Jane Malaquias

Jane Malaquias

Director · Writer

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
November 25, 1962

Biography

From Ceará, director, photographer and screenwriter graduated from EICTV-Cuba, Jane is a pioneering woman in cinema photography in Brazil. Awarded for her work as photographer for the films Cachaça (1995) and O Pedido (1999), by Adelina Pontual; Maracatu, Maracatus (1995) and Clandestina Felicidade (1998), by Marcelo Gomes; A Árvore da Miséria(1998), by Marcus Vilar; Kátia (2012), by Karla Holanda; and Danado de Bom (2016), by Deby Brennand. She is the director and screenwriter of the award-winning short film No Passo da Véia (2002), chosen to be part of the DVD The World According to Shorts, vol 1. Her first feature film, Restos de Deus Entre os Dentes, is in the final phase .

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Jane Malaquias 1

Representative Works

Duas Luas
Duas Luas
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/ Portuguese
Clandestina Felicidade
Clandestina Felicidade
7.0
/ Portuguese
Nimuendajú
Nimuendajú
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/ Portuguese
Véio
Véio
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/ Portuguese
O Pedido
O Pedido
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/ Portuguese
Red Card
Red Card
7.8
/ Portuguese
El Monstruo
El Monstruo
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/ Spanish
Maracatu, Maracatus
Maracatu, Maracatus
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/ Portuguese
The Keeners
The Keeners
8.0
/ Portuguese
Cachaça
Cachaça
7.5
/ Portuguese
The Misery's Tree
The Misery's Tree
10.0
/ Portuguese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Duas Luas
2013Nominee

Best Director

Duas Luas

Clandestina Felicidade
1998Nominee

Career Highlight

Clandestina Felicidade

Nimuendajú
2025Nominee

Best Writing

Nimuendajú

Career Highlights

Véio
2005Highlight

Best Director

Véio

O Pedido
1999Highlight

Best Director

O Pedido