Jorge Camarotti Explained

Jorge Camarotti is a Brazilian-Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his 2019 short film Kinship, which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[2]

Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Camarotti moved to Montreal, Quebec in 2003 to study film at the Université de Montréal.[1] He released his first short film, 165 Days, in 2014, and appeared in Charlotte Cardin's music video for "Like It Doesn't Hurt" in 2016.[3]

His third short film, Ousmane, premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Jean-Baptiste Hervé, "Portrait de Regard: Jorge Camarotti". Voir, March 13, 2019.
  2. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1527585/song-of-names-the-twentieth-century-antigone-prix-ecrans-canadiens "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations"
  3. Cat Velez, "Charlotte Cardin ft. Husser 'Like It Doesn't Hurt' by Kristof Brandl". Promonews, August 5, 2016.
  4. André Duchesne, "Les oiseaux ivres d’Ivan Grbovic au TIFF". La Presse, August 11, 2021.
  5. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.