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Cláudia Varejão

Portugal

Cláudia Varejão was born in Porto and studied at the Creativity and Artistic Creation Program of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in partnership with the German Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin and the São Paulo International Film Acadamy. She also studied Photography at AR.CO in Lisbon. Cláudia is the author of the short film trilogy Weekend, A Cold Day and Morning Light. Ama-san, a portrait of japanese divers, was her feature debut, receiving dozens of awards around the world, followed by In The Darkness of the Theater I Take Off My Shoes and Amor Fati. Wolf and Dog, her latest film scheduled to premiere in 2022. Cláudia's films have been selected by and awarded at the most prestigious film festivals, including Locarno, Rotterdam, Visions du Reel, Cinema du Reel, Karlovy Vary, Art of the Real - Lincoln Center, among many others. Alongside her work as a filmmaker, she develops a career as a photographer and has been invited to give classes and workshops at various Film and Art schools. Her work, whether in cinema or photography, documentary or fiction, lives in close proximity to her characters.

Destination-img BEST DIRECTOR - Venice Film Festival, Giornate Degli Autori

Wolf And Dog

2022 Drama 111 min

Portugal France

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Filmography

Amor Fati (2020)

  • Visions Du Réel, Doclisboa, CPH:DOX, Rotterdam International Film Festival, FIDBA- Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Buenos Aires, Gijon FF

Ama-San (2016)

  • Visions Du Réel, Karlovy Vary FF, DocLisboa

In The Darkness Of The Theater / Take Off My Shoes (2016)

  • Cinéma du Réel, Festival Do Rio, Women Makes Waves FF,

Morning Light (2012)

Cold Day (2010)

Weekend (2007)

Wolf And Dog (2022)

  • Giornate Degli Autori, Venice Film Festival