CONVIDADOS 2024 - Brasil
Ceci Alves
Ceci Alves is a screenwriter and director, with series and TV shows developed for HBO Max, Universal, and other platforms through production companies such as Giros Filmes, Prodigo Films, Paranoïd BR, Jabuti Studios, and Floresta/Sony Pictures. She is a screenwriter and editor trained at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV of San Antonio de los Baños, Havana, Cuba, and holds a Master’s degree in Directing from the École Supérieure d’Audio-Visuel at the Université de Toulouse, France. Ceci is a PhD candidate in Performing Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. She is also a producer, curator, teacher, journalist, and speaker. Her authorial work has a musical focus, and her projects aim to tackle political issues and give a voice to marginalized groups. She is an acclaimed short filmmaker and documentarian, with awards in Brazil and abroad.
¡Candela! Produções
Founded in 2018, ¡Candela! has three main objectives: to create audiovisual content for cinema, TV, and streaming; to train professionals in audiovisual by offering consulting, script-doctor services, and mentoring; and to translate scripts and projects, and to provide subtitling in French and English. ¡Candela!'s portfolio includes short films, music videos, and projects in development, such as the documentary Salvador, vida a vida, the program Agenda Bahia – Tempo 21, in partnership with Jornal Correio*, and the music video Minha Menina, Não. It is contracted by production companies such as Prodigo Films, Paranoïd BR, Floresta/Sony Pictures, Jabuti Studios, and Giros Filmes for scriptwriting and directing series and TV shows, and was hired by Garota FM Edições for writing and producing metadata for the exhibition O Ritmo de Gilfor Google Arts & Culture.