SILVIA GODINHO
Partner at the production company Oficina de Criação, Silvia Godinho has directed two works nominated for the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro. She holds a postgraduate degree in Directing and Producing from the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in England and has completed dozens of projects as a director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. She earned a degree in Social Communication from PUC-MG. As the leader of the first Creative Hub of Ancine’s Audiovisual Sector Fund in the state of Minas Gerais, she worked as a showrunner in the creation of five television series. Her films prominently feature women and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
She is the director and screenwriter of the documentary “Eu, um outro / I Am The Other”, winner of the Filme em Minas award in 2014. The film was screened at the 52nd Brasília Festival of Brazilian Cinema, the 27th Mix Brasil Festival, Outfest Los Angeles 2020, Outfest Fusion, and numerous other national and international festivals. It was theatrically released in more than 15 cinemas across Brazil, distributed by O2 Play, and broadcast on Canal Brasil. It is currently available on major digital platforms, including Apple TV, Google Play, Vivo Play, Claro TV, and YouTube.
She is the creator, director, screenwriter and producer of the youth fiction series “#GETREAL! / #FALASERIO!”, scheduled to premiere in 2026 on TV Cultura São Paulo. The series participated in the European Film Market at the 76th Berlinale in Germany in 2026.
She is also the creator, screenwriter, and director of the television fiction series “Azul Celeste”, produced in partnership with Dromedário Cinema e Vídeo for Cine Brasil TV, with a premiere scheduled for 2026.
She directed the fiction series “Mostra Tua Cara!” by Aldeia Produções (finalist for the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro) and the documentary series “Fala Galera” (5 x 26’) by Oficina de Criação. Both projects were winners of Prodav 11 and were broadcast on TV Cultura, TV Brasil, and more than ten public television channels across Brazil.
She also directed the documentary series “Veredas do Brasil” (13 x 26’) for Cine Brasil TV, produced by Vaca Amarela, and “Brazilian Scientists Among the Best / Cientistas Brasileiros entre os melhores”, finalist for the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, produced by Immagini Animation Studios for public television networks and currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
She is the screenwriter of the feature-length fiction film “Dinorá”, winner of the Codemge Feature Film Development Grant in 2018 and the Frapa Writing Incentive Award in 2021.
ALEXANDRA HENAO
Alexandra Henao is a cinematographer, film director, screenwriter, and partner at the Brazilian production company Oficina de Criação. She studied cinematography at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in England and earned her MFA in Screenwriting from California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
Alexandra tells intimate stories about violence against nature, abuse of power, gender inequality, and social injustice. She refers to the central idea of her work as “Inside the Perverse Systems.”
As a screenwriter and film director, she has made the short films “Cunaro,” winner of the SGAE NAVAJA DE BUÑUEL award, and “La Uva,” Top Ten at the AXN Film Festival; the feature documentaries “La Tranca,” selected for FICCI and IDFA Docs for Sale, and “Poisoning Kuyuhani,” winner of the Best Andean Documentary award at Documenta 2017.
She also directed the fiction feature film “My Aunt Gilma,” Official Selection at IFFI Goa (India, FIAPF A‑category festival) and the Morelia International Film Festival (Mexico), winner of the Best Film Award at Film by the Sea IFF (Netherlands), and recipient of the Yellow Robin Award for Best Film at the Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam, among others.
As a cinematographer, she is the DoP of 12 feature‑length fiction films, including “My Straight Son,” winner of the 2014 Goya Award for Best Ibero‑American Film from the Spanish Film Academy; six feature‑length documentaries; and three Brazilian series: “#FalaSério!,” “Azul Celeste,” and “Mostra Tua Cara,” nominated for the Grand Prize of the Brazilian Cinema Academy. She received the Venezuelan Film Academy Awards for Best Cinematography in 2020 and 2022 for “Opposite Direction” and “The Night of the Two Moons.”