Daniela Thomas

Daniela Thomas (born 1959) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and editor.

Thomas, whose birthname is Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto, is the daughter of the famous cartoonist Ziraldo Alves Pinto and the sister of Golden Globe Award-nominated film score composer Antonio Pinto. In 1994, she co-directed her first feature film, Terra Estrangeira, alongside Walter Salles. In 1998, she debuted as a theatre director with her version of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, starring Fernanda Montenegro and assisted by Luiz Päetow. In 2007, again with Salles, she directed Linha de Passe, the film which gave Sandra Corveloni a Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Thomas was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

As a director

• 1996 - Terra Estrangeira
• 1998 - O Primeiro Dia
• 1998 - Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
• 2002 - Armas e Paz
• 2002 - Castanha e caju contra o encouraçado Titanic (short film)
• 2006 - Paris, je t'aime (segment "Loin du 16ème")
• 2007 - Linha de Passe

As a writer

• 1996 - Terra Estrangeira
• 1998 - Menino Maluquinho 2: A Aventura
• 1998 - O Primeiro Dia
• 2001 - Abril Despedaçado
• 2006 - Paris, je t'aime (segment "Loin du 16ème")
• 2007 - Linha de Passe