Carolina Markowicz

Based in São Paulo, she directed a number of short films in her early career, most notably winning the Queer Palm at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for The Orphan (O Órfão).Rhonda Richford, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-lukas-dhonts-girl-awarded-queer-palm-prize-1112743/ "Cannes: Lukas Dhont’s ‘Girl’ Awarded Queer Palm Prize"]. The Hollywood Reporter, May 18, 2018. The film premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and was also selected for the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was the first Brazilian film to receive the Queer Palm.{{Cite web |title=Curta-metragem de brasileira ganha o Queer Palm, o prêmio LGBT de Cannes |url=https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2018/05/18/curta-metragem-de-brasileira-ganha-o-queer-palm-o-premio-lgbt-de-cannes.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=entretenimento.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}

Her 2014 short Tatuapé Mahal Tower premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where she was named one of "five filmmakers to watch" by programmer Shane Smith.{{Cite news |date=2014-09-12 |title=Get A Jump On Your Oscar Picks: 5 Filmmakers To Watch From TIFF’s Short Cuts International |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3035672/get-a-jump-on-your-oscar-picks-5-filmmakers-to-watch-from-tiffs-short-cuts-international |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210509175625/https://www.fastcompany.com/3035672/get-a-jump-on-your-oscar-picks-5-filmmakers-to-watch-from-tiffs-short-cuts-international |archive-date=2021-05-09 |access-date=2025-05-06 |work=Fast Company |language=en-US}} After its online release, the film was selected among the Vimeo Staff Picks’ Best of the Year in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Award-winning filmmaker Carolina Markowicz joins Lief |url=https://magazine.shots.net/news/view/award-winning-filmmaker-carolina-markowicz-joins-lief?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=shots Magazine |language=en}}

She has participated in several international development labs, including TIFF Talent Lab, Berlinale Talents, and the Locarno Filmmakers Academy.{{Cite web |title=Festival Scope Pro |url=https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/carolina-markowicz |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=pro.festivalscope.com}} Indiewire highlighted the latter program as showcasing "some of the world's most exciting new filmmakers."{{Cite web |last=Slater-Williams |first=Josh |date=2018-08-18 |title=Locarno Filmmakers Academy 2018: Meet Some of the World’s Most Exciting New Filmmakers |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/locarno-critics-academy-2018-filmmakers-1201995652/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}

In 2019, as part of the SEE Factory initiative, Markowicz co-wrote and co-directed the short film Spit, which premiered during the opening of that year’s Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.{{Cite web |title=SEE Factory 2019 films premiered in La Quinzaine in Cannes |url=https://www.sff.ba/en/news/11016/see-factory-2019-films-premiered-in-la-quinzaine-in-cannes |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=sff.ba |language=bs-BA}}

She was subsequently a co-creator of the television series Nobody's Looking (Ninguém Tá Olhando),Emiliano Granada, [https://variety.com/2019/digital/global/daniel-rezende-netflix-brazilian-series-nobodys-looking-1203427029/ "Daniel Rezende on Netflix Brazilian Series ‘Nobody’s Looking’"]. Variety, December 6, 2019. which won the International Emmy Award for Best Comedy in 2020.{{Cite web |title=2020 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® WINNERS ANNOUNCED LIVE AT CEREMONY HELD FROM NEW YORK CITY – International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |url=https://www.iemmys.tv/2020-international-emmy-winners-announced-live-at-ceremony-held-from-new-york-city/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |language=en-US}}

Her debut feature film Charcoal (Carvão) premiered in 2022Holly Jones, [https://variety.com/2022/film/global/urban-sales-carolina-markowicz-charcoal-toronto-1235338711/ "Urban Sales Swoops on Carolina Markowicz’s Toronto-San Sebastian Title ‘Charcoal’"]. Variety, August 11, 2022. in the Platform Prize program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/frances-oconnors-emily-to-open-tiff-platform-alongside-films-from-maimouna-doucoure-rima-das/5173158.article "Frances O’Connor’s ‘Emily’ to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Maïmouna Doucouré, Rima Das"]. Screen Daily, August 3, 2022. and had its European premiere at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival. The film has since won more than ten awards internationally.

Her second film, Toll (Pedágio), was screened in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,{{cite web

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| access-date =2023-09-22}}John Hazelton, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/tiff-sets-centrepiece-line-up-of-international-cinema/5184801.article "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema"]. Screen Daily, August 10, 2023. where Markowicz was named as the recipient of the Emerging Talent AwardJeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/tiff-adds-carolina-markowicz-lukasz-zal-andy-lau-to-tribute-line-up/5185121.article "TIFF adds Carolina Markowicz, Lukasz Zal, Andy Lau to tribute line-up"]. Screen Daily, August 22, 2023. at the TIFF Tribute Awards. The film has been selected to over 80 international festivals and has received 28 awards to date, including Best Film at the Rome International Film Festival under a jury chaired by Gael García Bernal,{{Cite web |date=2023-10-28 |title=The winners of the Rome Film Fest 2023 – Fondazione Cinema per Roma |url=https://www.romacinemafest.it/en/vincitori23/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |language=en-US}} as well as awards at the Leeds International Film Festival{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/leedsfilmfest/p/Cz1xbltMIjg/?img_index=1 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=www.instagram.com}} and the Oostende Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/carolmarkowicz_/p/C23H3fGvuiQ/?img_index=1 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=www.instagram.com}}

In 2021, Markowicz was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=ACADEMY INVITES 395 TO MEMBERSHIP {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-invites-395-membership |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}

In February 2025, Mubi Brazil launched a retrospective of her work, showcasing both short and feature-length films curated in collaboration with the director.{{Cite web |title=Carolina Markowicz |url=https://mubi.com/en/cast/carolina-markowicz |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=MUBI |language=en}}

• 69 Luz Square (69 Praça de Luz) — 2007
• Tatuapé Mahal Tower (Edifício Tatuapé Mahal) — 2014
• Postponed (Postegrados) — 2016
• Long Distance Relationship — 2017
• Spit — 2019
• The Orphan (O Órfão) — 2018
• Nobody's Looking (Ninguém Tá Olhando) — 2019
• Charcoal (Carvão) — 2022
• Toll (Pedágio) — 2023

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