Katya Aragão Explained

Katya Aragão
Birth Date:1986
Birth Name:Katya Aragão
Birth Place:São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Alma Mater:Universidade Lusófona
Years Active:2009–present
Occupation:Director, Producer, Journalist

Katya Aragão (born 1986), is a São Toméan filmmaker, producer, journalist and TEDxSão Tomé curator.[1] [2] She is best known for her critics acclaimed directorial debut short film Mina Kiá.[3] [4]

Personal life

She was born in 1986 in São Tomé and Príncipe.[5] [6]

Career

She started her career as a journalist in Portuguese and São Tomé. In 2009, she obtained her degree in science of communication and culture at the Universidade Lusófona, Portugal. Then in 2012 she started to work with Televisão Santomense (Santomense Television - TVS) until 2015. During this period, he hosted a talk show on national television before being promoted to head of the channel's Program and Production department. In the meantime, she also worked as a writer and producer.[7] In 2013, he introduced TEDx, the local, self-organized version of TED talks to São Tomé and she later made a platform to disseminate ideas and projects with a local impact, guide the entrepreneurs and doers.[8]

In 2017, she made her directorial debut with the short film Mina Kiá. The film became a turning point of her career, where the film was selected for screening at many international film festivals, such as; Kugoma – Mozambique Film Forum in Maputo,[9] the São Tomé and Principe International Film Festival, FESTIN, the international Portuguese language film festival,[10] the international women's film festival Porto Femme,[11] the Cape Verde European Film Festival, and the African Film Week at Angola House in Brazil. Then the film was screened at a co-production of Alliance Française and UNICEF on the 29th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

After the success of the short, she directed a mini-series of 8 episodes broadcast on the National Television of São Tomé and Principe. In 2021, she developed the program Muncanha along with the Santomean producer, Enerlid Franca. The film later won two awards at the Yaoundé Film Lab 2021.[12]

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2000 Mina Kiá Director, ProducerShort film
2000 The Wê Anthology Producer, Production assistant Documentary
2000 One Day on Earth Cinematographer Documentary
2021 Muncanha Director Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entrevista com Katya Aragão . 2021-10-10 . VOA . pt.
  2. Web site: 2016-07-17 . Ser jovem em São Tomé e Príncipe . 2021-10-10 . RFI . pt.
  3. Web site: Katya Aragão mostra os bastidores do filme Mina Kiá . 2021-10-10 . pt-PT.
  4. Web site: Katya Aragão . 2021-10-10 . stpdigital.
  5. Web site: Katya Aragão – FCCPLP - Portuguese Speaking Countries Short Film Festival . 2021-10-10 . pt-PT.
  6. Web site: Portugal . Rádio e Televisão de . Katya Aragão - Rumos - Magazines - RTP . 2021-10-10 . www.rtp.pt.
  7. Web site: OuiCoprod . 2021-10-10 . ouicoprod.org.
  8. Web site: 2013-07-31 . INTERVIEW: How TEDx Talks Are Putting São Tomé On the Map . 2021-10-10 . Global Voices . en.
  9. Web site: Maputo hosts cinema festival from Portuguese-speaking countries. September 28, 2019. Club of Mozambique. March 2, 2019.
  10. Web site: Mina Kiá. Cinema São Jorge. March 2, 2019. 10 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010190151/http://www.cinemasaojorge.pt/agenda/mina-kia. dead.
  11. Web site: PORTO FEMME SESSIONS #10. March 29, 2018. Porto Femme. March 2, 2019.
  12. Web site: São Tomé: Não podiam ser chefes. Resistiam a ser escravos . 2021-10-10 . PÚBLICO . pt.