Directing
Felipe Casanova
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Directing
Credits
5 titles
Of Swiss-Brazilian origin, Felipe was raised in Rio de Janeiro. He completed his master’s degree in filmmaking at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD) in Belgium. Currently based between Brussels and Geneva, his work engages with a hybrid approach, exploring singular forms for each project – fictional speculations emerging from interactions with the real. His work has been presented in numerous festivals and venues, including Cinéma du Réel, Berwick Film & Media Arts, RIDM, Uppsala, Kurzfimtage Winterthur, Bozar, among others. His latest film, O Rio de Janeiro continua lindo, won the Pardino d’Oro from the National competition in Locarno and was selected as the festival’s European Film A…
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NRWithin the revelry of Rio's Carnival, Ilma writes to her son. How does she sense his presence in the crowd?
Rio Remains Beautiful
2025
5.0A broken phone and the digital memory of a broken relationship. Both fragile, both recomposed to reveal the fragments of a first love that seems to fade away. Through the careful manipulation of discarnate metal components and the director's attentive look on a found intimate archive, a parallel movement of lingering and resistance to the ephemeral. A playful reflection on what remains.
Loveboard
2023
Behind the camera
NRWithin the revelry of Rio's Carnival, Ilma writes to her son. How does she sense his presence in the crowd?
Rio Remains Beautiful
2025
NRWithin the revelry of Rio's Carnival, Ilma writes to her son. How does she sense his presence in the crowd?
Rio Remains Beautiful
2025
5.0A broken phone and the digital memory of a broken relationship. Both fragile, both recomposed to reveal the fragments of a first love that seems to fade away. Through the careful manipulation of discarnate metal components and the director's attentive look on a found intimate archive, a parallel movement of lingering and resistance to the ephemeral. A playful reflection on what remains.
Loveboard
2023
5.0A broken phone and the digital memory of a broken relationship. Both fragile, both recomposed to reveal the fragments of a first love that seems to fade away. Through the careful manipulation of discarnate metal components and the director's attentive look on a found intimate archive, a parallel movement of lingering and resistance to the ephemeral. A playful reflection on what remains.
Loveboard
2023
5.0A broken phone and the digital memory of a broken relationship. Both fragile, both recomposed to reveal the fragments of a first love that seems to fade away. Through the careful manipulation of discarnate metal components and the director's attentive look on a found intimate archive, a parallel movement of lingering and resistance to the ephemeral. A playful reflection on what remains.
Loveboard
2023