Bruno de Almeida

Bruno de Almeida ( born March 11, 1965 in Paris, France) is a Portuguese film director.

Career

From 1980 to 1989 Almeida was a jazz musician. In 1985 he went to New York, et al He was a guitarist in the band by Graham Haynes. In 1988 he turned to the cinema. In 1990 he founded his production company Arco film. In 1991 he filmed the appearance of Amália Rodrigues in the Town Hall in New York, which ran in the RTP Portuguese television and was released in Europe and the U.S. on DVD. His first feature film he made in 1993 with " The Dept. ," for which he won prizes (including Cannes ).

The first full-length feature film in 1999, " On The Run ", including with John Ventimiglia, who played in the television series "The Sopranos" with. Almeida's documentaries "The Art of Amália " (with participation of the singer Amália Rodrigues personally until her death ) and "O Candidato Vieira " ( about the presidential candidacy of the musician Manuel João Vieira ) ran in Europe and the U.S. and have been published as DVD. 2007 was "The Love Birds" in the cinemas, a reception with many acting roles episodic film about the facets of the city of Lisbon (see also list of movies related to Lisbon).

In 2012 he turned his political thriller " Operação Outono " ( " Operation Autumn "), a feature film based on the case of the murdered from Salazarregime " general without fear ," Humberto Delgado. The General is played by John Ventimiglia. The film was produced by Paulo Branco and shows the fado singer Camané in his first film role since 1994.

Filmography

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Awards, according to IMDb.

  • Special mention award - DocLisboa. Portugal 2008
  • Best Director award - Ourense International Film Festival. Spain 2008
  • Best screenplay ( co -writer ) - Ourense International Film Festival. Spain 2008
  • Jury special award - Fanta Porto Film Festival, Director 's week. Portugal 2008
  • Best Film - Ourense International Film Festival. Spain 1999
  • Nominated - Paris Film Festival. France 1999
  • Nominated for an open palm - IFP Gotham Award, New York. USA 2000
  • Canal award, Best Short Film - Cannes Film Festival. France 1993
  • Best short film award Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival. Spain 1993
  • Silver award - Philadelphia International Film Festival. USA 1993
  • Special mention - Cinema Giovani, Torino. Italy 1993
  • Special honor Short Circuit Monte Carlo Film Festival. Monaco 1993
  • Diploma of honor - Festival of New Filmmakers, Larissa. Greece 1994
  • Diploma of Merit - Tampere International Film Festival. Finland 1994
  • Best short film & Jury Prize - Algarve International Film Festival. Portugal 1995
The Town Hall (New York City) The Lovebirds Anthology film Estado Novo (Portugal) Kristen Johnston Joaquim de Almeida Drena De Niro Sharon Angela John Sayles Fernando Lopes (filmmaker) Nuno Lopes Gotham Awards Cinema of Portugal
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