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Kleber Mendonça Filho
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Ariel Awards, Mexico (1)
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema (1)
Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema (1)
Cannes Film Festival (6)
Cartagena Film Festival (1)
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival (4)
César Awards, France (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (1)
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (10)
Cinemanila International Film Festival (2)
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (1)
Gotham Awards (2)
Gramado Film Festival (4)
Havana Film Festival (2)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2)
Montréal Festival of New Cinema (1)
Jerusalem Film Festival (1)
Lleida Latin-American Film Festival (2)
London Film Festival (1)
Mar del Plata International Film Festival (3)
Munich Film Festival (2)
Nantes Three Continents Festival (1)
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (1)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
International Film Festival Rotterdam (2)
Stockholm Film Festival (1)
Sydney Film Festival (3)
São Paulo International Film Festival (1)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Valladolid International Film Festival (3)
Bergen International Film Festival (1)
ABC Cinematography Award (2)
Oslo Films from the South Festival (1)
Lima Latin American Film Festival (6)
Recife Cine PE Audiovisual Festival (7)
Chlotrudis Awards (1)
Tabor Film Festival (1)
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards (7)
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (1)
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (2)
Zurich Film Festival (1)
Dublin International Film Festival (1)
British Film Institute Awards (1)
CPH PIX (1)
Key West Film Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (1)
International Cinephile Society Awards (2)
CinEuphoria Awards (1)
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (1)
Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival (1)
SESC Film Festival, Brazil (23)
Amazonas Film Festival (1)
New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland (1)
The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (6)
Indiewire Critics' Poll (1)
World Cinema Amsterdam (1)
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards) (1)
Gold Derby Awards (1)
Torino Film Festival (1)
CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival (1)
Almeria Western Film Festival (1)
Panorama Coisa De Cinema (1)
Film Festival Cologne (1)
Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP (1)
International Film Festival of Panama (IFF Panama) (1)
Prêmio Guarani (8)
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards (1)
Pingyao International Film Festival (1)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (1)
Cahiers du Cinéma (2)
José Ignacio International Film Festival (2)
Splat! FilmFest (1)
Seattle Film Critics Society (1)
Abraccine Prize (Brazilian Association of Film Critic Annual Prize) (3)
Brazil Online Film Award (1)
108 wins & 60 nominations
Ariel Awards, Mexico
2018 Nominee
Silver Ariel
Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana)
Aquarius
Brazil
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
2018 Winner
Silver Condor
Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana)
Aquarius
Brazil.
Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema
2016 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Aquarius
Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema
2004 Winner
Candango Trophy
35mm Short Films - Best Sound (Curtas 35 mm - Melhor Som)
Green Vinyl
Shared with:
Pedro Lima
Cannes Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Golden Eye
Pictures of Ghosts
2019 Nominee
Palme d'Or
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2019 Nominee
Queer Palm
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2019 Winner
Jury Prize
Bacurau
Tied with
Les Misérables (2019)
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2016 Nominee
Palme d'Or
Aquarius
1 more
All
Cartagena Film Festival
2017 Winner
Gemas Award
Best Film (Mejor Película)
Aquarius
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Official Fantàstic Competition
Best Motion Picture
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2019 Winner
Best Director
Oficial Fantàstic Competition
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2019 Winner
José Luis Guarner Critic's Award
Best Film
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2019 Winner
Carnet Jove Jury Award
Official Fantàstic Selection
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
César Awards, France
2017 Nominee
César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Aquarius
Chicago International Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Documentary
Pictures of Ghosts
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
2024 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
Pictures of Ghosts
2024 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Pictures of Ghosts
2020 Winner
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2020 Winner
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original)
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2017 Winner
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Aquarius
5 more
All
Cinemanila International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Best Director
International Competition
Neighboring Sounds
2013 Nominee
Lino Brocka Award
International Competition
Neighboring Sounds
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
2017 Winner
Critics Award
Best Foreign Film
Aquarius
Gotham Awards
2021 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best International Feature
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
·
Emilie Lesclaux
·
Saïd Ben Saïd
·
Michel Merkt
2021 Nominee
Audience Award
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
·
Emilie Lesclaux
·
Saïd Ben Saïd
·
Michel Merkt
Gramado Film Festival
2012 Winner
Kikito Critics Prize
Brazilian Competition (Longa Metragem em 35mm, Brasileiros)
Neighboring Sounds
2012 Winner
Golden Kikito
Best Sound (Melhor Som)
Neighboring Sounds
Shared with:
Pablo Lamar
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Brazilian Competition (Longa Metragem em 35mm, Brasileiros)
Neighboring Sounds
2012 Winner
Golden Kikito
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Neighboring Sounds
Havana Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Grand Coral - First Prize
Best Film
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2016 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Best Film
Aquarius
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2021 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best International Film
Bacurau
Brazil
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2017 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best International Film
Aquarius
Montréal Festival of New Cinema
2019 Winner
Temps Ø People's Choice Award
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Jerusalem Film Festival
2016 Nominee
In Spirit for Freedom Award
Best Feature
Aquarius
Lleida Latin-American Film Festival
2013 Winner
Special Jury Award
Neighboring Sounds
2013 Winner
Screenplay Award
Neighboring Sounds
London Film Festival
2012 Nominee
Sutherland Award
First Feature Competition
Neighboring Sounds
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Best Film
International Competition
Aquarius
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Best Film
Aquarius
2012 Nominee
Best Film
International Competition
Neighboring Sounds
Munich Film Festival
2019 Winner
ARRI/OSRAM Award
Best International Film
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2016 Nominee
CineVision Award
Best Film By An Emerging Director
Aquarius
Nantes Three Continents Festival
2012 Nominee
Golden Montgolfiere
Neighboring Sounds
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Narcisse Award
Best Feature Film
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2017 Winner
Directors to Watch
Aquarius
International Film Festival Rotterdam
2012 Nominee
Tiger Award
Neighboring Sounds
2012 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Tiger Competition
Neighboring Sounds
For evoking an atmosphere of paranoia and menace through a highly ambitious use of sound and cinematography the winner is Neighbouring Sounds.
Stockholm Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Bronze Horse
Best Documentary
Pictures of Ghosts
Sydney Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Sydney Film Prize
Best Film
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2016 Winner
Sydney Film Prize
Best Film
Aquarius
2012 Nominee
Sydney Film Prize
Neighboring Sounds
São Paulo International Film Festival
2012 Winner
Itamaraty Award
Best Brazilian Film
Neighboring Sounds
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
TFCA Award
Best First Feature
Neighboring Sounds
Valladolid International Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Tiempo de Historia Award
Best Documentary
Pictures of Ghosts
2023 Nominee
Tiempo de Historia Award
Best Documentary
Pictures of Ghosts
2016 Nominee
Golden Spike
Best Film
Aquarius
Bergen International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Cinema Extraordinaire
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
ABC Cinematography Award
2014 Winner
ABC Trophy
Feature Film - Best Editing (Melhor Montagem)
Neighboring Sounds
Shared with:
João Maria
2014 Winner
ABC Trophy
Feature Film - Best Sound (Melhor Som)
Neighboring Sounds
Shared with:
Nicolas Hallet
·
Simone Dourado
·
Carlos Montenegro
·
Gera Vieira
·
Ricardo Cutz
·
Catarina Apolônio
Oslo Films from the South Festival
2012 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Neighboring Sounds
Lima Latin American Film Festival
2019 Winner
Best Film
Official Competition (Fiction)
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2019 Winner
Best Director
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2019 Winner
Critics Award
Best Film
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2016 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Aquarius
2013 Winner
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Neighboring Sounds
1 more
All
Recife Cine PE Audiovisual Festival
2010 Winner
Calunga Trophy
Short Film 35mm - Best Director (Curta Metragem 35mm - Melhor Diretor)
Cold Tropics
2010 Winner
Calunga Trophy
Short Film 35mm - Best Screenplay (Curta Metragem 35mm - Melhor Roteiro)
Cold Tropics
2006 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Eletrodoméstica
2006 Winner
Critics Award
Best Short Film
Eletrodoméstica
2005 Winner
Calunga Trophy
Short Film 35mm - Best Sound Editing (Curta Metragem 35mm - Melhor Edição de Som)
Green Vinyl
Shared with:
Daniel Bandeira
2 more
All
Chlotrudis Awards
2017 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Original Screenplay
Aquarius
Tabor Film Festival
2006 Winner
Honorable Mention
Best Film
Eletrodoméstica
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards
2024 Winner
APCA Trophy
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Pictures of Ghosts
2020 Winner
APCA Trophy
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2020 Winner
APCA Trophy
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2017 Winner
APCA Trophy
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Aquarius
2017 Winner
APCA Trophy
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Aquarius
2 more
All
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
2021 Nominee
Chainsaw Award
Best Screenplay
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
2012 Winner
Première Brazil
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Neighboring Sounds
2012 Winner
Première Brazil
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Neighboring Sounds
Zurich Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Golden Eye Award
Best International Feature Film
Aquarius
Dublin International Film Festival
2017 Winner
Dublin Film Critics Award
Best Film
Aquarius
British Film Institute Awards
2012 Nominee
Sutherland Trophy
Neighboring Sounds
CPH PIX
2012 Winner
New Talent Grand PIX
Neighboring Sounds
Key West Film Festival
2019 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Foreign Feature
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2014 Nominee
Heterodox Award
Neighboring Sounds
International Cinephile Society Awards
2024 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Documentary
Pictures of Ghosts
2021 Winner
ICS Award
Best Original Screenplay
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
CinEuphoria Awards
2018 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Director - International Competition
Aquarius
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
2017 Winner
Festival Award
DFCC Best Film
Aquarius
Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival
2014 Winner
Andorinha Trophy
Best Sound (Melhor Som)
Neighboring Sounds
Shared with:
Catarina Apolônio
·
Ricardo Cutz
·
Carlos Montenegro
·
Gera Vieira
SESC Film Festival, Brazil
2024 Winner
Critics Award
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Pictures of Ghosts
2024 Winner
Critics Award
Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
Pictures of Ghosts
2024 Winner
Audience Award
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Pictures of Ghosts
2024 Winner
Audience Award
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Pictures of Ghosts
2024 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
Pictures of Ghosts
18 more
All
Amazonas Film Festival
2010 Winner
Amazonas Award - Short Film Competition
Best Film
Cold Tropics
New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland
2012 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Neighboring Sounds
The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema
2017 Nominee
Platino Award
Best Director
Aquarius
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2025 Nominee
INOCA
Best Documentary
Pictures of Ghosts
Shared with:
Emilie Lesclaux
2021 Nominee
INOCA
Best Non-English Language Film
Bacurau
Brazil
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2020 Nominee
Halfway Award
Best Director
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2020 Winner
Halfway Award
Best Non-English Language Film
Bacurau
Brazil
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2020 Winner
Halfway Award
Best Original Screenplay
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
1 more
All
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2012 Nominee
ICP Award
Best First Feature
Neighboring Sounds
2nd place.
World Cinema Amsterdam
2016 Winner
World Cinema Amsterdam Jury Award
Best Film
Aquarius
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)
2016 Winner
Premio Fénix
Best Director
Aquarius
Gold Derby Awards
2021 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
International Feature
Bacurau
Brazil
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
·
Saïd Ben Saïd
·
Michel Merkt
Torino Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Prize of the City of Torino
Best International Documentary Film
Pictures of Ghosts
CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Emeric Pressburger Prize
Aquarius
Almeria Western Film Festival
2020 Winner
Grand Jury Award
Special Jury Award to the best Neowestern Featured Film
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Panorama Coisa De Cinema
2012 Winner
Panorama Brasil
Best Feature Film
Neighboring Sounds
Film Festival Cologne
2019 Nominee
Hollywood Reporter Award
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP
2023 Winner
Premio del Jurado de Documental
Mejor Documental
Pictures of Ghosts
International Film Festival of Panama (IFF Panama)
2017 Winner
Audience Award
Aquarius
Prêmio Guarani
2020 Winner
Premio Guarani
Best Director
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2020 Winner
Premio Guarani
Best Original Screenplay
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2017 Winner
Premio Guarani
Best Director
Aquarius
2017 Winner
Premio Guarani
Best Original Screenplay
Aquarius
2014 Winner
Premio Guarani
Best Director
Neighboring Sounds
3 more
All
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards
2021 Nominee
MCFCA Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
·
Emilie Lesclaux
·
Saïd Ben Saïd
·
Michel Merkt
Pingyao International Film Festival
2023 Winner
People's Choice Award
Gala-Best Film
Pictures of Ghosts
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2021 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best International Feature
Bacurau
Brazil
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Cahiers du Cinéma
2019 Nominee
Top 10 Film Award
Best Film
Bacurau
Fourth Place
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2016 Nominee
Top 10 Film Award
Best Film
Aquarius
Fourth Place
José Ignacio International Film Festival
2017 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Film
Aquarius
2013 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Film
Neighboring Sounds
Splat! FilmFest
2019 Winner
Audience Award
Best Director
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Seattle Film Critics Society
2021 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Film Not in the English Language
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
Abraccine Prize (Brazilian Association of Film Critic Annual Prize)
2019 Winner
Abraccine Award
Best Brazilian Feature Film (Melhor Longa Brasileiro)
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
2016 Winner
Abraccine Award
Best Brazilian Feature Film (Melhor Longa Brasileiro)
Aquarius
2013 Winner
Abraccine Award
Best Brazilian Feature Film (Melhor Longa Brasileiro)
Neighboring Sounds
Brazil Online Film Award
2020 Nominee
BOFA
Best Director
Bacurau
Shared with:
Juliano Dornelles
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