Biografi
Flavio Frederico was born on May 23, 1969, in Rio de Janeiro. He studied Architecture and Cinema at the University of São Paulo (USP). Since 1988, he has worked in various fields including photography, television, and cinema. In 1992, he created his first film at USP, "Nazareno" (17 min, 35mm). Between 1993 and 1997, he coordinated the studio at 02 Filmes, where he produced his second short film, "Vencido (Expired)" (1996, 13 min, 35mm), which achieved significant success at multiple international festivals. In 1998, he co-produced his third short film, "Todo dia Todo (Day to Day)" with Superfilmes. The film was highly acclaimed worldwide, receiving awards in Spain (Bilbao and Barcelona), Italy (Montecatini), the United States (San Francisco), Denmark (Odense), and Germany (Munich). In Brazil, it earned honors at the Bahia "Jornada de Cinema" and the Rio Festival, and was officially selected for festivals such as New York/98, Sundance/99, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Brussels, and Biarritz.
In 1999, he completed his first documentary short, "Copacabana" (35mm), which won awards at the Gramado Festival/99, the International "It's All True" Documentary Festival, Brasília Festival, Recife Festival, and Curitiba Festival. Internationally, it was screened at Rotterdam, Oberhausen, Vila do Conde, Drama, Bristol, and the London Film Festival/00. In 2000, he served as assistant director for the acclaimed ten-part TV documentary series "O Povo Brasileiro (The Brazilian People)" (GNT/Cultura), directing four episodes. That same year, he released his fifth short film, "Pormenores (Details)" (35mm), recognized by the Ministry of Culture as one of the five best short films of the year. It was featured at prominent international short film festivals such as Tampere (Finland) and Aspen (USA).
His first feature-length film, "Urbânia" (35mm), a docudrama with a script that received support from the Hupert Bauls Fund in the Netherlands, premiered in 2001. It garnered awards at Gramado and the Bahia Jornada in Brazil and was well received internationally, screening at festivals including Rotterdam, Montreal, Mannheim-Heidelberg, It's All True, NY Latin Beat, and Mar del Plata. In 2002, he produced another short, "Ofusca (The Beetle)" (35mm), which debuted at the Oberhausen Film Festival. Its script earned an incentive award for shorts in Brazil, and the film won awards in Portugal (Santa Maria da Feira) and at Brazilian festivals in Recife and Cuiabá.
He also served as executive producer for three feature films: his own "Urbânia" (2001); Murilo Salle's "Seja o que Deus quiser" (2002); and Lirio Ferreira's "Árido Movie" (2003/04). Since 2004, he has focused on documentaries for television, including "Serra (Ridge)" (2003, Betacam), which premiered at the 2004 It's All True Film Festival. Recently, he completed the documentary "São Paulo - Portraits of the World" (2003, Betacam), produced by Dezembro as part of the official celebrations for São Paulo's 450th anniversary. He is currently working on two other documentaries: "Quilombo" and "Caparaó.
