Gustavo Galvão

Gustavo Galvão is a film director producer and screenwriter Over more than two decades he has directed seven short films released between 2002 and 2008 which screened internationally and were acquired by television broadcasters platforms and audiencedevelopment programs Highlights include the awardwinning A Vida ao Lado 2006 and A Minha Maneira de Estar Sozinho 2008 selected for the 22nd Rencontres Cinémas dAmérique Latine de Toulouse France He made his featurefilm debut with Nove Crônicas para um Coração aos Berros 2012 which received a FIPRESCI Jury Mention at the 31st International Film Festival of Uruguay and the Best Director Award at the 10th Maringá Film Festival 2013 Released theatrically in ten Brazilian cities the film became available throughout Latin America on Apple TV and was also on Netflix from 2015 to 2017 His second feature Uma Dose Violenta de Qualquer Coisa 2013 was well received by Brazilian film critics and distributed theatrically in 17 cities In 2019 Galvão released Ainda Temos a Imensidão da Noite his third feature as director and screenwriter filmed on location in Brasília and Berlin The film won awards for cinematography and editing at the Brasília Showcase of the 52nd Brasília Film Festival as well as Best Performance in the American Competition at the 22nd BAFICI in Argentina It screened theatrically in 18 Brazilian cities and later became available on streaming platforms across 118 countries and territories including the United States Canada Australia the United Kingdom France Spain and Latin America In 2023 Galvão reached five feature films with the release of two productions Inventário de Imagens Perdidas selected for eight international festivals awarded in Brazil and theatrically released in 14 cities in 2025 and O Vazio de Domingo à Tarde which won an award in Italy and was selected for eight festivals with screenings at major events in Argentina Uruguay Spain and India The film was released theatrically in 20 cities between 2024 and 2025 In 2026 he released his sixth feature as director screenwriter and producer Ela Foi Ali Guardar o Coração na Geladeira an official selection of the 38th Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse and the 28th Rio Film Festival Codirected with Cristiane Oliveira the film was also selected for three major workinprogress and filmfinishing programs in 2025 Cinéma en Construction ToulouseSão Paulo Mostra WIP and Ventana Sur Copia Final Throughout his career Galvão has worked with leading Brazilian film and theater actors including Leonardo Medeiros Simone Spoladore Denise Weinberg Mário Bortolotto Marat Descartes Júlio Andrade Silvia Lourenço Cacá Amaral Fernando Teixeira and Erom Cordeiro For Ainda Temos a Imensidão da Noite he worked with professional musicians to form the films rock band with the original soundtrack produced by Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth Galvão also works as a film curator having organized 12 programs for Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in São Paulo Rio de Janeiro and Brasília as well as projects for Caixa Cultural Rio and CineSesc and collaborations with festivals including the Brasília International Festival and the São Paulo International Short Film Festival