About Hélio R.

Helio Rodrigues, 37, filmmaker, journalist, Postgraduate in Cultural Management.

About Valéria C.

Journalist, photografer. On IMBD Director, writer and producer. Expert on Rio's carnival. Mangueira drums photographer. http://carnevalerio.com História Sem Fim... do rio Paraguai, her short movie, tell about river's people from Pantanal, a paradise ecological. http://semfimdopantanal.wordpress.com Write a week cronicles, publish in newspapers and sites.

About Mariana A.

I'm a journalist and documentary maker, with experience in television and cinema: production, camera work, editing, and audio reporting news, among other means of communication. I worked at TV GLOBO/SportTV from 2007 until Feb 2012 (having worked for them in 2004/2005). I've been collaborating Telesur since 2007, as content provider - making short and long video documentaries, and also freelancing for TV channels such as Trace Sports and Al Jazzera. From 1996-2008 I was a photographer for many magazines, newspapers and websites and I've also worked in radio.

About Lyana M.

I'm a videomaker that loves to know new stories, real people stories. I like to met new persons, new way of lives, new cultures, and tell all I learned to another people. Lifes, cultures, local history and personal stories, that what I like to hunt for.

About Julia N.

I'm Brazilian, graduated in Social Sciences and in Audiovisual Communication. I work with journalism and television, filming, producing and editing and currently I am mainly dedicated to videos focused on politics, culture and human diversity.

About Pedro T.

My name is Pedro D.T. Pinto, I'm a cinematographer, film maker and camera operator. I've started my career as film maker back 2008 whilst studying in Melbourne, Australia. Since then I've had the chance to work in a range of projects; TV commercials, documentaries, music videos, virals, corporates, music festivals and short films, for companies such as Jeep, Dodge, Seek.com, Nike, Medibank, Virgin Mobile, Triple J and ABC. I've also collaborated with renowned production companies; Liquid Creations, Nice Bike, Photoplay Films, Vevatv and Hybrid Cinema. My knowledge on creative techniques and the ability to quickly capture detail has lead to an ever-changing range of styles and looks, each suited to the specific requirements of the projects visual story. I'm interested on stories that focuses on the social changes to the less fortunate people and how they overcome the difficulties in their lives to make a better place within their community. I also own a a range of camera equipments suited to tell stories that matter with a cinematic style.

About Debora H.

In 2001, I started the degree course in Social Sciences at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. At the end of this year I took a break from my studies and spent a few months in New York, Paris and Lisbon. In Lisbon I took a course at IADE (Institute of Arts, Design and Marketing) of audiovisual production. I returned to brazil In 2003, I joined to work in the NGO Nós do Cinema, that developed an audiovisual education programme dedicated for youths living in low income communities of Rio de Janeiro. At university, I received a scolarship for work at the research when I did two documentaries and two papers, about the research field presented in film festivals and scholar events. In 2008 I had a documentary project approved in the announcement DOC TV IV. The documentary Depois rola o Mocoto", was entirely shot in the Complexo do Alemão, one of the largest slums of Rio de Janeiro and received an honorable mention at the 14th International Ethnographic Film Festival. Currently Im developing a reasearch for my master course in Visual Anthropology at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, about the indigenous production audiovisual, as a political insertion.

About Henrique A.

I've been working in the post-production area in the brazilian movie industry for about 7 years and, most recently, as a photographer and filmmaker. I've directed and edited a video clip of the brazilian samba artist Zeca Pagodinho. My last jobs were direct Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil's music vídeo and writing the script of the Documentary "Obra em Progresso", also about Caetano Veloso. I have directed and shoot two music videos of Brazilian Artists Emicida and Evandro Fiot. I've worked with the directors Guel Arraes, Mauro Lima, Gringo Cardia, and with artists like Maria Gadú, Ivan Lins and Daniela Mercury.

About Bruno L.

Bruno Lima is a Brazilian filmmaker based in Brazil's capital, Brasilia. He currently works as cameraman and editor for various projects, such as: Short films: - O Lunático – director, writer, editor / short / fiction / 2016 - Zé do Pedal – As Fronteiras do Mundo - director, writer, camera / short / doc / 2013 - O Fabuloso Destino de Anísio Piu Piu – director, writer, camera, editor / short / documentary / 2019 TV series: - Famílias ao Ar Livre – camera and editor /2017/ documentary series / channel OFF - Futura Profissão – editor / 2017 / documentary series / channel Futura - Era uma vez outra escola – camera and editor /2016 / documentary series / channel Futura - Aéreas – camera and editor / 2016 / documentary series / channel OFF - Em Busca do Último Paraíso – camera and editor /2015/ documentary series / channel OFF - Ilhas Paradisíacas – camera and editor /2014/ documentary series / channel OFF - Embarcados – editor /2013/ documentary series / channel Multishow - No Caminho – editor /2012/ documentary series / channel Multishow

About Douglas E.

Former AP Still Photographer, now freelance video/photographer based in Rio de Janeiro, although most work these days is video. Clients include Al-Jazeera English, Reuters TV, RTL of Holland, NY Times, The Guardian and others.

About Ana Beatriz M.

I am a multimedia journalist from Brazil with more than twenty years of experience in articles and videos for digital media. I also worked news companies in Barcelona (Spain), where I have lived eight years, from 2004 to 2012. Some years ago I found out that documentary films is the best way, for me, to express my creativity and sensibility and show people the stories I want to tell. I am redirecting my career towards to it. Meanwhile, I'm working as an assistant editor at O GLOBO, in Rio de Janeiro, where I also produce videos.

About Vitor D.

I am studying cinema in Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and working with the documentarist Silvio Tendler. I look for stories that need to be counted, but nobody pays attention like pesticides from foods that cause cancer.

About Mossad O.

Diretor, editor, fotógrafo, Videomaker, roteirista e produtor independente. Especialização em direção em audiovisual na ECO - UFRJ . VJ do Coletivo Visual S.O.M.O.S. e do Bloco Cru. Diretor e roteirista de curta-metragem Participei de festivais de cinema como o Festival Internacional de Cinema de Vila do Conde Portugal.2008 e 2009 Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens do Rio de Janeiro, 2008 Festival Cine Lapa RJ 2009 Cine Buraco entre outros, além de ser convidado pela 2009 Revista Do cinema Brasileiro TVE / Canal Brasil 2010,(programa que foi classificado como melhor programa de 2010 pela mídia). 2010 a 2011 Direção no Documentário e do projeto AGENDA 21 COMPERJ PETROBRAS. Edição, montagem e finalização do documentario " Implante Coclearv - Conhecendo a tecnologia", para o Instituto Nacional de Surdos e Mudos do Rio de Janeiro.

About Kadeh F.

Kadeh Ferreira is a videojournalist and photographer. With a production company based in Rio de Janeiro, Kadeh has been shooting stories for the past decade, specially focused in documentaries, news, and corporate videos. Kadeh is also experienced in production support, including pre-production, editing, post and final delivery. Please visit: www.dacartola.com

About Gabriela S.

I`m Gaby de Saboya, German by birth and Brazilian by citizenship. I love my work as a journalist, filmmaker, and actress. My academic training has also been multidisciplinary and through it Ive also gained much experience in the areas of art, culture, and community activities. My academic curriculum includes a Master degree in Theater, Post Graduate degree in TV Journalism, Graduate courses in Journalism. Right now I work as an anchorwoman and TV reporter at Rio TV Camara. I have also produced the documentary Theater in Places that Lived Under War in Hanoi in VietNam. As a director I worked in documentaries for the Seminar 40 Years of 68 and the Long Documentary Carnival, Funk and Umbrella, exhibited in Brazil and Italy. I Would like to participate because I want to improve my skills as a reporter and filmmaker. Besides, my multicultural interest would be more than gratified if I could experience the energetic working environment at this community. Rio de Janeiro, my city, has been suffering great transformations in the urban and humanitarian areas. And I believe that my contact with you will help me to increase my view of myself, of my work and of my city.

About Nelson J.

I'm brazilian, and since 2005 I am a freelancer in video projects for TV and Internet. For the last few years in a partnership with a content production company as a freelancer head of production/director, working on shooting and post-production for major clients. Living in Brazil I'd like to hunt for stories of our culture to show abroad

About Mateus F.

Ability to work under pressure and delivery work. High performance in group activities and productions. Attitude on and off the set. Photographer and Videomaker

About Camila A.

Brazilian screenwriter graduated by EICTV in Cuba who has participated in two previous edition of Talent Campus: in Guadalajara (2012) and in Buenos Aires (2014). She has also been selected for Docs Accelerator Program at Hot Docs (2012). And she has participated as a speaker and a jury for transmedia projects at VentanaSur (2015). Her feature project "Barefoot Man" has won as best original script at Guiões - International Portuguese Script Festival (2014) and it has also been nominated as Best Original Script in Habana Film Festival (2010). In 2014, she participated at Ibermedia´s Taller Andino de Desarrollo de Ideas. Actually she works with Brazilian filmmaker Karim Ainouz in the development of two feature projects (Cyclone and Lana Jaguaribe) and in one TV series (The Converted). Besides this she works as a scriptdoctor for several projects (fiction, documentary, features and tv series). At TV Globo she is responsible for the development of multiplatform projects.

About Christiana A.

Hello! I'm Chris Araripe, journalist in Brazil. I love travel and extreme sports. I would like to share with you my adventures around my wonderful country. BRAZIL!!!

About Marcio M.

My name is Marcio Confort Moreira, 41 years old I started my career as a producer at age 16, at age 19 joined at Full Sail studied for a year in florida following to extensions courses at UCLA film school. In 1997 I returned to Brazil and worked on Rede Globo. In 1999 I had the opportunity to mount a finishing house with Kim Aubry from Zoetrope in Rio de Janeiro. I decided to change function on the show, out of production and started editing seeking contact with the raw materials and directors. Following my dream of directing my own movies. I like to get people interested in arts, popular manifestations and cultural, non-governmental organizations, always looking for stories and internal motivations that led them to face their dreams.