Davi Pretto
Davi Pretto is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. At the age of 25, he premiered his feature debut "Castanha" at the Forum section of the 64th Berlin Film Festival in 2014. The film won the Best Film at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival in the New Trends section and also 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 the Critics Prize and Best Screenplay Award 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 the main competition of the 57th Sitges Film Festival and won the Best Director Award at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival in the New Trends section. In the same year, Davi shot his fourth feature film, the lo-fi sci-fi "Future Future".
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- Place of Birth : Porto Alegre, Brazil
