Beatriz Seigner is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Seigner was born in

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. 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

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and received favourable reviews. The film won the Stockholm Film Festival's Impact Award, the Audience Award at FESCAAL 2019, etc. At the 20th

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, 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 Salles's new film ''La contadora de películas'' and was the jury member of the FESCAAL 2021. At the

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2023 her upcoming project ''Amigas'' won the third prize and a development grant of the ''Seriesmakers'' section.

Filmography

* '' Bollywood Dream'' (2010); * '' Los silencios'' (2018); *''Between Us, A Secret'' (2020) documentary.

References

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