2026Nominee
Best Director
F Valentine's Day
Luisa Novo
Director · Producer · Writer
Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
Biography
Born in Cascavel, Brasil, Luisa Novo graduated in Cinema from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. In 2011 she relocated to Los Angeles to continue her education at the New York Film Academy and UCLA, earning certificates in Producing and Business and Management of Entertainment and an MFA in Filmmaking. She has directed a number of short films both in Brazil and the US, focusing on stories from a female perspective and themes like self-image and self worth. She is interested in the struggles women go through arising from the social standards and pressures society puts on them.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2014Nominee
Career Highlight
V/H/S: Viral
2023Nominee
Best Director
Mosquito Lady
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Career Highlight
High Beam
2017Highlight
Best Writing
Becoming Lucy