Juliana Rojas

Born: 1981-06-23

Birthplace: Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Biography

Juliana Rojas (Campinas, June 23, 1981) is a Brazilian filmmaker.

She graduated in cinema from the School of Communication and Arts of USP. Still in the university met the director Marco Dutra, with whom she initiated a partnership. The two directed together in 2004 the short film O Lençol Branco, selected in the Cinéfondation of the Festival de Cannes.

Her first feature, Trabalhar Cansa (2011), again in partnership with Dutra, was also shown at Cannes, at the show Un Certain Regard. Worked as an editor, in films such as the documentary Pulsações (2011), by Manoela Ziggiatti.

She won the Critics Award for best Brazilian film at the Gramado Festival in 2014, with Symphony of the Necropolis.

Known For

Good Manners
Cidade; Campo
Fantastic Women
The Sun Against My Eyes
Pulsations
When I Was Alive
Mr. Fernando Has No Mail
Three Shots, Nine Shots
Hard Labor
The Open Diary of R.

Top Movie Credits

Good Manners Screenplay
Cidade; Campo Director
Fantastic Women Self
The Sun Against My Eyes Editor
Pulsations Editor
When I Was Alive Editor
Mr. Fernando Has No Mail Director
Three Shots, Nine Shots Director
Hard Labor Writer
The Open Diary of R. Assistant Director