Edilberto Restino

Edilberto Restino, sociologist, is a multi award-winning film director,[1][2] actor and dancer. He created the Tango puzzle method for actors, teaching tango in an innovative way. With 17 awards, Restino is one of the most awarded directors in UK.

Restino (know in Brazil as Restini) started his career as photographer for magazines in parallel with an actor carrier in theatre and choreographer. Worked with publicity for many years, has directed plays and wrote 2 books, <ref Edilberto Restino's page in the author pages of Amazon></ref> Ser, Nao Estar and COH, Onirico!. He had his own advertisement agency and actor agency in Brazil for 6 years. As sociologist he was invited by the environmental organization Projeto Planeta Verde in São Paulo, and became their director of communication for 13 years. He was as well vice-president of SOS Fauna Brazil for 5 years, an organization that fights against wild traffic in the Brazilian forests. Because those works he was invited to run as candidate for State Deputy elections for São Paulo state and MP elections in São Paulo city. In UK he lived and worked with adults with learning disabilities for 4 years in charity organizations. He used his technique to teach dance to them.

In 2008, in UK, Restino produced, directed and did the cinematography for Red Letter [3] (a teaser/pilot for the feature Timeless Eye that he is producing in Brazil at moment) which became the first short film from Brighton Film Studios to be chosen by the British Society of Cinematographers to be premiered at the Pinewood Studios New Cinematographers Night in 2008.[4] To date, Red Letter has won 10 awards from film festivals across the UK and USA including Best Director, Best Visual/Cinematography twice, Best Set Design and Best Short Film 3 times.

He did the cinematography of the feature Scandalous Four in 2009,[5] and it was awarded in 2011 at British Independent Film Festival and in California International Film Festival.

In 2009/10, Restino directed Beijo de Morena (Brunette Kiss) marking his first collaboration with Oscar winning composer Stephen Warbeck,[6][7] multi award winning cinematographer Tony Imi [8] [9] and producer Paul E. Brooker. Brunette Kiss was finalized in June 2010, winning Best Director Award at Rob Knox Film Festival 2011, the Best Visual Award at Limelight Film Awards in London 2010,[10] The Grand Prix Award, The Best Set Design Award and Best Performance in a Film Award at The EOTP International Film Festival 2011/12,[11] and it is nominated in various other festivals. With Tony Imi and Bridie he also shot Bridge Over Blue in 2010.[12]

Restino has been teaching tango for 20 years extending his way to other teachers in Brazil and UK.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ imdb
  3. ↑ Red Letter (2008)
  4. ↑ British society of cinematographers
  5. ↑ Scandalous Four (2010)
  6. ↑ A Brunette Kiss (2011) A Brunette Kiss (2011)
  7. ↑ Stephen Warbeck
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ Tony Imi
  10. ↑ Limelight Film Awards
  11. ↑ EOTP International Film Festival
  12. ↑ Bridge Over Blue

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