Name: João Saldanha
Area of work: Production, Distribution
Edition: 2023, 2025
City: São Paulo
State: São Paulo
City of origin: São Paulo
E-mail: [email protected]
João Saldanha is a producer and distributor who works as a Producer and Executive Producer at Vitrine Filmes. He holds a postgraduate degree in Production Management and Audiovisual Business from FAAP and a degree in Public Administration, with additional training in International Relations from Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo. In the field of production, he has worked on the executive teams of projects such as "Searching for Makunaima" (Best Film at the Brasília Film Festival - 2020), "Libelu - Down at the Dictatorship" (Best Documentary at IT’S ALL TRUE International Documentary Film Festival - 2020), "Lunch Break" (Best Short Film at the 22nd Rio de Janeiro Int’ Film Festival and 54th Brasília Film Festival), "Art of Diplomacy" (Rio de Janeiro Int’ Film Festival; São Paulo International Film Festival 2023), among others. On the distribution side, João has launched several titles, including "Verissimo" (IT’S ALL TRUE International Documentary Film Festival - 2024), "King Car" (International Film Festival Rotterdam), "Açúcar" (International Film Festival Rotterdam), and "Lane 4" (Rome International Film Festival - Alice nella Città 2019). He also contributed to the creation of the workshop “Audience Design - Who Are Your Viewers?”, an initiative aimed at fostering knowledge and strategies in audiovisual distribution. In 2022, he was selected for the São Paulo Locarno Industry Academy, a workshop focused on professionals in the audiovisual distribution sector. Invited by the Locarno Film Festival, he participated in the 2023 U30 program, dedicated to outstanding young professionals in the audiovisual market, and also joined the Paradiso Talent Network. In 2025, he was invited to participate in Málaga Talents, a program of the Málaga Film Festival aimed at developing emerging talents in the field of production.
Saldanha was awarded a fellowship to Locarno U30, in 2023. In 2025, he received a fellowship to Campus Málaga Talent.
