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Petra Costa

Petra Costa

Director

Petra Costa is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. She first directed the short film Undertow Eyes (2009) which screened at the MoMA and was winner of best short film at Rio Film Festival, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, London International Documentary Festival among others. She then directed the feature Elena (2012) which premiered at IDFA, followed by SXSW and HotDocs. Elena won many prizes such as best film at Havana Film Festival (2013), was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2014 Cinema Eye Honors and was the most watched documentary in Brazil in 2013. In 2013 Petra was one of the 20 recipients of a grant given by CPH:DOX in Denmark. From this grant Petra and her Danish co-director Lea Glob developed a feature film, currently in postproduction, with the working title Olmo and the Seagull. The film is being produced by Zentropa, Som & Furia and Busca Vida Filmes. Petra completed her undergraduate studies Summa Cum Laude in Anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. She did her Masters in Health, Community and Development at the London School of Economics, London. She has lived in Brazil for most of her life.

Born: July 8, 1983 (Age 41) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Petra Costa  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.6
ActressSelf2013
Movie
6.4
ActressPetra2017
Movie
7.4
ActressSelf2019
Movie
7.5
ActressSelf2024
Short Film
6.6
ActressHerself2017
Movie
7.1
ActressPetra Costa2020
Movie
7.6
DirectingDirector, Writer2013
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector, Writer2015
Movie
7.1
EditingAssistant Editor2010
Movie
7.4
DirectingDirector, Writer, Producer2019
Movie
7.5
ProductionAssociate Producer2020
Movie
7.8
ProductionProducer2020
Movie
6.1
ProductionExecutive Producer2022
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector, Producer2024
Short Film
DirectingDirector, Producer, Writer, Editor, Cinematography2009
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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