Cláudio Assis

{{Short description|Brazilian filmmaker}}

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Cláudio Assis (born December 19, 1959) is a Brazilian filmmaker. He was born in Caruaru, in the state of Pernambuco, and went to Recife, the state's capital, when he was 17. There, he started to attend for Economics and Communication studies, but he felt "totally incompatible" with its structure. After working as assistant in some production, he went to direct his own short films: Padre Henrique - Um Crime Político (1987), Soneto do Desmantelo Blue (1993), Viva o Cinema (1996), and Texas Hotel (1999). The latter served as inspiration for his first feature film Mango Yellow, which was released in 2002,{{cite web | url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq2707200309.htm | title=Filme une diretor "caótico" e ator "raro" | author=Arantes, Silvana | date=July 27, 2003 | work=Folha de S.Paulo | publisher=Grupo Estado | accessdate=April 27, 2014 | language=Portuguese}} winning several awards including the Best Film at the Festival de Brasília.{{cite web | url=http://www.estadao.com.br/arquivo/arteelazer/2002/not20021127p1882.htm | title=Festival de Brasília consagra "Amarelo Manga" | date=November 27, 2002 | work=O Estado de S. Paulo | publisher=Grupo Estado | accessdate=April 27, 2014 | language=Portuguese}} His second feature film, Bog of Beasts (2006), debuted won five awards, including Best Film, at the Festival de Brasília,{{cite web | url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Cinema/0,,AA1367752-7086,00-BAIXIO+DAS+BESTAS+E+O+GRANDE+PREMIADO+DO+FESTIVAL+DE+BRASILIA.html | title="Baixio das Bestas" é o grande premiado do Festival de Brasília | author=Viana, Humberto | date=November 28, 2006 | work=G1 | publisher=Organizações Globo | accessdate=April 27, 2014 | language=Portuguese}} and the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.{{cite web | url=http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/persons/cl-udio-assis/ | title=Cláudio Assis | publisher=International Film Festival Rotterdam | accessdate=April 27, 2014 }} Rat Fever, his third film, was released in 2011 and won the Best Film Award at the Festival de Paulínia.{{cite web | url=http://cinema.terra.com.br/39febre-do-rato39-e-o-grande-vencedor-do-festival-de-paulinia,ea69421a2df4a310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html | title='Febre do Rato' é o grande vencedor do Festival de Paulínia | author=Ranciaro, Juliana | date=July 14, 2011 | publisher=Terra Networks | accessdate=April 27, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}