The director
Maria Augusta Ramos (1964) was born in Brasília, Brazil. After graduating at the University of Brasilia (BA in Music/Piano), she moved to Europe where she studied Musicology and Electroacoustic Music in Paris at the Groupe de Recherche Musicale and, after that, in London at City University. In 1990, she moved to the Netherlands where she entered the Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTVA), specializing in direction and edition
Her first feature documentary Brasilia, a day in February was awarded the Prize of the Jury at the International Documentary Festival "It's all true" in São Paulo and was screened at several international film festivals. In 1998, she created and directed Butterflies in your stomach, a documentary series about children in love for the Dutch VPRO Television. The series was nominated for the Grote Kinderkast-televisieprijs, the award for best children's programme in the Netherlands in 1999.
DESI, a Pieter van Huystee production in co-operation with VPRO Television, won the Audience Award at the Amsterdam International Documentary Festival (IDFA) 2000, and the "Golden Calf" for best documentary film at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2001.
JUSTIÇA, a Selfmade Films, Limite and NPS co-production, won nine international prizes among them: Grand Prix at the "Visions du Réel" International Film Festival in Nyon (Switzerland 2004); La Vague d'Or of best film at Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema (France, 2004); the Amnesty Award of Best Film at Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (Denmark, 2004); the Grand Prize at the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (2004); the Dirk van der Sypen Award (Belgian, 2005); Best Film (Atlantic Category) at Play Doc - Tui Int. Documentary Festival (Spain, 2005); Special Mention of the Jury at the Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival (2004).
Her Latest film, JUIZO, produced by A Diler & Associados and Nofoco Filmes production opened at the Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland 2007) and received the FIPRESCI award at the DOK Leipzig , International festival for documentary and animated films (German, 2007).
FILMOGRAPHY
Juizo (Behave)
2007, 90 min. color, 35mm
director/ screenplay and associated producer
A Diler & Associados and Nofoco Filmes production.
"FIPRESCI" award at the Dok Leipzig - International festival for documentary and animated films (2007)
Designing for pleasure
2006, 50 min., color, video
director/executive producer
a Stichting Architecture Manifestaties production, the Netherlands
JUSTIÇA (Justice)
2004, 100min., color, 35mm
director/screenplay
a Selfmade Films, Limite and NPS co-production , the Netherlands/Brazil
"Grand Prix" at the "Visions du Réel" International Film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland (2004)
"La Vague d'Or" of best film at Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema, France (2004)
"Amnesty Award" of Best Film at Copenhagen Int. Documentary Film Festival, in Denmark (2004)
"Grand Prize" at the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (2004)
Best Film (Atlantic Category) at Play Doc - Tui Int. Documentary Film Festival (Spain, 2005)
Best director at the Santiago Int. Film Festival, Chile (2005)
Special Mention of the Jury at the Lisbon Int. Documentary Film Festival (2004)
LASA Award of Merit in Film, Latin American Studies Associations, USA (2006)
Rio, a day in August
2002, 52 min., color, video
director/screenplay
a Pieter van Huystee Film in co-production with the Humanist Broadcasting Foundation, the Netherlands
GNT Prize at the Int. Documentary Film Festival "It's all true", 2003
DESI
2000, 90 min., color, 35mm
director/screenplay
a Pieter van Huystee Film in co-production with VPRO Television, the Netherlands
Winner of the Audience Award at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, 2000
Winner of the Golden Calf for "Best Documentary" at the Netherlands Film Festival, 2001
The secret of the vibrato
1999, 25 min., color, video
director/screenplay
A VPRO Television production, the Netherlands
Butterflies in your stomach
1998, documentary series in 6 parts, 15 min. each, color, 16mm
director/screenplay
a VPRO Television production (Villa Achterwerk), the Netherlands
Nominated for the Grote Kinderkast-televisieprijs in the category non-fiction at Cinekid, 1999
Two times at home
1996, 16 min., color, 16mm
director/screenplay
a VPRO Television production (Villa Achterwerk), the Netherlands
Brasília, a day in February
1995, 72 min., color, 35mm
director/screenplay and executive producer
a NFTVA and Fundação Athos Bulcão Production, the Netherlands/Brazil
Special Jury Prize at São Paulo International Documentary Festival, 1997
Boy and Aleid
1994, 50 min., color, 16mm
director/screenplay and executive producer
a NFTVA Production, the Netherlands
"I think what I want to say is..";
1993, 40 min., color, 16mm
director/screenplay and executive producer
a NFTVA Production, the Netherlands
Nominated for the Ogawa Shinsuke Prize at Yamagata Int. Doc. Film Festival, Japan, 1995.
Maria Augusta Ramos (1964) was born in Brasília, Brazil. After graduating at the University of Brasilia (BA in Music/Piano), she moved to Europe where she studied Musicology and Electroacoustic Music in Paris at the Groupe de Recherche Musicale and, after that, in London at City University. In 1990, she moved to the Netherlands where she entered the Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTVA), specializing in direction and edition
Her first feature documentary Brasilia, a day in February was awarded the Prize of the Jury at the International Documentary Festival "It's all true" in São Paulo and was screened at several international film festivals. In 1998, she created and directed Butterflies in your stomach, a documentary series about children in love for the Dutch VPRO Television. The series was nominated for the Grote Kinderkast-televisieprijs, the award for best children's programme in the Netherlands in 1999.
DESI, a Pieter van Huystee production in co-operation with VPRO Television, won the Audience Award at the Amsterdam International Documentary Festival (IDFA) 2000, and the "Golden Calf" for best documentary film at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2001.
JUSTIÇA, a Selfmade Films, Limite and NPS co-production, won nine international prizes among them: Grand Prix at the "Visions du Réel" International Film Festival in Nyon (Switzerland 2004); La Vague d'Or of best film at Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema (France, 2004); the Amnesty Award of Best Film at Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (Denmark, 2004); the Grand Prize at the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (2004); the Dirk van der Sypen Award (Belgian, 2005); Best Film (Atlantic Category) at Play Doc - Tui Int. Documentary Festival (Spain, 2005); Special Mention of the Jury at the Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival (2004).
Her Latest film, JUIZO, produced by A Diler & Associados and Nofoco Filmes production opened at the Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland 2007) and received the FIPRESCI award at the DOK Leipzig , International festival for documentary and animated films (German, 2007).
FILMOGRAPHY
Juizo (Behave)
2007, 90 min. color, 35mm
director/ screenplay and associated producer
A Diler & Associados and Nofoco Filmes production.
"FIPRESCI" award at the Dok Leipzig - International festival for documentary and animated films (2007)
Designing for pleasure
2006, 50 min., color, video
director/executive producer
a Stichting Architecture Manifestaties production, the Netherlands
JUSTIÇA (Justice)
2004, 100min., color, 35mm
director/screenplay
a Selfmade Films, Limite and NPS co-production , the Netherlands/Brazil
"Grand Prix" at the "Visions du Réel" International Film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland (2004)
"La Vague d'Or" of best film at Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema, France (2004)
"Amnesty Award" of Best Film at Copenhagen Int. Documentary Film Festival, in Denmark (2004)
"Grand Prize" at the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (2004)
Best Film (Atlantic Category) at Play Doc - Tui Int. Documentary Film Festival (Spain, 2005)
Best director at the Santiago Int. Film Festival, Chile (2005)
Special Mention of the Jury at the Lisbon Int. Documentary Film Festival (2004)
LASA Award of Merit in Film, Latin American Studies Associations, USA (2006)
Rio, a day in August
2002, 52 min., color, video
director/screenplay
a Pieter van Huystee Film in co-production with the Humanist Broadcasting Foundation, the Netherlands
GNT Prize at the Int. Documentary Film Festival "It's all true", 2003
DESI
2000, 90 min., color, 35mm
director/screenplay
a Pieter van Huystee Film in co-production with VPRO Television, the Netherlands
Winner of the Audience Award at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, 2000
Winner of the Golden Calf for "Best Documentary" at the Netherlands Film Festival, 2001
The secret of the vibrato
1999, 25 min., color, video
director/screenplay
A VPRO Television production, the Netherlands
Butterflies in your stomach
1998, documentary series in 6 parts, 15 min. each, color, 16mm
director/screenplay
a VPRO Television production (Villa Achterwerk), the Netherlands
Nominated for the Grote Kinderkast-televisieprijs in the category non-fiction at Cinekid, 1999
Two times at home
1996, 16 min., color, 16mm
director/screenplay
a VPRO Television production (Villa Achterwerk), the Netherlands
Brasília, a day in February
1995, 72 min., color, 35mm
director/screenplay and executive producer
a NFTVA and Fundação Athos Bulcão Production, the Netherlands/Brazil
Special Jury Prize at São Paulo International Documentary Festival, 1997
Boy and Aleid
1994, 50 min., color, 16mm
director/screenplay and executive producer
a NFTVA Production, the Netherlands
"I think what I want to say is..";
1993, 40 min., color, 16mm
director/screenplay and executive producer
a NFTVA Production, the Netherlands
Nominated for the Ogawa Shinsuke Prize at Yamagata Int. Doc. Film Festival, Japan, 1995.
