Fernando Coimbra Explained

Occupation:Film director, screenwriter

Fernando Coimbra (born 1976) is a Brazilian filmaker best known for directing A Wolf at the Door (2013)[1] and Sand Castle (2017).[2]

Career

Coimbra's feature directorial debut, A Wolf at the Door, premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and screened at that year's San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it was recognized as the best film in the Latinos Horizontes section.[3] A Wolf at the Door garnered Coimbra a nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film at the 2015 Directors Guild of America Awards.[4] The following year, the film was nominated for Best Ibero-American Film at the 58th Ariel Awards.[5]

Coimbra co-directed the 2015 documentary Aqui Deste Lugar with Sergio Machado.[6] From 2015 to 2017, he directed episodes of Narcos. He co-directed the 2017 Brazilian HBO series O Honem da Sua Vida with Daniel Rezende.[7]

Sand Castle, Coimbra's Iraq War drama starring Nicholas Hoult and Henry Cavill, was released on Netflix in 2017.[8] His mafia film Carnival is Over is slated to premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[9]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotesRef.
2013A Wolf at the DoorO Lobo Atrás da Porta
2015Here, from This PlaceAqui Deste LugarCo-directed with Sergio Machado.
2017Sand Castle
2024Os Enforcados

Television

YearTitleNotesRef.
2015–2017Narcos4 episodes
2017O Honem da Sua Vida13 episodes, co-directed with Daniel Rezende.
Outcast1 episode
2018Terrores Urbanos2 episodes
2019What/If1 episode
2023Perry Mason2 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2013San Sebastián International Film FestivalHorizon AwardA Wolf at the Door[10]
Rio de Janeiro International Film FestivalPremiere Brazil Feature Competition
2014Miami Film FestivalGrand Jury Prize
Best Director
2015Director's Guild of AmericaOutstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film
2016Ariel AwardBest Ibero-American Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pond. Steve. 'The Revenant,' 'The Big Short,' 'Spotlight' Nominated by Directors Guild. 12 January 2016 . The Wrap. 24 January 2016.
  2. News: Tartaglione. Nancy. Nicholas Hoult, Luke Evans & Henry Cavill Suit Up For War Drama 'Sand Castle'; Mark Gordon Co, Treehouse Producing. November 8, 2015. deadline.com. October 8, 2015.
  3. News: Hopewell . John . Coimbra on ‘A Wolf at the Door’: Getting the Audience Involved . 5 August 2024 . Variety.
  4. Web site: 'DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2015'.
  5. Web site: GLORIA and THE THIN YELLOW LINE Lead Mexico’s Ariel Awards . Cinema Tropical . 5 August 2024.
  6. Web site: The Violin Teacher . Giffoni Film Festival . 5 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Brandão . Liv . Versão de série de Campanella, ‘O homem da sua vida’ estreia na HBO . O Globo . 5 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Sand Castle . Time Out . 5 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Carnival is Over . Toronto International Film Festival . 5 August 2024.
  10. Web site: A Wolf at the Door . San Sebastian Film Festival . 5 August 2024.

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