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Born in João Pessoa, Brazil, in 1947, Walter Carvalho is an award-winning Brazilian cinematographer who has worked in more than 70 short and feature films, such as Leon Hirszman’s Que País é Esse? (1976), Walter Salles’ Central Station (1998) and Behind the Sun (2001); and Claudio Assis’ Mango Yellow (2002). Many of his features as a director of photography were screened at the Mostra, amongst them To the Left of the Father (2001), Madame Satã (2002), Fabricating Tom Zé (2006) and The Rat Herb (2008). As a director, made the feature documentaries Soul Window (2001, Jury Prize and Audience Award at 25th Mostra), co-directed by João Jardim; Moacir Raw Art (2005) and Raul – O Início, O Fim e o Meio (2011, Audience Award for Best Brazilian Documentary at the 35th Mostra).

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1956. In 1991, he directed his first feature film, High Art (1991, 15th Mostra). He was a member of the 19th Mostra’s International Jury, in 1995. In partnership with Daniela Thomas, he directed Foreign Land (1995), Midnight (1998, 23rd Mostra), a segment of Paris, I Love You (2006, 30th Mostra) and Linha de Passe (2008, 37th Mostra). Salles is also the director of Central Station (1998), winner of Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival, Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), On the Road (2012) and Jia Zhangke, a Guy from Fenyang (2014, 38th Mostra). At the 41st Mostra, Salles exhibited the short movie When the Earth Trembles, part of the feature film Where Has the Time Gone? (2017). He produced, among others, Madame Satã (2002), Love for Sale (2006) and Habi, the Foreigner (2013), all of them screened at Mostra.

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Richard Glatzer - Born in New York, in 1962. He has a doctorate in American Literature by the University of Virginia and published a book of essays about Frank Capra. His first feature as director was Grief, in 1994. In partnership with Wash Westmoreland, he made the controversial feature The Fluffer (2001). In 2004, he wrote and directed a committed documentary Gay Republicans, awarded the Prize from the Public for Best Documentary by the American Film Institute Festival. Wash Westmoreland - Born in Leeds, in the UK, 1966. He graduated in Politics by the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He moved to the US and made his first short film, Squishy Does Porno! (1994). He was the director for pornographic films. His experience in the adult film industry, contributed to his conceiving The Fluffer (2001) his first feature as director.

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Werner Schroeter nasceu em 1945 e começou fazendo fazendo Super-8. Ganhou celebridade em 1978 com o longa "O Reino de Nápoli" que dirigiu na Itália. Seu longa seguinte "Palermo oder Wolfsburg" foi premiado no Festival de Berlim. "Concílio de Amor", com Magdalena Montezuma, recebeu o prêmio da Crítica na 7ª Mostra. Participou também da 10ª Mostra com o longa "Sobre a Argentina". Peter Kern nasceu em Viena, em 1949. Ator veterano, participou de diversos filmes na Alemanha. Atuou para os diretores Peter Lilienthal ("Jakob von Gunter",71), Rainer Werner Fassbinder ("Mundo ao Telefone", 73; "O Direito do Mais Forte", 74; "Despair - Uma Viagem Para a Luz", 77), Wim Wenders ("Falso Movimento", 75), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (Hitler - Um Filme da Alemanha, 77) e Werner Schroter ("Malina", 91), entre outros. Entre os filmes que dirigiu estão "Ishmael Bernal-Truth and Dare"(92), "Gossenkind"(91), "Hab`ich nur deine Liebe"(89) e "Um Punhado de Prazer- Crazy Boys"(87).

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Born in Chicago, USA, in 1935. Right after finishing high school, he went to work in a local television network where he learned his craft. At TV, he directed several documentaries like the award-winning The People vs. Paul Crump (1962), and an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, in 1965. His debut in film direction occurred with the musical comedy Good Times (1967), followed by works such as The Birthday Party (1968) and The Boys in the Band (1970). In 1971, he directed The French Connection and in 1973 made The Exorcist, iconic film and cultural phenomenon that changed the direction of horror productions. His filmography also includes, among others, the features The Wages of Fear (1953), Cruising (1980), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Bug (2006) and Killer Joe (2011), all of them present at the 40th Mostra program. Friedkin will be honored with the Leon Cakoff Prize.

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Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1945. Wenders studied at the Munich College of Film and Television. He is one of the exponents of the New German Cinema of the 1970’s. He directed the features The American Friend (1977, 3 rd Mostra), Hammett (1982, 8 th Mostra), The State of Things (1982, 8 th Mostra), winner of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, Tokyo-Ga (1985, 10 th Mostra) and Paris, Texas (1984, 13 rd Mostra), Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival. He also directed Until the End of the World (1991, 16 th Mostra), Nick’s Movie (1980, 15 th Mostra), Ode to Cologne (2000, 26 th Mostra), Land of Plenty (2004, opening film of the 28 th Mostra) and Don’t Come Knocking (2005, 29 th Mostra). In 2010, he designed the poster art for the 34 th Mostra, that screened a retrospective of his filmography, and came back to São Paulo for the opening of an exhibition of his photographs at Masp. He also directed a segment of the film Invisible World (2012, 35 th and 36 th Mostras), produced by Mostra. The Salt of the Earth (2014), co-directed by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015) and Submergence (2017) are some of his recent films.

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43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA