Anna Muylaert

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| name= Anna Muylaert

| image = Que Horas Ela Volta? no Lançamento do Cineclube Ambiente Cultura (22539340222).jpg

| caption = Muylaert in 2016

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|4|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| occupation = Screenwriter, director, producer

| yearsactive = 1979–present

| alma_mater = University of São Paulo

| spouse = {{marriage|André Abujamra||reason=div}}

| children = 2

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Ana Luiza Machado da Silva Muylaert (born 21 April 1964), known professionally as Anna Muylaert, is a Brazilian film and television director, producer and screenwriter.

Education and early career

Anna studied filmmaking at the School of Communications and Arts at University of São Paulo (USP) from 1980 to 1984.{{cite web | url=http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/161/reportagens/anna_muylaert.htm | title=Uma voz inteligente | date=September 2, 2002 | author=Alves Jr., Dirceu | work=IstoÉ Gente | publisher=Editora Três | access-date=April 26, 2014 | language=pt | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073325/http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/161/reportagens/anna_muylaert.htm | url-status=dead }} She became a film critic for IstoÉ and O Estado de S. Paulo and in 1988 she joined the staff of Rede Gazeta's program TV Mix.{{cite web | url=http://www2.uol.com.br/durvaldiscos/criticas/critica6.htm | title=Anna Muylaert, premiada em Gramado, fala de seu longa de estréia Durval Discos | publisher=Universo Online | access-date=April 26, 2014 | language=pt}} In 1999, she worked as an editor and reporter on TV Cultura's Matéria-Prima. She also wrote scripts for the Cultura programs Mundo da Lua (1991–92) and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum (1994–97).

Directing career

Muylaert has directed six short films which won awards at Rio Cine e Cine Ceará{{cite web | url=http://revistadecinema.uol.com.br/index.php/2012/10/a-trajetoria-critica-de-anna-muylaert/ | title=A trajetória crítica de Anna Muylaert | author=August, Heitor | date=October 3, 2012 | work=Revista de Cinema | access-date=April 26, 2014 | language=pt}}—before directing her first feature film, Durval Discos (2002). It won seven awards out of fourteen nominations at Festival de Gramado, including Best Director and Best Film. Seven years later, she released her second film, É Proibido Fumar, which won eight awards at Festival de Brasília, including Best Screenplay and Best Film. Muylaert directed Chamada a Cobrar (2012), based on a television film Para Aceitá-la Continue na Linha (2010), which she also directed.{{cite web | url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/1174577-novo-filme-de-anna-muylaert-une-crime-e-descoberta-pessoal.shtml | title=Novo filme de Anna Muylaert une crime e descoberta pessoal | author=Pontes, Trajano | date=October 25, 2012 | work=Folha de S.Paulo | publisher=Grupo Folha | access-date=April 26, 2014 | language=pt}} Her fourth film, The Second Mother, entered the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and Panorama at Berlinale film festival, where the film received the Audience Award.{{cite web | url=http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/us-world-and-next-films-announced-for-2015-festival | title=Sundance Institute Announces Films in US and World Competitions, for 2015 Sundance Film Festival | date=December 3, 2014 | publisher=sundance.org | access-date=December 4, 2014}}

Mulaert's 2016 film Don't Call Me Son premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

Filmography

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|Indicates a documentary

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|Indicates a short film

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:100%;" \|+ List of films directed by Anna Muylaert
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Original title ! scope="col" \| English release title ! scope="col" \| Language(s) ! scope="col" \| Notes
style="text-align:center;" \| 1979 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" \| Kikos Marinhos {{sup\|{{double-dagger}}}} \| \| Portuguese \| Co-directed with Márcio Ferrari.
style="text-align:center;" \| 1983 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" \| Hot Dog {{sup\|{{double-dagger}}}} \| \| Portuguese \| Co-directed with Márcio Ferrari.
style="text-align:center;" \| 1984 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" \| Paixão XX {{sup\|{{double-dagger}}}} \| \| Portuguese \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 1988 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" \| Rock Paulista {{sup\|{{dagger}}}} \| \| Portuguese \| Short documentary on contemporary rock bands of São Paulo.
style="text-align:center;" \| 1992 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" \| As Rosas Não Calam {{sup\|{{double-dagger}}}} \| \| Portuguese \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 1994-1995 ! scope="row" \| Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum \| \| Portuguese \| TV series. Segment director for 11 episodes.
style="text-align:center;" \| 1995 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" \| A Origem dos Bebês Segundo Kiki Cavalcanti {{sup\|{{double-dagger}}}} \| \| Portuguese \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2002 ! scope="row" \| Durval Discos \| Durval Discos / Durval Records \| Portuguese \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2006 ! scope="row" \| Um Menino Muito Maluquinho \| \| Portuguese \| TV series. Co-created with Cao Hamburger. Writer for all 26 episodes.
style="text-align:center;" \| 2009 ! scope="row" \| É Proibido Fumar \| Smoke Gets in Your Eyes \| Portuguese \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2012 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" \| Arco-Íris {{sup\|{{double-dagger}}}} \| Rainbow \| Portuguese \| Episode of TV series Preamar.
style="text-align:center;" \| 2012 ! scope="row" \| Chamada a Cobrar \| Chamada a Cobrar \| Portuguese \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2013 ! scope="row" \| As Canalhas \| \| Portuguese \| TV series. Director of episodes "Carolina" and "Amélia".
style="text-align:center;" \| 2013 ! scope="row" \| E Além de Tudo Me Deixou Mudo o Violão \| While My Guitar Gently Weeps \| Portuguese \| TV film
style="text-align:center;" \| 2015 ! scope="row" \| Que Horas Ela Volta? \| The Second Mother \| Portuguese \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2016 ! scope="row" \| Mãe Só Há Uma \| Don't Call Me Son \| Portuguese \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2025 ! scope="row" \| A melhor mãe do mundo \| The Best Mother in the World \| Portuguese \| {{Small\|It will be screened in Berlinale Special at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025.}}{{Cite web\|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/472374 \|title= Berlinale Special expands its selection with diverse new additions \|first= Vassilis \|last= Economou \|date=16 January 2025\|access-date=20 January 2025 \|website= Cineuropa \|language=en}}
style="text-align:center;" \| TBA ! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" \| Jéssicas {{sup\|{{dagger}}}} \| \| Portuguese \|

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|+ List of films directed by Anna Muylaert

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Original title

! scope="col" | English release title

! scope="col" | Language(s)

! scope="col" | Notes

style="text-align:center;" | 1979

! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" | Kikos Marinhos {{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

| Portuguese

| Co-directed with Márcio Ferrari.

style="text-align:center;" | 1983

! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" | Hot Dog {{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

| Portuguese

| Co-directed with Márcio Ferrari.

style="text-align:center;" | 1984

! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" | Paixão XX {{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

| Portuguese

style="text-align:center;" | 1988

! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | Rock Paulista {{sup|{{dagger}}}}

| Portuguese

| Short documentary on contemporary rock bands of São Paulo.

style="text-align:center;" | 1992

! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" | As Rosas Não Calam {{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

| Portuguese

style="text-align:center;" | 1994-1995

! scope="row" | Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum

| Portuguese

| TV series. Segment director for 11 episodes.

style="text-align:center;" | 1995

! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" | A Origem dos Bebês Segundo Kiki Cavalcanti {{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

| Portuguese

style="text-align:center;" | 2002

! scope="row" | Durval Discos

| Durval Discos / Durval Records

| Portuguese

style="text-align:center;" | 2006

! scope="row" | Um Menino Muito Maluquinho

| Portuguese

| TV series. Co-created with Cao Hamburger. Writer for all 26 episodes.

style="text-align:center;" | 2009

! scope="row" | É Proibido Fumar

| Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

| Portuguese

style="text-align:center;" | 2012

! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFECC8;" | Arco-Íris {{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

| Rainbow

| Portuguese

| Episode of TV series Preamar.

style="text-align:center;" | 2012

! scope="row" | Chamada a Cobrar

| Chamada a Cobrar

| Portuguese

style="text-align:center;" | 2013

! scope="row" | As Canalhas

| Portuguese

| TV series. Director of episodes "Carolina" and "Amélia".

style="text-align:center;" | 2013

! scope="row" | E Além de Tudo Me Deixou Mudo o Violão

| While My Guitar Gently Weeps

| Portuguese

| TV film

style="text-align:center;" | 2015

! scope="row" | Que Horas Ela Volta?

| The Second Mother

| Portuguese

style="text-align:center;" | 2016

! scope="row" | Mãe Só Há Uma

| Don't Call Me Son

| Portuguese

style="text-align:center;" | 2025

! scope="row" | A melhor mãe do mundo

| The Best Mother in the World

| Portuguese

| {{Small|It will be screened in Berlinale Special at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025.}}{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/472374 |title= Berlinale Special expands its selection with diverse new additions |first= Vassilis |last= Economou |date=16 January 2025|access-date=20 January 2025 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}

style="text-align:center;" | TBA

! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | Jéssicas {{sup|{{dagger}}}}

| Portuguese

References

External links

{{IMDb name|1155957}}

Category:1964 births

Category:Living people

Category:Brazilian screenwriters

Category:Brazilian women film directors

Category:Writers from São Paulo

Category:Brazilian women screenwriters