José Paulo Lanyi

José Paulo Lanyi (born April 10, 1970) is a Brazilian journalist, writer and filmmaker.

He is the author of the novel "Calixto – Azar de quem votou em mim" ("Calixto- Bad luck for whom voted for me", in free translation/AgBook) and of the 'scenic novel' "Deus me disse que não existe" ("God told me that He doesn't exist", in free translation/AgBook)- 'scenic novel' is considered by Lanyi as a new literary genre that combines both novel and play (theatre).

Published by the Official Press of the State of São Paulo, his play "Quando dorme o vilarejo" ("When the village sleeps", in free translation), recognized in 2002 by the Brazilian Vladimir Herzog Award for Amnesty and Human Rights coverage, tells the story of a hamlet whose residents become happy when learn that they will be hanged by the community in which they live. Ispired by the surreal movies by Luis Buñuel, the play was staged with the United Nations support at the São Bento Theatre in São Paulo, on December 10, 2008.

Lanyi graduated in journalism from Faculdade Cásper Líbero in 1993. He has worked as a reporter for some of the major São Paulo television and radio networks, among them Globo TV, Rede Bandeirantes, Manchete TV, CBN Radio, Globo Radio, Radiobrás and CNT TV. He also collaborated with the literary magazine "Cult" and was a foreign correspondent in London (UK) in 1995.

He was a columnist for Observatório da Imprensa and Comunique-se media criticism websites.

Currently, he works in São Paulo as a BBC freelance reporter and as a director of making of and as an executive producer of the feature film "3000 dias no bunker" ("3000 days in the bunker", in free translation).

Lanyi is a member of the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte) – APCA.

Esso Journalism Award (2005) – given to allTV in recognition of their journalistic work. Lanyi was part of the news team, as host, producer, editor and reporter.

Vladimir Herzog Award (2002) – for his play "Quando dorme o vilarejo".

IBest Award – (2005/2006) given to Comunique-se web portal (where Lanyi worked as a columnist), for their journalistic activities.

• 2000 – Calixto – Azar de quem votou em mim (Calixto- Bad luck for whom voted for me; novel).
• 2002 – Deus Me Disse que Não Existe (God told me that He doesn't exist; scenic novel).
• 2002 – Quando Dorme o Vilarejo (When the village sleeps; theater).
• 2012 – Balbúrdia Literária (Literary Shambles; chronic, poetry, short stories).
• 2012 – Vida a três (Three-person relationship in free translation; screenplay).
• 2012 – O Artista Joseval e Quando Dorme o Vilarejo (The artist Joseval and When the village sleeps; theater).
• 2012–2013 – Crítica de Jornalismo (Criticism of journalism; collection of media critiscim, 5 volumes).

• Member of the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA).