César Meneghetti

César Meneghetti is a Italo-Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist. His work is centered on social issues, migration and the concept of borders, political, social and individual edges, the interaction with people and media between the North and South hemispheres. He has a cross-media work between cinema and visual arts, using film, video, photography, painting and installation. He has shown his work in more than 40 countries and has made about 60 films and videos, including a fiction feature film, 5 documentaries, 88 short films and experimental videos. In the last 20 years he had received over 60 awards, prizes and scholarships for his work, among them from the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, Funarte Contemporary Art Prize 2011, Premio Brasil Arte Contemporanea from São Paulo International Biennial (2010), best art video at the IV Washington Inter-American Video Art Biennial (2009), 2 Nastro d'Argento awards (Italian cinema critics and journalists prize, 1996+2004), 2 Petrobras Cultural Prizes for digital media (2002+2006). Among his films: "2984" Fuji Film Award (1990) and "Punti Di Vista" special prize at Nastri D'Argento 1997. In 1998 he had his debut directing the feature "Interferenze" 51st Festival Internazionale del film di Locarno. From 2001 he shots and produces together with Elisabetta Pandimiglio several short and documentaries: "A Sud Del Sud" (Grand Prix Sony Switzerland winner); and "Senza Terra / Sem Terra / Landless" selected in 76 festivals worldwide and 22 prizes winner). In April 2002, Nanni Moretti as producer invited them to shoot a new documentary Zappaterra "the Sacher Diaries" series, previewed at the 55th Locarno International Film Festival. In 2002 he shot the short "Cachorro Louco" (Petrobras Cultural Prize) about the motorcycle couriers in São Paulo and the full length documentary "Motoboy" and in 2003 he made "Romevideo" (best digital work Festival Arcipelago 2004). In 2004 they released "Soccer Dreams" (Sogni Di Cuoio, 77 min. 35mm) in the Italian cinema circuit. In 2005 "Wrong way" (awarded best work on precarious labor), in 2006 "Taccone fuga in salita" (best documentary Levante Film Festival and Festival Scrittura e immagine), in 2007 he made the first version of "Le's Terras di Nadie" and in 2008 "Terrorista" (Petrobras Cultural Prize and best documentary at Vitoria Cine Video Festival). In 2009 he finishes "L'incontro" and 2010 "The Rimet Trophy, the incredible story of the world cup" and in 2012 "Turning points / Svolte", a special event at Venice-Days - 69th Venice Film festival. César Meneghetti also worked in the past as Art director, Screenwriter, Ngo's film consultant, Editor and Director for TV, Institutional and Psa's works.