Tatiana Issa

Tatiana Issa
Born	(1974-01-16) January 16, 1974 Brazil
Occupation	Film director, producer
Years active	1983–present

Tatiana Issa (born January 16, 1974 in São Paulo, Brazil) is an award-winning Brazilian actress and director. She was the co-founder of TRIA Productions as well as Producing Partners, a development and production company resulting from the association of two established New York-based production companies, Producing Partners,^[1] and TRIA Productions.^[2]

Background

Issa was born in São Paulo, Brazil on 16 January 1974. Her father was a set designer called Americo Issa and she began acting at the age of 7, doing several professional plays and international theater festivals. At age 12, she began acting in motion pictures and later attended the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. In 2009 she produced and directed the film Dzi Croquettes,^[3] for which she received more than 25 international awards, making it the most awarded documentary in Brazilian history. Tatiana Issa is currently the Director and Executive Producer of the weekly television series Além da Conta/Shopping Frenzy, with Ingrid Guimarães GNT/Globosat Network,^[4][5] Musical Almanac, with Marisa Orth at Canal Brasil/Globosat Network,^[6] Nelson 70 celebrating acclaimed songwriter and author Nelson Motta,^[7] Gaby Gringa,^[8][9] at BIS Network, Anota Aí/Take Note at Multishow Network,^[10] Dançando na Broadway/Broadway Dreams,^[11][12] and Mundo em Movimento/Dances of the World,^[13][14] both also at Multishow Network. Issa is also the executive Producer of the series Beyond Ipanema^[15][16] at Canal Brasil Network, now in its second season.

Reception and awards

Reception for Issa's work has been positive,^[17][18] with Dzi Croquettes being her most famous work.^[19] Dzi Croquettes has received praise from multiple news outlets such as the New York Times and Film Journal International.^[20][21][22]

Awards

• 2011 – Grande Prêmio ACIE – Brazilian Golden Globes - Best Film of the Year – Director/Executive Producer ^[23]
• 2011 – Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro – Best Documentary – Director/Executive Producer ^[24][25]
• 2011 - Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro – Best Editing – Director/Executive Producer ^[26]
• 2011 - Prêmio SESC Melhores Filmes do Ano – Best Documentary – Director/Executive Producer ^[27][28]
• 2010 – FRAMELINE 34, San Francisco/USA- – Best Documentary – Director/Executive Producer ^[29]
• 2010 – TORINO Int’l GLBT FF, Itália – Best Documentary Audience Award– Director/Executive Producer ^[30][31]
• 2010 – London Brazilian Film Festival – Best Documentary Audience Award– Director/Executive Producer ^[32]
• 2010 – DANCE, CAMERA, WEST 2010 Los Angeles/USA- Dzi Croquettes – Best Outstanding Documentary – Director/Executive Producer ^[33]
• 2010 – 14th MIAMI Brazilian Film Festival – USA – Best Film Audience Award– Director/Executive Producer ^[34]
• 2010 – LABRFF 2010 Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival – Dzi Croquettes – Best Documentary Jury Award– Director/Executive Producer ^[35]
• 2010 – For Rainbow Film Festival – – Best Documentary Audience Award– Director/Executive Producer
• 2010 – IN-EDIT Documentary Festival – Dzi Croquettes – Best Documentary – Director/Executive Producer ^[36]
• 2009 – Festival do Rio (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) Dzi Croquettes – Best Documentary Audience Award– Director/Executive Producer ^[37][38]
• 2009 – Festival do Rio (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) Dzi Croquettes – Best Documentary Jury Award– Director/Executive Producer ^[37]
• 2009 – 33 Mostra Internacional de São Paulo - Dzi Croquettes – Best Documentary – Itamaraty Award (Ministry of Culture Award)– Director/Executive Producer ^[39]
• 2009 – 33 Mostra Internacional de São Paulo Dzi Croquettes – Best Documentary Audience Award– Director/Executive Producer ^[40][41]
• 2009 – 17th Mix Brazil International Film Festival Dzi Croquettes – Best Documentary Audience Award– Director/Executive Producer ^[42]
• 2009 – 5th Festcine Goiania – Dzi Croquettes - Best Documentary – Director/Executive Producer ^[43]

Television

As director and producer

• 2014 NELSON 70, com Nelson Motta - Director/Executive Producer – Canal Brasil Network ^[44]
• 2014 Almanaque Musical, com Marisa Orth - Director/Executive Producer – Canal Brasil Network ^[45]
• 2014 Além da Conta, com Ingrid Guimarães - Director/Executive Producer –GNT Network ^[4][46]
• 2014 Anota Aí, Listas imperdíveis - Director/Executive Producer –Musltishow Network ^[47]
• 2013 Gaby Gringa - Director/Executive Producer – BIS Network ^[8][48]
• 2013 Agenor, Canções de Cazuza - Director/Executive Producer - BIS Network ^[49][50]
• 2012 Beyond Ipanema - Executive Producer - Canal Brasil Network ^[15]
• 2011 Mundo em Movimento - Director/Executive Producer –Multishow Network ^[13]
• 2010 Broadway Dreams - Director/Executive Producer –Multishow Network ^[11]
• 2003/2005 New York Underground- Director/Executive Producer /Hostess – Band & CNT Networks

Filmography

As actress

• 1987 ... Jubiabá^[51] - protagonista jovem
• 1996 ... O Guarani - Ceci

As director and producer

• 2005 ... Medusa
• 2006 ... Parintins: Amor de Boi
• 2007 ... Dzi Croquettes^[51]

Theater

• A Falecida – Directed by Gabriel Vilella
• As 1001 Encarnações de Pompeu Loredo – Directed by Jorge Fernando
• Sapatinho de Cristal – Directed by Claudio Tovar
• Os Visigodos – Directed by Karen Acioly
• A Receita do Sucesso – Directed by Jorge Fernando
• Simbad de Bagdad – Directed by Claudio Tovar
• O Menino Maluquinho – Directed by Demetrio Nicolau

Education

• 2005 The Goethe-Institut Munich, Germany- Art History/ German Language
• 2003 Cervantes Institute New York, USA – Spanish Language
• 2001 Lorenzo de' Medici School Florence, Italy – Italian Language/ Literature/ Art History
• 2000 La Sorbonne Paris, France – French Language/ Art History/ Literature
• 2000 École du Louvre Paris, France – Art History
• 1998 Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute New York, USA – Acting techniques for film and TV/ scene study
• 1996 The Eurocentre Cambridge Cambridge, England – English Language
• 1988 The Tablado Institute Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Scene study

References

External links

• Producing Partners
• TRIA Productions
• IMDB Tatiana Issa
• IMDB Dzi Croquettes