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Beatriz Seigner
Beatriz Seigner is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Seigner was born in São Paulo. Her first films were shorts ''Uma Menina Como Outras Mil'' (2001), ''Roda Real'' (2004), and ''Índias'' (2005). 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. Her second feature, ''Los silencios'', premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival and received favourable reviews. The film won the Stockholm Film Festival's Impact Award, the Audience Award at African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, FESCAAL 2019, etc. 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. Her next project was a documentary titled ''Between Us, A Secret'' (2020) about the Djelis of Mali. She co-wrote the screenplay for Walter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the Americas, Americas, and both the Western Hemisphere, Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an global city, alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the List of largest cities#List, largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as ''paulistanos''. The city's Latin motto is ''Non ducor, duco'', which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, the city was the center of the ''bandeirant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
