Andrucha Waddington
Born
Andrew Waddington

(1970-01-20) 20 January 1970 (age 53)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1998–present

Andrew "Andrucha" Waddington (born 20 January 1970) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter.[1][2]

Career

His several film credits include “Me You Them” (2000), Mention spéciale[3] of Un Certain Regard in Cannes, an Official Selection of Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, Brazil's official entry to the Oscars - Best Foreign Language Film - and winner, Best Film, at Karlovy Vary, Havana and Cartagena Film festivals; “The House of Sand” (2005) Berlin,[4] Toronto and Sundance[5] film festivals official selection, winner of the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Script [6] and Alfred Sloan awards;[7] and the Brazil/Spain co-production “Lope” (2010), a Venice[8] and Toronto official selection[9] and winner of two Goya Awards.[10]

Moreover, he directed and produced the TV Globo/ Conspiração drama series “Under Pressure” (2017-2018-2019), which got rave reviews and skyrocket ratings.[11] He also directed and produced the Brazilian blockbuster “Party Crashers” (2012),[12] the biopic “Chacrinha – O Velho Guerreiro“ (2018), the thriller “The Loss” (2019) and theatrical film documentaries as “Gilberto Gil – Viva São João” (2002), “Maria Bethania-Pedrinha de Aruanda” (2007) and "André Midani - from vinyl to download" ( 2015).

Andrucha Waddington has been a partner at Conspiração Filmes since 1995.[13]

Filmography

TV shows

References

  1. ^ AdoroCinema. "Andrucha Waddington". AdoroCinema. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ Cultural, Instituto Itaú. "Andrucha Waddington". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Cannes: "Eu, Tu, Eles" recebe menção especial". www.terra.com.br. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Fernanda Montenegro é aplaudida no Festival de Berlim - Cultura". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Cinema 2: "Casa de Areia" é premiado em Sundance - 30/01/2006". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ^ "AFF + Sundance Institute/NHK Award". www.nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. ^ Kay2009-01-24T04:58:00+00:00, Jeremy. "Max Mayer's Adam wins Alfred P Sloan Prize at Sundance". Screen. Retrieved 21 January 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Público do Festival de Veneza aplaude o filme 'Lope', de Andrucha Waddington". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 September 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Público do Festival de Veneza aplaude o filme 'Lope', de Andrucha Waddington". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 September 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Lope, de Andrucha Waddington, recebe 7 indicações ao Goya 2011". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. ^ "3ª temporada de "Sob Pressão" chega ao fim com recorde de audiência". RD1 - TV & Famosos (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Com Marcelo Adnet, filme "Os Penetras" chega a 2,5 milhões de espectadores". Guia Folha (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Ricardo 'Gordo' se torna um dos sócios da Conspiração". propmark (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Crítica: 'O Juízo' é tentativa honesta, ainda que imperfeita, de visão nacional no terror". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  15. ^ Santana, Greicehelen (30 April 2019). "Andrucha elogia parceria com Julio Andrade na direção de Sob Pressão". Observatório da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  16. ^ 'Ainda tem boas surpresas pro final', promete Andrucha Waddington (in Brazilian Portuguese), 5 August 2016, retrieved 21 January 2020

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Films directed by Andrucha Waddington
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
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