Cláudio Assis (born December 19, 1959) is a Brazilian

filmmaker Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...

. He was born in

Caruaru Caruaru is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance ...

, in the state of

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, and went to

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, the state's capital, when he was 17. There, he started to attend for Economics and Communication studies, but he felt "totally incompatible" with its structure. After working as assistant in some production, he went to direct his own short films: ''Padre Henrique - Um Crime Político'' (1987), ''Soneto do Desmantelo Blue'' (1993), ''Viva o Cinema'' (1996), and ''Texas Hotel'' (1999). The latter served as inspiration for his first feature film '' Mango Yellow'', which was released in 2002, winning several awards including the Best Film at the

Festival de Brasília The Festival de Brasília (Brasília Film Festival), officially the Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro, is a film festival held in Brasília, Brazil. Known as Semana do Cinema Brasileiro (''Brazilian Film Week'') during the first two editi ...

. His second feature film, '' Bog of Beasts'' (2006), debuted won five awards, including Best Film, at the Festival de Brasília, and the Tiger Award at the

International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, ...

. '' Rat Fever'', his third film, was released in 2011 and won the Best Film Award at the Festival de Paulínia.

Filmography

Film

* ''Henrique'' (1987) (short) * ''Soneto do Desmantelo Blue'' (1993) (short) * ''Texas Hotel'' (1999) (short) * ''O Brasil em Curtas 06 - Curtas Pernambucanos'' (1999) (segment) * '' Mango Yellow'' (2002) * '' Bog of Beasts'' (2006) * '' Rat Fever'' (2011) * ''Big Jato'' (2016) * ''Piedade'' (2019)

Documentary

* ''Punk Rock Hardcore'' (1995) (short) * ''Viva o Cinema'' (1996) * ''Segundo Take'' (2019) (TV Series)

References

External links

* 1959 births Brazilian film directors Living people People from Caruaru {{Brazil-film-director-stub