André Novais Oliveira
André NOVAIS OLIVEIRA (1984, Brazil) has degrees in History as well as Film Studies. He collaborated in several script development groups in Brazil. As a director he created short films such as Poucomais de um mês/About a Month (2013) and Quintal (2015), which were both selected for Cannes. His feature Ela volta na quinta/She Comes Back on Thursday (2014) was screened in Rotterdam and it won a Special Jury Prize in Buenos Aires. Since 2009 he has been a partner in Filmes de Plástico production company, along with Gabriel Martins, Maurilio Martins and Thiago Macêdo Correia. His films have screened at over 400 festivals around the world and have won over 100 awards.
Filmography
Uma homenagem a Aluízio Netto/A Tribute to Aluízio Netto (2004 , short), Fantasmas/Ghosts (2010, short), Estado de sítio/State of Siege (2011, co-dir), Domingo/Sunday (2011, short), Pouco mais de um mês/About a Month (2013, short), Ela volta na quinta/She Comes Back on Thursday (2014), Quintal (2015, short), Temporada/Long Way Home (2018)
André Novais Oliveira at IFFR
Doña Sonia Borrowed a Gun from Her Neighbor Alcides
18'
Brazil
IFFR 2012
Quinze
25'
Brazil
IFFR 2015
She Comes Back on Thursday
108'
Brazil
IFFR 2015
Nada
Bia, 18 years old and about to finish high school, faces other people’s expectations about her future. All Bia wants? Nothing.
27'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
Quintal
An elder married couple whose life is quite ordinary. Until one day a persistent wind in the backyard makes the normal extraordinary.
15'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
Temporada
Juliana's inner journey: moving to a new town, starting a new job, making new friends and discovering a new life.
113'
Brazil
IFFR 2019