Flavio Frederico

Flavio Frederico was born on May 23, 1969, in Rio de Janeiro. He studied Architecture and Cinema at the University of São Paulo (USP). Since 1988 has worked in several areas, such as photography, television and cinema. In 1992, he made his first film at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), "Nazareno" (17 min, 35mm). From 1993 to 1997 he was the coordinator of the studio of 02 Filmes, where he produced his second short film, "Vencido(Expired)" (1996/13min, 35mm). The film was very successful in several international festivals. In 1998, he co-produced his third short film, "Todo dia Todo(Day to Day)" with Superfilmes. The film was very well received internationally and won awards in Spain (Bilbao and Barcelona), Italy (Montecatini), the United States (San Francisco), Denmark (Odense) and Germany (Munich). In Brazil, it won awards at the Bahia "Jornada de Cinema" and the Rio Festival. He was also among the official selections of the New York/98 Film Festival, Sundance/99, Rotterdam, Hamburg