Bernardo Britto

Not to be confused with Bernardo Brito.
Bernardo Britto
Britto in 2024
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter
Years active2009-present

Bernardo Britto is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He has directed the short films Places Where We Lived (2013), Yearbook (2014), Glove (2016), and Hudson Geese (2020), and the feature-length films Jacqueline Argentine (2016), and Omni Loop (2024).

Early life

Britto was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and grew up in South Florida.[1][2] He attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[3]

Career

Britto directed the short films Places Where We Lived which had its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2013,[4] Yearbook which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival winning the Short Film Jury Award for Animation,[5][6] Glove which he co-directed with Alexa Lim Haas.[7][8] and Hudson Geese which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released as part of Cake on FXX.[9][10]

In 2016, Britto directed Jacqueline Argentine which had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and was distributed by Gunpowder & Sky.[11][12] In 2024, Britto directed Omni Loop starring Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri which had its world premiere at South by Southwest.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Bernardo Britto: Filmmaker". Sundance Collab. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ LaVelle, Ciara (November 26, 2014). "Bernardo Britto: Animating Miami's Weirdness". Miami New Times. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film: Bernardo Britto". Filmmaker. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Places Where We Lived". Scholl Creative. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Page, Justin (February 15, 2018). "Yearbook, An Animated Short About a Man Hired to Write the History of Humans Before an Alien Attack". Laughing Squid. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Souter, Collin (February 2, 2021). "Short Films in Focus: Yearbook and Hudson Geese". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Fuster, Jeremy (August 10, 2016). "ShortList 2016: 'Glove' Turns Space Accident Into Cosmic Cartoon (Video)". The Wrap. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Souter, Collin (October 4, 2022). "Short Films in Focus: Glove". Roger Ebert.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Munday, Rob (June 28, 2022). "Hudson Geese". Short of the Week. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Adelman, Kim (January 23, 2020). "2020 Sundance Preview: 10 Must-See Short Films in Park City". IndieWire. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Saito, Stephen (October 30, 2016). "Interview: Bernardo Britto on Getting Inside the Head of "Jacqueline (Argentine)"". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  12. ^ Murthi, Vikram (October 12, 2016). "'Jacqueline (Argentine)' Exclusive Trailer: Wyatt Cenac And Camille Rutherford Star In Sundance Film About Political Exile". IndieWire. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 7, 2024). "SXSW 2024 Second Wave Includes Pics With Sydney Sweeney, Nicolas Cage, Camila Mendes & 'Monkey Man'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2024.