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João Atala(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Editor
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João Atala was born in Rio de Janeiro and travels a lot. He's worked as a director of photography for the past 15 years and has been taking pictures for as long as memory serves. Loves his friends and his home. First lucid memory is a snake at his farm; studied film in Rio and San Francisco. Loves the nature, airplanes, and airports. Always seeks the right reasons to guide him through any project.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Remo Trajano in Auto Copa Park (2015)
    Auto Copa Park
    7.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here (2024)
    I'm Still Here
    8.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2024
    Valentina Herszage in Kill Me Please (2015)
    Kill Me Please
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    Medusa (2021)
    Medusa
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Carcereiras
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Depois do Impacto: A História do Coritiba Crocodiles
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
    • Máfia de Pelúcia (2026)
      Máfia de Pelúcia
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • O Sonho de Cadinho (2025)
      O Sonho de Cadinho
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • PRK30 - O Rádio pelo Avesso (2025)
      PRK30 - O Rádio pelo Avesso
      • cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Samba Infinito (2025)
      Samba Infinito
      7.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Apocalypse in the Tropics (2024)
      Apocalypse in the Tropics
      7.5
      • head of cinematography
      • 2024
    • Lula (2024)
      Lula
      5.5
      • cinematographer
      • 2024
    • As Primeiras (2024)
      As Primeiras
      8.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Nosso Sonho (2023)
      Nosso Sonho
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Medusa (2021)
      Medusa
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Homem Onça (2021)
      Homem Onça
      6.8
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Copacabana-Auschwitz (2020)
      Copacabana-Auschwitz
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Atravessa a Vida (2020)
      Atravessa a Vida
      7.3
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Filme Lixo (2020)
      Filme Lixo
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Caverna do Caruso (2020)
      Caverna do Caruso
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • The Edge of Democracy (2019)
      The Edge of Democracy
      7.3
      • director of photography
      • 2019

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here (2024)
      I'm Still Here
      8.1
      • still photographer
      • 2024
    • Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (2024)
      Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography: Brazil crew
      • 2024
    • Malu (2024)
      Malu
      7.5
      • additional cinematography
      • 2024
    • Food, Inc. 2 (2023)
      Food, Inc. 2
      6.9
      • additional cinematography
      • 2023
    • 100 Foot Wave (2021)
      100 Foot Wave
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2023
    • Giselle Batista in Terra Incógnita (2015)
      Terra Incógnita
      9.2
      Short
      • additional photography
      • still photographer
      • 2015
    • The Empty Classroom (2015)
      The Empty Classroom
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant camera
      • 2015
    • Zhangke Jia in Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2014)
      Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
      7.1
      • first assistant camera
      • 2014
    • United Passions (2014)
      United Passions
      2.1
      • assistant camera
      • 2014
    • The Volcano Exiles (2013)
      The Volcano Exiles
      5.1
      • assistant camera
      • still photographer
      • 2013
    • No meio do caminho tinha um obstáculo (2013)
      No meio do caminho tinha um obstáculo
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2013
    • Passageiro (2011)
      Passageiro
      5.7
      Short
      • assistant camera
      • 2011
    • The Absence That Moves Us (2011)
      The Absence That Moves Us
      6.9
      • camera operator
      • 2011
    • Ciclos
      Video
      • assistant camera
      • 2010
    • Sobe, Sofia
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2009

    Editor

    • Rótulo (2013)
      Rótulo
      4.7
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Assim Como Ela (2011)
      Assim Como Ela
      4.7
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Sobe, Sofia
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2009

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Artist's site
    • Alternative name
      • Joao Atala
    • Height
      • 5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
    • Born
      • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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      Together with Julio Costantini they both tend to work together as cinematographers.
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        Together with Julio Costantini they both tend to work together as cinematographers.

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