Ana R. Fernandes
Cape Verdean director, screenwriter and film editor
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| Intro | Cape Verdean director, screenwriter and film editor | |
| Places | Cape Verde | |
| is | Film editor Film director Screenwriter | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 1971 | |
| Age | 54 years |
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Biography
Ana Rocha Fernandes is a Cape-Verdian film director, screenwriter and editor.
Fernandes was born in Santiago, Cape Verde. She was a teacher in Cape Verde, and then moved to Germany to study architecture at the University of Siegen, before studying film at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. She now lives in Stuttgart.
Selected filmography
- Das Rauschen des Meeres (The Sound of the Sea), 2010 short drama
- Vielen Dank für Nichts, 2013
- Rabelados - Die gewaltlosen Rebellen der kapverdischen Inseln (Rabelados - The Non-Violent Rebels of the Cape Verde Islands), 2000 documentary about the Rabelados
Awards
- Das Rauschen des Meeres
- Best Short Film, Baden-Württembergischer Filmpreis 2010
- Jury Prize, Cape Verde Film Festival 2011
- Rabelados – die gewaltlosen Rebellen der Kapverdischen Inseln
- Honorable mention at the Locarno International Film Festival
- Best Film / Press Prize, Festival Internacional de Cinema e Vídeo Ambiental (FICA), Brazil