João Salaviza
Directing
João Salaviza (Portuguese: João Salaviza Manso Feldman da Silva; born 19 February 1984; Lisbon) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter, editor, producer, and former actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including the Short Film Golden Bear, the Short Film Palme d'Or, and the Un Certain Regard. João Salaviza was born on 19 February 1984, in Lisbon, Portugal. His father is José Edgar Feldman, a film director, and his mother is a producer. He studied at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and at the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His film Arena won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, his film Rafa won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Salaviza worked as assistant editor in Manoel de Oliveira's Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl.
Known for
Directing14
movieThe Buriti Flower
2024
Director
movieThe Dead and the Others
2019
Director
movieRussa
2018
Director
movieHigh Cities of Bone
2017
Director
movieMountain
2015
Director
movieCerro Negro
2012
Director
movieRafa
2012
Director
movieStrokkur
2011
Director
movieCasa Na Comporta
2011
Director
movieHotel Müller
2010
Director
movieArena
2009
Director
movieTwo People
2004
Director
Lumiar
2004
Assistant Director
Editing15
movieThe Messenger
2024
Editor
movieRussa
2018
Editor
movieMountain
2015
Editor
movieCerro Negro
2012
Editor
movieRafa
2012
Editor
movieStrokkur
2011
Editor
movieHotel Müller
2010
Editor
movieArena
2009
Editor
movieEccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
2009
Assistant Editor
Writing13
movieRussa
2018
Writer
movieElon Doesn't Believe in Death
2017
Screenplay
movieMountain
2015
Writer
movieCerro Negro
2012
Writer
movieRafa
2012
Screenplay
movieStrokkur
2011
Writer
movieHotel Müller
2010
Writer
movieArena
2009
Screenplay
Acting10
movieA Portuguese Film
2011
Himself
movieQuerença
2004
Zé Manel
movieWhen It Thunders
2000
Gaspar as a Child
moviePoor George
1993
Nuno - Jorge's Nephew
Production6
movieTo Our Friends
2025
Producer
movieThe Buriti Flower
2024
Producer
movieKetwajê
2023
Producer
movieThe Dead and the Others
2019
Producer
movieRussa
2018
Producer
movieStrokkur
2011
Producer
Camera1
movieStrokkur
2011
Director of Photography
Sound1
movieStrokkur
2011
Sound Editor