**DANIEL DONATO** *(Fortaleza, 1987)* is a Brazilian filmmaker. As a director, his latest film, *”Hello My First Love, Over and Out”*, premiered in the Opening Scenes section of the 39th edition of Visions du Réel (Switzerland). As a cinematographer, his work has been featured in major film festivals, including the Locarno Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, DOK Leipzig, Netherlands Film Festival, Helsinki International Film Festival, and Uppsala International Short Film Festival.
*”My work always begins with a fascination for a person, someone I want to get to know. I feel the need to approach my subject, to understand who they are. I believe our identities are not fixed; they are constantly changing. They are complex and full of contradictions. I aim to portray a real person and bring their inner contradictions to the surface. Therefore, my work revolves around the question: How can I reveal the contradictions within a person and represent a fluid and fragmented identity in cinema and audiovisual media?”*
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EDUCATION
– **Master’s in Cinematography** – Viewfinder – Erasmus Mundus Joint Master | 2017-2019
– National Film School at the Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Dublin, Ireland (IADT)
– University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest, Hungary (SZFE)
– Baltic Film, Media, Arts, and Communication School, Tallinn University, Estonia (BFM)
– **Master’s in Film** – Artistic Research in and through Film | 2015-2017
– Netherlands Film Academy – Amsterdam University of the Arts
– **Specialization in Cinematography** | 2012
– Training Center of the Argentine Film Industry Union (CFP Del SICA) – Buenos Aires, Argentina
– **Bachelor’s in Film Directing** | 2007-2010
– Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, Brazil
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AWARDS
– **Best Cinematography** for *Madre Sal* (2011) – 39th Gramado Film Festival (Brazil)
– **Best Imagery** for *Desnudo Bajo el Cuero* (2014) – VII Janela Internacional do Cinema de Recife (Brazil)
– **Best Fiction** for *Rutina Matutina* (2009) – 10th MT University Film Festival (Brazil)
– **Outstanding National Reality Portrait** for *Rutina Matutina* (2009) – 16th FBCU (Brazil)
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FILMOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR
– *CALL ME AGNES* – Hybrid Feature Film (2024)
– *Hello My First Love, Over and Out* – Short Film (2018)
– *What Are You?* – Short Film (2016)
– *Ø (Nullset)* – Short Film (2016)
– *Morning Routine* – Short Film (2009)
CINEMATOGRAPHER
– *Feito Pipa* (In Production) – Feature Film
– *Looking for Her* (Post-production) – Medium-length Film
– *June & Jane* – Short Film (2024)
– *The Internal Organs of Mother Earth* – Short Film – 16mm (2022)
– *In Flow of Words* – Short Film (2021)
– *Emplama, Wilt* – Short Film – S16MM (2020)
– *How to Be a Perfect Human* – Short Film (2020)
– *Terraria* – Short Film (2019)
– *Cloud Forest* – Short Film (2019)
– *Painfully Beautiful* – Short Film (2019)
– *body untitled* – Short Film (2019)
– *Hello My First Love, Over and Out* – Short Film (2018)
– *Listen to the Grass Grow* – Short Film (2017)
– *Ø (Nullset)* – Short Film (2016)
– *Arturo’s Eyes* – Short Film (2016)
– *Mariana in Autumn* – Short Film (2015)
– *The Other Side of the Atlantic* – Feature Documentary (2015)
– *Fuga* – Short Film – 35mm (2015)
– *Listen to the Cyclone* – Short Film – S16mm (2014)
– *Tropical Cannibal* – Experimental Short Film (2014)
– *Desnudo Bajo el Cuero* – Short Film (2014)
– *Brisa* – Short Film (2012)
– *Madre Sal* – Short Film (2011)
– *Antonia* – Short Film (2011)
– *Nico* – Short Film (2011)
– *Ouroboros* – Short Film (2009)
– *Pequenina* – Short Film (2009)
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