Bruno de Almeida
| Bruno De Almeida | |
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| Born |
Bruno de Almeida March 11, 1965 Paris, France |
| Years active | early 1980s-present |
Bruno de Almeida was born in Paris in March 1965. Of Portuguese origins, he has lived between New York City and Lisbon since 1985.
Career
In 1993 his first film, The Debt, won the award for best short at the Cannes Film Festival Critic's Week and had a long run playing in 85 film festivals and winning 8 awards. It was consequentely released theatrically before features and broadcast in several countries.
His feature debut On the Run starring Michael Imperioli, John Ventimiglia (from the Sopranos) won, in 1999, the award for best film at the Ourense Film Festival in Spain. On the Run was nominated for a Critic's award at the Paris Film Festival and for an Open Palm at the Gotham Awards in New York in 2000. It was released theatrically and broadcast in Europe and in the US. It had its cable debut at The Independent Film Channel in 2001 and was released on DVD in 2002, becoming a cult classic.
His second feature THE ART OF AMÁLIA, a documentary about the legendary singer Amália Rodrigues, was released theatrically and had a long run across the US in 2000. The film was broadcast in the US and Europe and was released on DVD in July 2004 by EMI. It went double platinum as the top-selling DVD in Portugal for four consecutive weeks.
His third feature O CANDIDATO VIEIRA a documentary about the satirical Portuguese rock star Manuel João Vieira, who ran for presidential candidate in 2001, was released in the summer of 2005 on a double DVD along with a concert video of his band ENA PÁ 2000.
Bruno has also directed OTHER PROJECTS that include documentaries, commercials and music videos. From 1999 to 2004 he directed several projects for the Independent Film Channel. In 2005, Bruno created a film for LIVE EVIL-EVIL LIVE a dance piece by choreographer Francisco Camacho which premiered at the International Dance Festival in Algarve and was shown at Lisbon's Culturgest.
In 2005, he completed his fourth feature, THE COLLECTION, a compilation of 24 short stories that were developed and created with a group of New York actors and writers over a four-year period. It was released on DVD in April 2006.
In 2007, Bruno's fifth feature THE LOVEBIRDS, starring Michael Imperioli, Drena De Niro, John Ventimiglia, Joaquim de Almeida and Ana Padrão, won the Jury Prize at Fantastporto Film Festival director's week and as the Best director and screenplay awards at the Ourense International Film Festival. It had a successful theatrical run and DVD release in Portugal and is currently playing in film festivals worldwide.
His most recent film 6=0 HOMEOSTÉTICA, a feature documentary about the art group Homeostetica, won a special mention award at the DocLisboa Festival in 2008. It will be released in theaters and on DVD soon.
Bruno is currently finishing the editing on BOBBY CASSIDY, COUNTERPUNCHER, a feature documentary on the former professional boxer from Levittown, LI, New York. And he is in development with OPERATION AUTUMN, a political thriller about the 1965 tragic killing of General Humberto Delgado by the Portuguese fascist police.
Filmography
- Bobby Cassidy, counterpuncher (2009)
- 6=0 Homeostética (2008)
- Camané, As gravações de sempre de mim (2008)
- The Lovebirds (2007)
- The Collection (film)|The Collection (2005)
- Live/Evil - Evil/Live (2005)
- O Candidato Vieira (2004)
- Ena Pá 200, 20 anos a pedalar na bosta (2004)
- Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico (2003)
- The Art of Amália (1999)
- On the Run (1998)
- Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida (1995)
- The Debt (1993)
- The King in Exile (1992)
- Amália Rodrigues, Live in NYC (1991)
- Anti Glamour (1990)
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