Jorge Alberto Furtado (born June 9, 1959) is a Brazilian film and television director and screenwriter.
Life and career Jorge Furtado is the son of Dercy Furtado (1927–2024), the first woman elected to the Municipal Chamber of Porto Alegre in history, and (1924–1999), a professor and administrator. He has five siblings - Cláudio, Sérgio, Nina, Maria da Graça, and Thaís.
Furtado attended university for courses in medicine, psychology, journalism and arts, but did not graduate. He began his professional career in the 1980s on a local channel TVE-RS working as reporter, presenter, editor, screenwriter and producer. In 1982 he created a TV show, Quizumba, that mixed fiction and documentary with very audacious language for the Brazilian public television.
Between 1984 and 1986, Furtado was director of the museum Museu de Comunicação Social Hipólito José da Costa in Porto Alegre. At the same time, with the help of José Pedro Goulart and Ana Luiza Azevedo, he created the company Luz Produções, where he made two short films and produced plays for theater. From 1986 to 1990, he made dozens of TV commercials.
In 1987, he was one of the founders of Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre, in which he still participates. In 1990, he worked on TV Globo, making scripts for many TV series.
In 2008, Harvard University promoted an exhibition of his films called "Jorge Furtado's Porto Alegre".
Filmography Film Year Film Director Writer Notes1984Temporal Short film1986O Dia em que Dorival Encarou a Guarda Short film1988Barbosa Short film1989Isle of Flowers Short film1990Memória Short film1991Esta Não é a Sua Vida Short film1994Veja Bem Short film1994A Matadeira Short film1995Estrada Short film1997Ângelo Anda Sumido Short film1999Três Minutos Short film2000O Sanduíche Short film2000Tolerance 2001Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil 2002Houve uma Vez Dois Verões 2003Benjamim 2003The Man Who Copied 2003Lisbela e o Prisioneiro 2004Oscar Boz Short film2004Meu Tio Matou um Cara 2005O Coronel e o Lobisomem 2007Saneamento Básico 2007Rummikub Short film2010Antes Que o Mundo Acabe 2010Velazquez e a Teoria Quântica da Gravidade Short film2010Até a Vista Short film 2014O Mercado de Notícias 2015Real Beleza 2018Rasga Coração 2024Virgínia e Adelaide
Television Year Film Director Writer Notes1993Agosto 1994Memorial de Maria Moura 1995A Comédia da Vida Privada 1997Anchietanos Television film1999Luna Caliente 2000A Invenção do Brasil 2000Brava Gente Episode: "Meia Encarnada Dura de Sangue"2001Os Normais 2 episodes2008–2009Ó Paí, Ó 10 episodes2009Decamerão: A Comédia do Sexo 2011A Mulher Invisível 1 episode2011Homens de Bem Television film2011–2013A História do Amor 2012Doce de Mãe Television film2014Doce de Mãe 2015Mister Brau 2016Nada Será Como Antes 2017Sob Pressão 3 episodes2020Todas as Mulheres do Mundo 2020Amor e Sorte
Awards 2003: "Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil" as best director and best original script for The Man Who Copied. 2003: Best script on the "Brazilian Film Festival of Miami", for The Man Who Copied. 2003: Critics' award on the "Festival Internacional de Punta del Este" for The Man Who Copied. 2004: Prêmio ACIE de Cinema for Best Picture for The Man Who Copied. 2002: "Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil" for best original script with Two summers. 2002: Best movie award on "Cine Ceará" for Two Summers. 2002: Best director award on "Cine Ceará" for Two Summers. 2002: Best movie award on "Festival de Cinema Brasileiro" in Paris, for Two Summers. 1995: "Kikito" of Best Brazilian movie on the "Festival de Gramado" for Felicidade é…. 1989: Best short movie on the Berlin International Film Festival for Island of Flowers. 1988: Best short movie on the Havana Film Festival for Barbosa. 1986: Best short movie on the festivals of Gramado, Havana and Huelva, with The Day Dorival Faced the Guards.
See also Cinema of Brazil Lists of Brazilian films List of Brazilian directors
References
External links
Site of Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre Official website of the movie "O Mercado de Notícias"