Person Details

Birthday: 1968-01-01 09:02:43

Aliases: Kléber Mendoca Filho

Gender: N/A

Place of birth: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 81

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer, and critic. With a degree in Journalism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Kleber Mendonça Filho began his career as a film critic and journalist. As a director, he experimented with fiction, documentary, and video clips in the 1990s. He migrated from video to digital and 35 mm film in the 2000s. Over the course of that decade, he made several short films. "O Som ao Redor" (Neighbouring Sounds, 2013) was Mendonça's first feature-length drama, winning numerous awards. Mendonça's films have received more than 120 awards in Brazil and abroad, with selections in festivals such as New York, Copenhagen and Cannes (Quinzaine des réalisateurs). Film festivals in Rotterdam, Toulouse, and Santa Maria da Feira have presented retrospectives of his films. He has served as programmer of cinema for the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation.

Most Famous Work

Seu Cavalcanti
Average
0

Seu Cavalcanti

(2024) Producer
Bacurau
Average
8

Bacurau

(2019) Writer
Neighboring Sounds
Average
7

Neighboring Sounds

(2012) Screenplay
Aquarius
Average
8

Aquarius

(2016) Screenplay
Bacurau no Mapa
Average
8

Bacurau no Mapa

(2019) Director
Pictures of Ghosts
Average
8

Pictures of Ghosts

(2023) Writer
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano
Average
7

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano

(2011) Producer
Crítico
Average
8

Crítico

(2008) Screenplay

Acting

Production

Writing

Sound

Directing

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Additional Photography
2009 Director of Photography
2007 Director of Photography
2004 Director of Photography
Still Photographer
1991 Camera Operator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2008 Cinematography
1994 Cinematography
1992 Cinematography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year Role Movie/Tv
2008 Animation
Year Role Movie/Tv

Join the discussion

Please Log in to comment