VICENTE AMORIM

(Director) Vicente Amorim received attention for his 2003 debut feature film, “The Middle of the World,” which was a Top Ten grossing film in Brazil, and placed him on Screen International’s list of most promising directors worldwide. The film, which has played around the globe, was named by New York Magazine as one of the five best at the city’s New Directors/New Films festival, and has received many other awards, including kudos for star Wagner Moura at the Cartagena and Natal film festivals.

A partner in the largest production company in Brazil, Amorim has directed over 500 commercials and music videos, and several short films, including “Don’t Get Charged Up,” which was named Best Short at the Telluride Film Festival. His feature-length documentary, “Too Much Brazil,” was lauded by UNESCO. Amorim studied economics and cinema at the Federal University in Rio de Janero.