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Davi Pretto (born in Porto Alegre, June 16, 1988) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter, best known for his films Castanha (2014), Rifle (2016) and Continent (2024).
Career
[edit]Davi Pretto is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter graduated in Cinema studies at PUCRS in Porto Alegre, 2008.
At the age of 25, he premiered his feature debut Castanha[1] at the Forum section of the 64th Berlin Film Festival in 2014. The film also won the Best Film New Trends at Rio de Janeiro Film Festival and competed in festivals such as Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Bafici and Havana.
In 2017, his second feature, the neo-western "Rifle", was presented at the Forum section of the 67th Berlin Film Festival. The film won the Grand Prize at Jeonju Film Festival and three prizes at the 49th Brasília Film Festival.
In 2018, he was an award fellow at the DAAD Berlin Artists-in-Residence.
His third feature, the horror drama "Continent", was made in co-production between Brazil, France and Argentina, with the support of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and San Sebastián Film Festival WIP Latam section. In 2024, the film was screened in competition at the 57th Sitges Film Festival, 41st Munich Film Festival and Rio de Janeiro Film Festival.
In the same year, Davi shot his fourth feature film, the lo-fi sci-fi "Future Future".
Filmography
[edit]Feature Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Running Time | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Castanha | 95 min | Yes | Yes | Screened in the "Forum" section at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. |
| 2016 | Rifle | 88 min | Yes | Yes | Screened in the "Forum" section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. |
| 2024 | Continent | 115 min | Yes | Yes | Screened in the main competition at the 57th Sitges Film Festival. |
| 2025 | Future Future | 90 min | Yes | Yes |
Short Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Waiting Room | Yes | Yes |
| 1994 | Metro | Yes | Yes |
| 1996 | Passing Through | Yes | Yes |
| 2000 | Baggage | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Como se Vive, Como se Torce | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | Half Man, Half Ghost | Yes | Yes |
| 2020 | Foreign Desert | Yes | Yes |
- ^ "Cinética | Castanha, de Davi Pretto (Brasil, 2014)" (in Brazilian Portuguese).