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Elisa Tolomelli
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Elisa Tolomelli has had a long and distinguished career
in the film industry. Elisa studied advertising and communications and
has worked in motion pictures for the last fifteen years. During this
time she has accumulated experiences in many different aspects of filmmaking
including screenwriting, directing, production, distribution and exhibition. Her latest film “City Of God” was nominated for the Golden Globes and BAFTA Best Foreign Film awards, and won over 16 other awards including the Audience Award at the AFI film festival. It won more than 52 international awards and was nominated for the Oscar in 4 categories (Best Director, Photography, Editing and Screenplay). |
2004| PRODUCTION
"WOMEN OF BRAZIL" | directed by Malu De Martino
(in production)
Best Film - Audience Award - 3rd Campo Grande Film Festival
Special Prize Audience Award and Best Sound - 10º Miami Brazilian Film Festival
2003| EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION
"ACQUARIA" | directed by Flávia Moraes
2002| EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION
"CITY OF GOD" | directed by Fernando Meirelles
Nominated for the Oscar in 2004 in 4 categories , the film won 52 international
awards including :
Best
Film - Palic Film Festival (Yugoslavia)
Best Direction - 2nd Festival International du Film de Marrakesh
(Marroco)
Audience Award for Best Film - AFI FEST 2002 (EUA)
Best Film, Best Photography, Best Actor (for the team of actors), Best
Edition,
FIPRESCI Critics Award,
The Signis Award,
The Caracol Award,
The Glauber Rocha Award,
The Cuban Press Association Award,
The University of Havana Award,
The Radio Havana Award – of the Havana International Festival of New
Latin American Films ( Cuba )
BAFTA for
Best Editing , as well as being nominated for Best Foreign Film
Special
Mention at the International Festival of Toronto;
Cinema
Brasil Grand Prize : Best Film , Best Director , Best Screenplay Adaptation
, Best
Editing , Best Photography and Best Sound ;
Nominated
for the Golden Globe , in the category of Best Foreign Film;
Best Foreign
Film Award by the Association of Internet Critics , as well as nominations
for Best Film and Best Newly Discovered Filmmaker;
2002 Adoro
Cinema Award : Best Film , Best Villain ( Leandro Firmino da Hora ) and Best
Column
( Francisco Russo );
2002 SESC
Award : Public´s Best Film. – Critics´ Best Film. – Public´s
Best Director . - Critics´ Best Director ;
2003 ABC
Award ( Brazilian Cinematography Association ) : - Best Photography Direction
.- Best Art Direction .- Best Sound ;
APCA- The
Best of 2002 ( The Paulista Art Critics Association ) : - Critics´ Grand
Prize for Casting ;
Cinemanila
2003 ( The Philipines ) - Jury Grand Prize ;
Seventh
Latin-American Film Encounter ( Peru ) : - Best Direction;
24th International
Camera Festival ´´ Manaki Brothers ´´ ( Republic of
Macedonia ): - Silver
Camera 300 (Câmera de Prata);
BIFA 2003
- British Independent Film Awards - ( England ) : - Best Foreign Film
Second
Cuenca International Film Festival –2003 ( Equador ) : - Public´s
Award;
11th International
Cinematographic Arts Festival - CameraImage ( Poland ) : - Golden Frog ( Best
Photography );
Los Angeles
Film Critics Association Award ( January 2004 ) : - Best Foreign Film;
Online
Film Critics Society : - Best Foreign Language Film;
Brazilian
Film Academy 2003 : - Best Film - Best Director - Best Photography - Best Editing
-Best Sound;
Las Vegas
Film Critics : - Best Foreign Film;
Los Angeles
Film Critics : - Best Foreign Language Film;
New York
Film Critics Award - January 2004 : - Best Foreign Language Film;
BBC Cinema
Award ( England ) : - Public´s Award.
"BENJAMIM" | by Monique Gardenberg
Best Actress (Cleo Pires) - Rio Int. Festival 2003
Best Film;
Best Actor; Best Art Direction; Best Editing - VIII Miami Brazilian Film Festival
2004
2000 | CO-PRODUCTION
"DEAD IN THE WATER" - by Gustavo Lipsztein - co-produced with
the American company Nuts & Lloyd.
Best Film , Director and
Photography – New York Independence Film, 2002
2000 | EXECUTIVE-PRODUCTION
"PALACE II" - short film by Fernando Meirelles
Best Short Film Award at the 2002 Berlin Festival
"POSSIBLE LOVES" - by Sandra Werneck
Best Foreign Film Award
at the 2000 Sundance Festival
1999 | EXECUTIVE-PRODUCTION
"WOMAN ON TOP" - Line Producer for the American Feature Film directed by Fina Torres , produced by Fox Films
1998 | EXECUTIVE-PRODUCTION
"TO THE LEFT OF THE FATHER" - by Luiz Fernando
Carvalho
International Award for
Artistic Contribution at the 2001 Montreal Festival
Special Jury Award at
the 2001 Biarritz Festival
Public´s Award -
25th BR Film Festival SP 2001
Ministry of Culture Award
- 2001 Rio-BR Festival
2001 São Paulo International Film Festival
Best Film
Award by Popular Jury
2001 Brasília Film Festival
Best Film;
Best Actor (Selton Mello);
Best Supporting Actress
(Juliana Carneiro da Cunha);
Best Supporting Actor
(Leonardo Medeiros);
Best Photography (Walter
Carvalho);
Best Original Music
(Marco Antônio Guimarães);
ANDI Award (awarded byUNICEF);
2001 Havana Film Festival (Cuba)
Special
Jury Award ;
Best Actor (Selton Mello);
Best Photography (Walter
Carvalho);
Best Soundtrack (Marco
Antônio Guimarães);
2001 Tiradentes Film Festival (Brazil)
Best Film
Award by Popular Jury;
2002 Santo Domingo Film Festival (Dominican Republic)
Best Film
Award;
Best Photography (Walter
Carvalho) ;
Best Soundtrack (Marco
Antonio Guimarães);
2002 Cartagena Film Festival (Colombia)
Best Film;
Best Director (Luiz Fernando
Carvalho);
Best Photography (Walter
Carvalho);
Special Jury Award for
Best Soundtrack (Marco Antônio Guimarães);
Cartagena Cineclubs Award – Best
Film
2002 Guadalajara Film Festival (Mexico)
Best Film;
Best Director (Luiz Fernando
Carvalho);
Critics´ Award – Best
Film
2002 São Paulo SESC Award (Brazil)
Best Film;
Popular Jury Award for
Best Actress ( Juliana Carneiro da Cunha );
Critics´Award for
Best Film
2002 São Paulo Art Critics Association Award (Brazil)
Best Actress
(Juliana Carneiro da Cunha)
2002 Lleida Film Festival ( Spain )
Best Actor
(Selton Mello) 2002;
Best Screenplay
(Luiz Fernando Carvalho)
2002 Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival (Argentina)
Best Film
by Popular Jury;
Best Photography (Walter
Carvalho);
Special Jury Award;
Kodak Award for Image
Treatment (Walter Carvalho)
2002 Brazilian Cinematographic Association Award
Best Photography
(Walter Carvalho)
2002 Latino International Film Festival
Best Director
Award
Sixth LatinAmerican Film Encounter - 2002 (Peru)
Best Actor
(Selton Mello);
Fellini Medal;
Public´s Award
1996/1997 | EXECUTIVE-PRODUCTION
"CENTRAL STATION" - by Walter Salles Jr.
Central Station won 33 Awards throughout the world including :
Best Screenplay – “Cinema
100“ Award at the 1996 Sundance Festival - USA
Best Foreign
Film – 1998 Golden Globe – Hollywood Press Association - 1998
Best Film – Golden
Bear - Berlin Festival – Germany - 1998
Best Film
( International Jury ) – Berlin Festival – Germany – 1998
Audience
Award – San Sebastián Festival – Spain –1998
Youth Award – San
Sebastián Festival – Spain –1998
Best Foreign
Film – Film Critics Association – Spain – 1999
Best Foreign
Film – National Board of Review – USA – 1998
Best Foreign
Film – Golden Satelite – International Press Academy – USA – 1998
Audience
Award – Sarlat International Film Festival – France – 1998
Special
Jury Award – Havana International Festival – Cuba – 1998
Golden
Camara – Manaki Brothes Festival – Republic of Macedonia – 1998
Golden
Frog – International Cinematographic Art Festival – Poland –1998
Best Foreign
Film – Polish Film Critics Association – Poland – 1999
Prix de
la Fondation Gan – France – 1998
Best Film
of the Year – Rio de Janeiro Film Critics Association – Brazil – 1998
Best Film
of the Year – Paulista Art Critics Association – Brazil – 1998
Best Domestic
Film – Silver Daisy –CNBB- Brazil –1998
Ministry
of Culture Award – Brazil – 1998
"O PRIMEIRO DIA" - by Walter Salles Jr. and Daniela Thomas
1992-1996 | COMERCIAL DIRECTOR for RIOFILME – DISTRIBUIDORA
Responsible for the commercial release of films playing in movie theaters including :
TERRA ESTRANGEIRA - Directed by Walter Salles Jr.
JENIPAPO - Directed by Monique Gardemberg
CARMEM MIRANDA - BANANA IS MY BUSINESS - Directed by Helena Solberg
O MENINO MALUQUINHO - Directed by Helvécio Ratton
O MANDARIM - Directed by Júlio Bressani
CINEMA DE LÁGRIMAS - Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
1991 | DIRECTION
Feature film "RADICAL SHIFT"
Awards:
Best Photography ( Pedro
Farkas ) – Natal Festival
Best Editing ( Alberto
Salvá ) – Natal Festival
1990 | PRODUCTION
Short Film "THE SALESMAN"
Awards:
Best Director ( Alberto
Salvá ) – Gramado Festival
Best Actor ( Roberto Bomtempo
) – Gramado and Brasília Festivals
Best Actress ( Lolo Souza
Pinto ) – Gramado and Rio Cine Festivals
1988 | PRODUCTION E SCREENPLAY
Feature Filme "THE GIRL NEXT DOOR"
Awards:
Best Actor ( Reginaldo
Faria ) - Gramado Festival
Best New Actress ( Flávia
Monteiro ) – Gramado Festival
Best Screenplay ( Elisa
Tolomelli and Alberto Salvá ) – Natal Festival
Soundtrack ( Tom Jobim
) – Natal Festival