Carlos Saldanha
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 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize in 2012 for "Rio․"
- 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․"
- 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 CristalNominated
- 2007Annie - Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
- 2011SLFCA Award - Best Animated Film:Nominated
- 2012Annie - Directing in a Feature Production:Nominated
- 2012Audience Award - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
- 2012Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
- 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
- 2024Produ Award - Best Direction - Drama Series and Miniseries (Mejor Dirección - Serie y Miniserie Dramática):Nominated