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João Salaviza

Awards

João Salaviza

22 wins & 42 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Russa (2018)
    2018 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Best Short Film
    • Russa
    Shared with: Ricardo Alves Jr.
  • Altas Cidades de Ossadas (2017)
    2017 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Best Short Film
    • Altas Cidades de Ossadas
  • Rafa (2012)
    2012 Winner Golden Berlin Bear
    • Best Short Film
    • Rafa

International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers

  • Montanha (2015)
    2015 Winner "Bona Dea" Award in "New European Cinema" Program
    • Best Cinematography
    • Montanha
    Shared with: Vasco Viana

Cannes Film Festival

  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Winner Un Certain Regard - Ensemble Prize
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Winner Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • Arena (2009)
    2009 Winner Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
    • Arena

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival

  • Russa (2018)
    2019 Nominee Moon of Valencia
    • Best Short Film
    • Russa
    Shared with: Ricardo Alves Jr.

Golden Globes, Portugal

  • Montanha (2015)
    2016 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Film
    • Montanha
    Shared with: François d'Artemare · Maria João Mayer
  • Arena (2009)
    2010 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Revelation
    • Arena

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Winner Special Jury Award
    • The Dead and the Others
    Tied with Soft Rains Will Come (2018).
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival

  • Montanha (2015)
    2015 Winner Antigone d'Or
    • Best Film
    • Montanha

Munich Film Festival

  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Winner CineVision Award
    • Best Film by an Emerging Director
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Nominee CineVision Award
    • Best Film By An Emerging Director
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • Montanha (2015)
    2016 Nominee MovieZone Award
    • Montanha

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Montanha (2015)
    2015 Nominee Zabaltegi Section
    • Competition
    • Montanha

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2019 Nominee Jury Award
    • Spain/Latin America Cinema Competition
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

São Paulo International Film Festival

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Nominee New Directors Competition
    • Best Film
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Tampere Film Festival

  • Altas Cidades de Ossadas (2017)
    2017 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • Altas Cidades de Ossadas

Uppsala International Short Film Festival

  • Russa (2018)
    2018 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best Short Film
    • Russa
    Shared with: Ricardo Alves Jr.

Venice Film Festival

  • Montanha (2015)
    2015 Nominee International Critics' Week Award
    • Montanha

Warsaw International Film Festival

  • Arena (2009)
    2009 Nominee Best Short
    • Arena

Huelva Latin American Film Festival

  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Winner Silver Colon
    • Special Jury Award
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Colon
    • Best Film
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Lima Latin American Film Festival

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Film
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Tribeca Film Festival

  • Arena (2009)
    2010 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Arena

Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português

  • Cerro Negro (2012)
    2012 Winner Film Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Cerro Negro

São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards

  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2025 Nominee APCA Trophy
    • Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Karlovy Vary Fresh Films Fest

  • 2004 Nominee Best Film
    • Duas Pessoas

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2024 Winner Heterodox Award
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Autores Awards, Portugal

  • Montanha (2015)
    2016 Nominee Prémio Autores
    • Best Film
    • Montanha

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2020 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Top Ten of the Year - National Competition
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2020 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Director - National Competition
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2020 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Film - National Competition
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Ricardo Alves Jr. · Thiago Macêdo Correia · Renée Nader Messora
  • Russa (2018)
    2019 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Documentary - National Competition
    • Russa
    Shared with: Ricardo Alves Jr.
  • Russa (2018)
    2019 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Short Film - National Competition
    • Russa
    Shared with: Ricardo Alves Jr.

Lisbon Film Festival (LEFFEST)

  • Montanha (2015)
    2015 Nominee Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Montanha

Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2020 Nominee Sophia
    • Best Documentary Feature (Melhor Documentário em Longa-Metragem)
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora · Ricardo Alves Jr. · Thiago Macêdo Correia
  • Russa (2018)
    2019 Nominee Sophia
    • Best Short Film - Documentary (Melhor Curta-Metragem - Documentário)
    • Russa
    Shared with: Ricardo Alves Jr.
  • Altas Cidades de Ossadas (2017)
    2018 Nominee Sophia
    • Best Short Film - Live Action (Melhor Curta-Metragem de Ficção)
    • Altas Cidades de Ossadas
  • Montanha (2015)
    2016 Nominee Sophia
    • Best Director (Melhor Realizador)
    • Montanha
  • Montanha (2015)
    2016 Nominee Sophia
    • Best Original Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Original)
    • Montanha

Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Winner Victor Turov Memorial Award for Best Film
    • Youth on the March: Feature Films Competition
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival

  • Cerro Negro (2012)
    2012 Winner Best Director Award
    • Portuguese Short Film
    • Cerro Negro
  • Arena (2009)
    2009 Winner Best Portuguese Short Film
    • Arena

Crossing Europe Filmfestival

  • Montanha (2015)
    2016 Nominee Crossing Europe Award
    • Competition Fiction
    • Montanha

Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)

  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Nominee Grand Prize
    • Best International Feature
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Best International Feature
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Torino Film Festival

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2018 Nominee Prize of the City of Torino
    • Best International Documentary Film
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Prêmio Guarani

  • Henrique Ihjãc Krahô in The Dead and the Others (2018)
    2020 Nominee Premio Guarani
    • Best Documentary
    • The Dead and the Others
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

El Gouna Film Festival

  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Star
    • Feature Documentary Competition
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora
  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2023 Winner Green Star
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

Prêmio Arcanjo de Cultura (2024)

  • The Buriti Flower (2023)
    2024 Nominee Prêmio Arcanjo
    • Cinema
    • The Buriti Flower
    Shared with: Renée Nader Messora

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