João Salaviza

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1984-02-19 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Lisbon, Portugal

João Salaviza

Biography

João Salaviza (Portuguese: João Salaviza Manso Feldman da Silva; born 19 February 1984; Lisbon) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter, editor, producer, and former actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including the Short Film Golden Bear, the Short Film Palme d'Or, and the Un Certain Regard. João Salaviza was born on 19 February 1984, in Lisbon, Portugal. His father is José Edgar Feldman, a film director, and his mother is a producer. He studied at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and at the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His film Arena won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Fi...

Production

2012

Rafa

as Director

2017

2009

Arena

as Director

2012

Cerro Negro

as Director

2012

Cerro Negro

as Editor

2012

Cerro Negro

as Writer

2011

Strokkur

as Director

2011

Strokkur

as Writer

2011

Strokkur

as Producer

2011

Strokkur

as Director of Photography

2011

Strokkur

as Editor

2010

Hotel Müller

as Director

2010

Hotel Müller

as Writer

2010

Hotel Müller

as Editor

2011

2004

Two People

as Director

2015

Mountain

as Director

2015

Mountain

as Writer

2017

2017

2012

Rafa

as Screenplay

2012

Rafa

as Editor

2009

Arena

as Screenplay

2009

Arena

as Editor

2015

Mountain

as Editor

2024

2024

2024

2024

The Messenger

as Editor

2018

Russa

as Director

2024

2008

Cães de Caça

as Director

2008

2008

2011

Strokkur

as Sound Editor

2004

Lumiar

as Assistant Director

2018

Russa

as Producer

2018

Russa

as Writer

2018

Russa

as Editor

2011

Casa Na Comporta

as Director

2025

To Our Friends

as Producer

2023

Ketwajê

as Producer

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