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Rafaela Camelo

Brazil

Biography

Brazilian director and screenwriter. Her debut feature, “A natureza das coisas invisíveis”, a Brazil–Chile co-production, premiered at the 2025 Berlinale and has received more than 20 awards, including the Critics’ Prize at the 49th São Paulo International Film Festival, the Young Audience Award at the 43rd Uruguay Film Festival, the Jury Special Mention at the 51st Seattle International Film Festival, and the Jury Award at Frameline49. With her short film “As miçangas”, co-directed with Emanuel Lavor, she was selected for the 2023 Berlinale and won the Best Short Film Award at the 36th Filmfest Dresden. Her previous short, “O mistério da carne”, premiered at Sundance 2019 and won Best Film awards at Biarritz Amérique Latine and Fest New Directors/New Films. She is currently developing the feature film “Irmã mais velha” with the support of the Hubert Bals Fund.

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