João Salaviza
Born: 1984-02-19 in Lisbon, Portugal
Known For: Directing
Biography
João Salaviza (Portuguese: João Salaviza Manso Feldman da Silva; born 19 February 1984; Lisbon) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter, editor, producer, and former actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including the Short Film Golden Bear, the Short Film Palme d'Or, and the Un Certain Regard. João Salaviza was born on 19 February 1984, in Lisbon, Portugal. His father is José Edgar Feldman, a film director, and his mother is a producer. He studied at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and at the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His film Arena won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, his film Rafa won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Salaviza worked as assistant editor in Manoel de Oliveira's Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl.
Filmography
2026
- The French Teacher ... (Co-Producer)
2025
- To Our Friends ... (Producer)
2024
- The Buriti Flower ... (Story)
- The Messenger ... (Editor)
2023
- Ketwajê ... (Producer)
2019
- The Dead and the Others ... (Director)
2018
- Russa ... (Director)
2017
- Elon Doesn't Believe in Death ... (Screenplay)
- High Cities of Bone ... (Editor)
2015
- Mountain ... (Writer)
2012
- Cerro Negro ... (Director)
- Rafa ... (Director)
2011
- Strokkur ... (Director)
- Casa Na Comporta ... (Writer)
- A Portuguese Film as Himself
2010
- Hotel Müller ... (Editor)
2009
- Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl ... (Assistant Editor)
- Arena ... (Director)
2008
- Dedicated To The One I Love ... (Editor)
2006
- The Summer of Rita M. ... (Editor)
2004
- Two People ... (Director)
- Querença as Zé Manel
- Lumiar ... (Assistant Director)
2000
1997
1993
- Sozinhos em Casa
- Regards d'enfance
- Poor George as Nuno - Jorge's Nephew