Festival 2018, FALA COMIGO (THE OTHER END), winner of the best actress and best film awards at the Rio Film Festival 2016, and as creative producer on PENDULAR, a Brazilian-French-Argentinean co-production awarded with the FIPRESCI prize at the 2017 Berlin Festival, as well as co-producer on the documentary RELATOS DO FRONT (FAVELA FRONTLINES), by Renato Martins (2018) .

Eduardo Vaisman

Eduardo Vaisman was nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2018 for the documentary series "Eu Sou Assim", which he created and directed for GNT. Having graduated in Cinema at UFF, he went on to direct the series "#mechamadebruna" (FoxPremium), "Eu, Ela e 1 milhão de seguidores" (Multishow), "Os Valentins" and "Detetives do Prédio Azul" (Gloob). He also directed the feature film "180º", which won the Award for Best Film (popular jury at the Gramado Festival) and best direction at the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami. His short "Dadá" has earned him more than 10 international awards.

Iafa Britz

IAFA BRITZ: a respected audiovisual producer with over 20 years’ experience, Iafa Britz is the name behind major Brazilian productions. She has worked at Migdal Filmes since 2010 and is responsible for the production of the features “ “Minha Mãe é uma Peça” (My Mom is a Character) and “Minha Mãe É Uma Peça 2” (My Mom is a Character 2”, “Linda de Morrer” (Drop Dead Gorgeous), “Irmã Dulce” (Sister Dulce: The Angel From Brazil), “Cássia Eller”, “Casa Grande”, as well as TV series “As Canalhas”, “220v” and several other titles that enjoyed major success in local TV and cinema.

Tiago Mello

Executive producer of the first original Netflix production in Brazil, the series "3%" - with season 4 confirmed, and the latest production announced - "Onisciente", scheduled for release in 2020, also on the same platform.

Tiago Mello is a co-creator and executive producer, nominated three times at the International Emmy Awards, for the series "O Zoo da Zu" (Discovery Kids) in 2015 and 2017 in the Preschool category and, in 2016, for the series "SOS Fada Manu" (Gloob) in the Animation category. He also worked as executive producer in "Mal Me Quer" (Warner Channel), "Gigantes do Brasil", "Papaya Bull" (Nickelodeon), "Experimentos Extraordinários" (Cartoon Network), "SOS Manu" (Gloob) and "A Grande Luta", among others. Tiago was also responsible for the series "Escola Pra Cachorro" (Doggy Day School) (TV Cultura / Nickelodeon / TV Ontario), the first co-production between Brazil and Canada for television. With TV Globo and Cartoon Network, he was in charge of the animated series "Sitio do Picapau Amarelo" (Yellow Woodpecker Ranch). He was also co-creator and producer of "Julie e os Fantasmas" (Julie and the Phantoms) (Band / Nickelodeon), nominated for the International Emmy Awards in 2012. As Executive Producer, he worked on "Descolados" (MTV), "Brilhante" (TV Brasil) and the short "Vivi Viravento" (by Alê Abreu). Tiago is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (International Emmy).

Mara Lobão

In 2003, Mara founded PANORAMICA, where she was responsible for the creation, development, fundraising and executive production of more than 50 TV and film projects. She was also the creator and producer of the GABY ESTRELLA series, 126 x 30 '(nominated for the Emmy Kids Awards and the BANFF Awards) and GABY ESTRELLA: O FILME. She developed and produced SEM VOLTA, 13 x 60 ', ROTAS DO ÓDIO, 18 x 60', the feature-films TUDO POR UM POP STAR (1.2 million viewers) and CINDERELA POP. In addition, Mara was one of the creators and the producer of the Globosat Program for the Development of Screenwriters.