João Moreira Salles is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian documentarian and president of the Instituto Moreira Salles

Instituto Moreira Salles

The Instituto Moreira Salles is a non-profit organization founded by Walter Moreira Salles in 1990 and managed by the Moreira Salles family...

. In 2006, he founded the magazine piauí

Piauí (magazine)

piauí is a Brazilian culture magazine, created by the documentarian João Moreira Salles. It is edited by Editora Alvinegra and printed and distributed by Editora Abril...

. He has also taught courses on documentary at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Princeton University

Princeton University

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. While his filmography ranges from television series on China and Japan to political and experimental documentaries, João has always stated that the inspiration for his work comes from samba. "I'm a dancer first and a documentarian second," Salles confesses. He calls himself "an inherently trusting soul." Having completed Santiago, João is moving on to an as-yet incipient project: a documentary on the social and cultural history of the apple, which he calls "the most sublime fruit conceived by Nature."

Filmography

• 2006 - Santiago
• 2004 - Entreatos
• 2003 - Nelson Freire
• 1999 - Notícias de uma guerra particular (directed and written with Kátia Lund
  Kátia Lund
  Kátia Lund is an American-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Her most notable work was as co-director of the film City of God....
  
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• 1998 - Futebol (TV series directed with Arthur Fontes)
• 1990 - Blues
• 1989 - América (TV series)

Awards and nominations

• 2000 - Silver Daisy Awards, Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
   (Silver Daisy for Notícias de uma Guerra Particular)
• 2001 - Málaga Spanish Film Festival (Special Mention for Notícias de uma Guerra Particular, shared with Kátia Lund)
• 2003 - Silver Daisy Awards, Brazil (Silver Daisy for Nelson Freire)
• 2004 - São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards (Best Documentary for Nelson Freire)
• 2004 - Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (Best Documentary for Nelson Freire)
• 2005 - São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards (Best Film for Entreatos)
• 2005 - Havana Film Festival
  Havana Film Festival
  The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Spanish-language filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of La Havana.The festival takes place...
  
  (Grand Coral - Second Prize for Entreatos)
• 2007 - Lima Latin American Film Festival (Best Documentary for Santiago)
• 2007 - Cinéma du réel (Grand Prize for "Santiago")
• 2007 - Alba International Film Festival (Audience Award for "Santiago")
• 2008 - Miami International Film Festival (Knight Grand Jury Prize for "Santiago")

Contributions to cinema

• 2001 - A Beautiful Mind (Location Scout)
• 2003 - Dorm Daze (Script Doctor (uncredited))
• 2003 - Viva Sapato! (Key Hair Stylist)
• 2004 - Viva Flip-Flops! (Assistant Hair Stylist)
• 2006 - Dorm Daze 2 (Substance Consultant)

Journalism

• 2010 - Prêmio Esso de Informação Científica, Tecnológica e Ecológica for Artur tem um problema
• 2011 - Frist Golden Campus Casserole Award – Best Gastronomy Critic, category university cafeterias

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