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José Padilha Biography

Birth Name:José Padilha

Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

Fast Facts

Originally studied physics in Brazil, but graduated in business administration and also studied political economy at Oxford
Used his skill in mathematics to work in the financial market between college programs
Decided to make his first documentary because his father was a film producer
Didn't know what he wanted to do for a career until he directed his first documentary
Quote: "I'm not scared of technology per se, but certain technologies are potentially harmful or dangerous․ One is the drones․ If you replace soldiers with robots, what happens?"
Quote: "I'm really not interested in developing a character unless it's a real metaphor․"
Quote: "I believe in curiosity and reading books and researching things for yourself․"
Enjoys documentary filmmaking, and has tackled such projects as the acclaimed "Bus 174․"
After directing some of the most successful Brazilian movies of all time, he made his English-language debut with "RoboCop․"
A fan of science fiction, he has read all of Arthur C․ Clarke's and Ray Bradbury's books

Awards

2001Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Cultural Production for TV (Melhor Produção Cultural de TV): nominated
2002FIPRESCI Prize-Best Brazilian Film (Melhor Filme Brasileiro): winner
2002FIPRESCI Prize-Best Brazilian Film (Melhor Filme Brasileiro): winner
2002Première Brazil-Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário): winner
2002Première Brazil-Best Film: winner
2002International Jury Award-Best Documentary: winner
2003Amnesty Award-: winner
2003Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário): nominated
2003Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original): nominated
2003Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award-: winner
2003Memoria Documentary Award-: winner
2003Grand Coral - First Prize-Documentary: winner
2003Memoria Documentary Award-: winner
2003Grand Coral - First Prize-Documentary: winner
2003Video Source Award-: winner
2003Amnesty International - DOEN Award - Special Mention-: winner
2003Grand Jury Prize-Documentary Features - Ibero-American Cinema Competition: winner
2003One Future Prize-: winner
2003One Future Prize-: winner
2003VVFP Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2004DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
2004Premio Guarani-Best Documentary: winner
2004Premio Guarani-Best Director: nominated
2005Emmy-Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming: winner
2007Prêmio Qualidade-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2008ACIE Award-Best Film (Melhor Filme): winner
2008Audience Award-: winner
2008ACIE Award-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2008ACIE Award-Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro): nominated
2008Silver Ariel-Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): nominated
2008Golden Berlin Bear-: winner
2008Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2008Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original): nominated
2008Audience Award-: winner
2008Elcine Second Prize-Best Film: winner
2008Jury Award-Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro): winner
2008Jury Award-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2008Premio Guarani-Best Director: winner
2008Premio Guarani-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2008Audience Award-Best Film (Melhor Filme): winner
2008Audience Award-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2008APCA Trophy-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2009Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): winner
2009Amnesty Award-: nominated
2009Golden Alhambra-: nominated
2009Grand Coral - Second Prize-Documentary: winner
2009Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award-: nominated
2009Jury Award-Best Director - Documentary (Melhor Diretor - Documentário): nominated
2009Jury Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
2010Maysles Brothers Award-Best Documentary: winner
2010Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Documentary: nominated
2011ACIE Award-Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro): winner
2011ACIE Award-Best Film (Melhor Filme): winner
2011ACIE Award-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): nominated
2011Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2011Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original): winner
2011Andorinha Trophy-Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro): winner
2011Andorinha Trophy-Best Production (Melhor Produção): winner
2011Special Jury Prize-Best Film: winner
2011Best Director-: winner
2011Jury Award-Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro): winner
2011Jury Award-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2011Premio Guarani-Best Director: winner
2011Premio Guarani-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2011Critics Award-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2011Critics Award-Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro): winner
2011Audience Award-Best Film (Melhor Filme): winner
2011Audience Award-Best Director (Melhor Diretor): winner
2011Audience Award-Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro): winner
2014Flicker Award-Mockbuster Twin: winner