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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

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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

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Feature Film

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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

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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
  1. ^ "Cinética | Castanha, de Davi Pretto (Brasil, 2014)" (in Brazilian Portuguese).