Anna Muylaert
Birth date21 April 1964 (age 62)
Birth placeSão Paulo, Brazil
OccupationScreenwriter, director, producer
Years active1979–present
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo
SpouseAndré Abujamra

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.[1] 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.[1][2] 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).[1]

Directing career

Muylaert has directed six short films which won awards at Rio Cine e Cine Ceará[2][3]—before directing her first feature film, Durval Discos (2002).[1] It won seven awards out of fourteen nominations at Festival de Gramado, including Best Director and Best Film.[1] 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.[3] Muylaert directed Chamada a Cobrar (2012), based on a television film Para Aceitá-la Continue na Linha (2010), which she also directed.[4] 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.[5]

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

Filmography

Key
†Indicates a documentaryIndicates a short film
List of films directed by Anna Muylaert
YearOriginal titleEnglish release titleLanguage(s)Notes
1979Kikos MarinhosPortugueseCo-directed with Márcio Ferrari.
1983Hot DogPortugueseCo-directed with Márcio Ferrari.
1984Paixão XXPortuguese
1988Rock Paulista †PortugueseShort documentary on contemporary rock bands of São Paulo.
1992As Rosas Não CalamPortuguese
1994-1995Castelo Rá-Tim-BumPortugueseTV series. Segment director for 11 episodes.
1995A Origem dos Bebês Segundo Kiki CavalcantiPortuguese
2002Durval DiscosDurval Discos / Durval RecordsPortuguese
2006Um Menino Muito MaluquinhoPortugueseTV series. Co-created with Cao Hamburger. Writer for all 26 episodes.
2009É Proibido FumarSmoke Gets in Your EyesPortuguese
2012Arco-ÍrisRainbowPortugueseEpisode of TV series Preamar.
2012Chamada a CobrarChamada a CobrarPortuguese
2013As CanalhasPortugueseTV series. Director of episodes "Carolina" and "Amélia".
2013E Além de Tudo Me Deixou Mudo o ViolãoWhile My Guitar Gently WeepsPortugueseTV film
2015Que Horas Ela Volta?The Second MotherPortuguese
2016Mãe Só Há UmaDon't Call Me SonPortuguese
2025A melhor mãe do mundoThe Best Mother in the WorldPortugueseIt will be screened in Berlinale Special at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025.[6]
TBAJéssicas †Portuguese

References

  1. ^ Alves Jr., Dirceu (September 2, 2002). "Uma voz inteligente" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ Gente. Editora Três. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Anna Muylaert, premiada em Gramado, fala de seu longa de estréia Durval Discos" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ^ August, Heitor (October 3, 2012). "A trajetória crítica de Anna Muylaert" (in Portuguese). Revista de Cinema. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Pontes, Trajano (October 25, 2012). "Novo filme de Anna Muylaert une crime e descoberta pessoal" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Grupo Folha. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sundance Institute Announces Films in US and World Competitions, for 2015 Sundance Film Festival". sundance.org. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Economou, Vassilis (16 January 2025). "Berlinale Special expands its selection with diverse new additions". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 January 2025.