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

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

. He was born in

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, 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 ''Mango Yellow'' ( pt, Amarelo Manga) is a 2002 Brazilian drama film directed by Cláudio Assis. It stars Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Dira Paes, Chico Díaz, and Leona Cavalli as working-class people who engage in amorous and social enco ...

'', which was released in 2002, winning several awards including the Best Film at the

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. 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

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. '' 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) * ''

'' (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