Catarina Ruivo (b.
Coimbra
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, 1971),
Portuguese film director
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.
Catarina Ruivo studied at the
Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon, specializing her studies in cinematography editing.
Later she directed and edited the short film ''
Uma Cerveja no Inverno'' which premiered at the (
Short-film Festival of Vila do Conde) in 1998, and screened at the (
Oberhausen Festival), among others.
Her first feature film, ''
André Valente'', was released in Portugal, France and Spain after being presented in many festivals, such as the (
Locarno Film Festival
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) in 2004 where it won the D. Quixote award, offered by the
International Federation of Film Societies; the
Gwangju Film Festival, (South Korea), winning the Critic Award and the Young Cinema Jury Award;
Belfort Film Festival;
Angers Film Festival;
Infinity Film Festival, (Turin) winning the Albacinema Award for Best Director and the Signis Award for Best Film.
Her latest feature film is ''
From Now On'' (''Daqui P'ra Frente''), starring
Edgar Morais
Edgar Morais (born 25 June 1989) is a Portuguese actor, film director, screenwriter, and film editor. Edgar won the award for Best Actor at Prishtina International Film Festival for his performance in Albania's 95th Academy Awards submission ''A ...
,
Luís Miguel Cintra
Luís Miguel Valle Cintra (born 29 April 1949) is a Portuguese actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1970. In 1973 Cintra founded the Teatro da Cornucópia with Jorge Silva Melo.
Selected filmography
* '' A Ilha dos Amores'' (198 ...
,
Rita Durão
Rita Durão (born 21 January 1976 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1996.
Selected filmography
Awards
*Shooting Stars Award
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and
Adelaide de Sousa.
External links
Catarina Ruivo in Clap Filmes*
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1971 births
Living people
Portuguese film directors
Portuguese women film directors
Women screenwriters
Lisbon Theatre and Film School alumni