Flavio Frederico, a renowned Brazilian filmmaker, was born on May 23, 1969, in Rio de Janeiro. He pursued his passion for storytelling by studying Architecture and Cinema at the prestigious University of São Paulo (USP).
Since 1988, Frederico has worked in various capacities, including photography, television, and cinema. His early career was marked by the production of several short films, starting with "Nazareno" in 1992, which was screened at the University of São Paulo.
In the mid-1990s, Frederico was the coordinator of the studio at 02 Filmes, where he produced his second short film, "Vencido" (Expired),in 1996. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was screened at numerous international festivals, including those in Bilbao, Barcelona, Montecatini, San Francisco, Odense, Munich, and Bahia.
Frederico's third short film, "Todo dia Todo" (Day to Day),was co-produced with Superfilmes in 1998. The film won several awards at international festivals, including those in Spain, Italy, the United States, Denmark, Germany, and Brazil. It also received official selections at the New York/98 Film Festival, Sundance/99, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Brussels, and Biarritz.
In the late 1990s, Frederico began working on his first documentary film, "Copacabana," which was completed in 1999. The film won several awards at Brazilian festivals, including Gramado, "It's All True" Documentary Festival, Brasília Festival, Recife Festival, and Curitiba Festival. Internationally, it was screened at the Rotterdam, Oberhausen, Vila do Conde, Drama, Bristol, and London Film Festival.
Frederico's television career began in 2000 when he worked as an assistant director on the award-winning series "O Povo Brasileiro" (The Brazilian People). He also directed the shooting of four episodes for the series.
In the same year, Frederico released his fifth short film, "Pormenores" (Details),which won several awards, including the Ministry of Culture's award for one of the five best short films of the year. The film was screened at the Tampere Film Festival in Finland and the Aspen ShortFest in the United States.
Frederico's first feature-length film, "Urbânia," was released in 2001 and received critical acclaim. The film won several awards at Brazilian festivals, including Gramado and the Bahia Jornada, and was screened at international festivals such as Rotterdam, Montreal, Mannheim-Heidelberg, "It's All True," NY Latin Beat, Mar del Plata, and others.
In 2002, Frederico made another short film, "Ofusca" (The Beetle),which premiered at the Oberhausen Film Festival. The film won several awards at Brazilian and international festivals, including the Santa Maria da Feira Film Festival in Portugal.
Frederico has also worked on several feature films as an executive producer, including "Urbania" (2001),"Seja o que Deus quiser" (2002),and "Árido Movie" (2003/04).
Since 2004, Frederico has focused on documentary filmmaking for television, producing films such as "Serra" (2003) and "São Paulo-portraits of the world" (2003). He is currently working on two new documentaries, "Quilombo" and "Caparaó."
