Luiz Ferraz
- Producer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Director specialized in nonfiction projects, always looking for different formats of documentary language as a device to tell his stories.
His most recent work as a director were "Chapecoense Tragedy", for WBD/HBO by Pacha Films, nominated for The Best Documentary at the International Emmy, "To Win or To Win" (7x50) for MBC/Shahid, the biggest arab media group about the season of The Al Nassr FC at Saudi Arabia and the docuseries "All or Nothing: Brazilian Football Team" (5 × 52) first documentary series of Amazon Prime Video in Brazil by Big Bonsai and Pitch Productions, which he directed Episode 4 and the second unit.
Also he did several projects for National Geographic Channel, such as "The Brazilian National Museum Fire" (48) by Duo2.tv and 2 episodes - LGBTphobia and Religious Intolerance - from the "Explorer Investigation" series (6 × 26) also for Natgeo by Vice Media. He also directed 2 seasons of the series "Wild World" (9 × 48 and 4 × 44) and "Extraordinary Stories" (8 × 44).
He was also the director of the documentary "Concrete Landscape" (70) about the portuguese architect and Prtizker winner Alvaro Siza, "Miller & Fried" (70) in co-production with Globo Filmes, screened in theaters in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and during prime time at Globonews and the docuseries "Tapajós Treasures" (13 × 24), shot at the Amazon Rain Forest.
He directed the documentaries "Barbeiros" (20) screened at It's All True Festival, Karlovy Vary (Czech Rep.) and Festival do Rio, "Samba from Quadra" (17) screened in more than 20 festivals such as It's All True Festival and DocsMX (Mexico) and winner of 7 awards and "O Pai do Gol" (20), screened at Cine Ceará, New York Brazilian Film Festival and at Festival do Rio.
As a producer he did the documentaries "It's All a Plan" (74), about the architect and Pritzker winner Paulo Mendes da Rocha and awarded as the best documentary by the audience at the São Paulo IFF in 2017 and screened at Havana IFF and BAFICI, "Vilanova Artigas: The Architect and the Light" (90) sponsored by Itaú Cultural, screened for 11 weeks in cinemas in Brazil and winner of the APCA award for the set of cultural actions made by the centenary.
Also at Olé Produções he produced the documentaries "Outro Rolê" (70) which had the world premiere at 38th Bogocine, Colombia IFF, "A Partner to Call my Own" (80) awared at best documentary at Gramado Film Festival, one of the most prestigious festivals at Latin America and the series "Wooden soul" (8 × 26) and now availabe at Curta! and at the architect and design australian streaming Shelter.
His most recent work as a director were "Chapecoense Tragedy", for WBD/HBO by Pacha Films, nominated for The Best Documentary at the International Emmy, "To Win or To Win" (7x50) for MBC/Shahid, the biggest arab media group about the season of The Al Nassr FC at Saudi Arabia and the docuseries "All or Nothing: Brazilian Football Team" (5 × 52) first documentary series of Amazon Prime Video in Brazil by Big Bonsai and Pitch Productions, which he directed Episode 4 and the second unit.
Also he did several projects for National Geographic Channel, such as "The Brazilian National Museum Fire" (48) by Duo2.tv and 2 episodes - LGBTphobia and Religious Intolerance - from the "Explorer Investigation" series (6 × 26) also for Natgeo by Vice Media. He also directed 2 seasons of the series "Wild World" (9 × 48 and 4 × 44) and "Extraordinary Stories" (8 × 44).
He was also the director of the documentary "Concrete Landscape" (70) about the portuguese architect and Prtizker winner Alvaro Siza, "Miller & Fried" (70) in co-production with Globo Filmes, screened in theaters in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and during prime time at Globonews and the docuseries "Tapajós Treasures" (13 × 24), shot at the Amazon Rain Forest.
He directed the documentaries "Barbeiros" (20) screened at It's All True Festival, Karlovy Vary (Czech Rep.) and Festival do Rio, "Samba from Quadra" (17) screened in more than 20 festivals such as It's All True Festival and DocsMX (Mexico) and winner of 7 awards and "O Pai do Gol" (20), screened at Cine Ceará, New York Brazilian Film Festival and at Festival do Rio.
As a producer he did the documentaries "It's All a Plan" (74), about the architect and Pritzker winner Paulo Mendes da Rocha and awarded as the best documentary by the audience at the São Paulo IFF in 2017 and screened at Havana IFF and BAFICI, "Vilanova Artigas: The Architect and the Light" (90) sponsored by Itaú Cultural, screened for 11 weeks in cinemas in Brazil and winner of the APCA award for the set of cultural actions made by the centenary.
Also at Olé Produções he produced the documentaries "Outro Rolê" (70) which had the world premiere at 38th Bogocine, Colombia IFF, "A Partner to Call my Own" (80) awared at best documentary at Gramado Film Festival, one of the most prestigious festivals at Latin America and the series "Wooden soul" (8 × 26) and now availabe at Curta! and at the architect and design australian streaming Shelter.
