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Carlos Saldanha Biography

Birth Name:Carlos Saldanha

Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Profession Director, Producer, Actor, Writer, Visual effects, Art department, Animation department

Fast Facts

  • Nominated for a DVD Premiere Award in 2003 in Best Audio Commentary for a New Release and Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes for his work in "Ice Age․"
  • Nominated for three Annie awards, once in 2003 for "Ice Age," once in 2007 for "Ice Age: The Meltdown" and in 2012 for "Rio․"
  • Nominated for a Cinema Brazil Grand Prize in 2012 for "Rio․"
  • Graduated with honors from New York's School of Visual Arts
  • Quote: "I always dream about making movies, and I've always dreamed harder about making an animated movie, but with a personal story․"
  • Based his animated film "Rio" upon his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Awards

  • 2003Annie-Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2003DVD Premiere Award-Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes: nominated
  • 2003DVD Premiere Award-Best Audio Commentary, New Release: nominated
  • 2004Oscar-Best Short Film, Animated: nominated
  • 2004The Annecy Cristal-: nominated
  • 2007Annie-Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2011SLFCA Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
  • 2012Annie-Directing in a Feature Production: nominated
  • 2012Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
  • 2012Audience Award-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2012IOMA-Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione): nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Children's Award-BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2015VES Award-Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2018Oscar-Best Animated Feature Film: nominated
  • 2018CinEuphoria-Best Animated Film - International Competition: nominated
  • 2018Gold Derby Film Award-Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2018OFTA Film Award-Best Animated Picture: nominated