Fernando Coimbra
Fernando Coimbra | |
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 Coimbra at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Fernando Coimbra (born 1976) is a Brazilian filmmaker best known for directing A Wolf at the Door (2013)[1] and Sand Castle (2017).[2]
Career
[edit]Coimbra's feature directorial debut, A Wolf at the Door, premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and screened at that year's San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it was recognized as the best film in the Latinos Horizontes section.[3] A Wolf at the Door garnered Coimbra a nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film at the 2015 Directors Guild of America Awards.[4] The following year, the film was nominated for Best Ibero-American Film at the 58th Ariel Awards.[5]
Coimbra co-directed the 2015 documentary Aqui Deste Lugar with Sergio Machado.[6] From 2015 to 2017, he directed episodes of Narcos. He co-directed the 2017 Brazilian HBO series O Honem da Sua Vida with Daniel Rezende.[7]
Sand Castle, Coimbra's Iraq War drama starring Nicholas Hoult and Henry Cavill, was released on Netflix in 2017.[8] His mafia film Carnival is Over is slated to premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | A Wolf at the Door | O Lobo Atrás da Porta | — | [3] |
| 2015 | Here, from This Place | Aqui Deste Lugar | Co-directed with Sergio Machado. | [6] |
| 2017 | Sand Castle | — | [8] | |
| 2024 | Carnival is Over † | Os Enforcados | — | [9] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2017 | Narcos | 4 episodes | [7] |
| 2017 | O Honem da Sua Vida | 13 episodes, co-directed with Daniel Rezende. | [7] |
| Outcast | 1 episode | ||
| 2018 | Terrores Urbanos | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | What/If | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Perry Mason | 2 episodes |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2013 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Horizon Award | A Wolf at the Door | Won | [10] |
| Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival | Premiere Brazil Feature Competition | Won[a] | [3] | ||
| 2014 | Miami Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Won | [3] | |
| Best Director | Won | [3] | |||
| 2015 | Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Nominated | [4] | |
| 2016 | Ariel Award | Best Ibero-American Film | Nominated | [5] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Shared with Caru Alves de Souza for Underage.
References
[edit]- ^ Pond, Steve (12 January 2016). "'The Revenant,' 'The Big Short,' 'Spotlight' Nominated by Directors Guild". The Wrap. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (October 8, 2015). "Nicholas Hoult, Luke Evans & Henry Cavill Suit Up For War Drama 'Sand Castle'; Mark Gordon Co, Treehouse Producing". deadline.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Hopewell, John. "Coimbra on 'A Wolf at the Door': Getting the Audience Involved". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b "'DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2015'".
- ^ a b "GLORIA and THE THIN YELLOW LINE Lead Mexico's Ariel Awards". Cinema Tropical. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b "The Violin Teacher". Giffoni Film Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Brandão, Liv. "Versão de série de Campanella, 'O homem da sua vida' estreia na HBO". O Globo. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Sand Castle". Time Out. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Carnival is Over". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "A Wolf at the Door". San Sebastian Film Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
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