- Catarina Ruivo
Catarina Ruivo (b.
Coimbra ,1971 ), Portuguesedirector .Catarina Ruivo studied at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon, specializing her studies in cinematography editing.
Later she directed and edited the short film "
Uma Cerveja no Inverno " which premiered at the (Short-film Festival of Vila do Conde ) in 1998, and screened at the (Oberhausen Festival ), among others.Her first feature film, "
André Valente ", was released in Portugal, France and Spain after being presented in many festivals, such as the (Locarno Film Festival ) in 2004 where it won the D. Quixote award, offered by theInternational Federation of Film Societies ; theGwangju Film Festival , (South Korea), winning the Critic Award and the Young Cinema Jury Award;Belfort Film Festival ;Angers Film Festival ;Infinity Film Festival , (Turin) winning the Albacinema Award for Best Director and the Signis Award for Best Film.Her latest feature film is "
From Now On " ("Daqui P'ra Frente"), starringEdgar Morais ,Luís Miguel Cintra ,Rita Durão andAdelaide de Sousa .Links
* [http://www.clapfilmes.pt/realizadores/catarina_ruivo.htm Catarina Ruivo in Clap Filmes]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0749573/ Catarina Ruivo on IMDb]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2273354/ Edgar Morais on IMDb]
* [http://www.clapfilmes.pt/daquiprafrente/ingles/index.html Official "From Now On" Website.]
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