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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Tiago Melo

Tiago MELO (1984, Brazil) started his career in theatre. In 2007, he took the course Dramatic Construction at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), Cuba. Since then, he has worked in film production on several short films and more than 20 feature films. As a director, Melo made his first short documentary Urânio Picuí in 2012. Melo demystifies the everyday life of those who form the Maracatu Rural, commenting on universal emotions and desires and the influence of technology and social media. His debut feature as director, Azougue Nazaré (2018), premiered at IFFR and won the Bright Future Award. Yellow Cake (2025) is his second feature.

Filmography

Urânio Picuí (2012, short doc), Maracatu Sagrado (2015, TV doc), Azougue Nazaré (2018), Yellow Cake (2025)

Tiago Melo at IFFR

  • Yellow Cake

    Tiago Melo | 97' | Brazil | World premiere

    In Brazil’s Northeast, experiments with uranium spawn sci-fi folklore as workers battle mosquitoes and capital.

  • Caçador

    Leonardo Sette | 20' | Brazil | International premiere

    Somewhere in the jungle a lonely, introverted man starts a new life. Now all he needs is a wife.

  • Sem coração

    Nara Normande, Tião | 25' | Brazil | None

    Urban boy Leo is hazed by his cousin and friends in the dead heat of Brazil’s summer. Fabulous contemporary morality tale.

  • Açúcar

    Sérgio Oliveira, Renata Pinheiro | 90' | Brazil | International premiere

    Against her better judgment, elegant Bethania refuses to relinquish her heritage, instead reviving the past. The old sugar mill is on an estate c

  • Azougue Nazaré

    Tiago Melo | 80' | Brazil | World premiere

    A feature debut, fresh and cheerful in tone, from the Brazilian state if Pernambuco, where IFFR finds so many beautiful films. Mysterious events and r