The Village

The short documentary “The Village” (25 min.) is where the webdoc idea originated from. It has been in a number of film festivals such as SXSW, in Austin, New Directors New Films in NY, Chicago International Film Festival, Aesthetica Film Festival in UK, and won several awards. It has been bought for Canal Brasil Channel for cable TV (and is available for such deals), screened in film theaters in Brazil and is available for free on the webdoc platform.

Awards and Exhibition in Festivals:

• Honorable Mention
17th It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival – São Paulo / Brazil
• Best Film by ABRACCINE (Brazilian Association of Film Critics)
17th It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival – São Paulo / Brazil

• Best Picture by the Brazilian Association of Documentary
17th It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival – São Paulo / Brazil

• Acquisition Prize Canal Brasil
17th It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival – São Paulo / Brazil

• Elected among the 10 favorites of the audience at the São Paulo International Short Film Festival - Kinoforum – São Paulo/Brazil

• Special Jury Award - Gold Plaque Chicago Int'l Film Festival 2013

• 45th Brasilia Festival – Brasília / Brazil
Best Direction, Best Sound and Best Cinematography.

• Amazonas Film Festival
Jury Special Prize

• Vale Curtas Festival – Pernambuco / Brazil
(3rd place overall)

• South by Southwest Film Festival, Austin / Texas, USA;

• New Directors / New Films, NY;

• Maryland Film Festival, Baltimore / MD, USA;

• Little Rock Film Festival, Little Rock / AR, USA

• Sydney Film Festival, Sydney, Australia