Name: Anita Rocha da Silveira
Area of work: Directing, Screenwriting, Production
Edition: 2023
City: Rio de Janeiro
State: Rio de Janeiro
E-mail: [email protected]
Anita Rocha da Silveira wrote and directed three short-films: THE NOON VAMPIRE (2008), HANDBALL (2010, FIPRESCI Award at the Int. Short Film Festival Oberhausen), and THE LIVING DEAD (2012, Directors’ Fortnight selection). Her first feature KILL ME PLEASE (2015) was screened at the Orizzonti section at Venice Film Festival, New Directors/New Films, SXSW, IndieLisboa, Filmfest München, Gotebörg Film Festival, Cali Film Festival (Best Film), Rio Film Festival (Best Direction and Best Actress), among others. MEDUSA (2021) is her second feature and premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. It was presented in festivals such as TIFF, Sitges Film Festival (Best Direction), Tromsø Int. Film Festival (Best Film), IndieLisboa (Special Jury Award), Rio Film Festival (Best Film, Best Direction and Best Supporting Actress), Palm Springs IFF (Honor Mention), Viennale, Jeonju IFF and IFFR. Anita is currently developing a tv show and two feature films.
Anita was awarded a fellowship to attend the TFL ScriptLab Projetcs 2023, in Italy.
