# Daniela Thomas
> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daniela_Thomas
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daniela_Thomas.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Thomas
> Source revision: 1229948412
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
{{Short description|Brazilian film director, screenwriter and editor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Daniela Thomas
| birth_name = Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959}}
| birth_place = [Brazil](/source/Brazil)
| occupation = {{hlist|[Film Editor](/source/Film_editing)|[film director](/source/film_director)|[screenwriter](/source/screenwriter)}}
| father = [Ziraldo Alves Pinto](/source/Ziraldo_Alves_Pinto)
| relatives = [Antonio Pinto](/source/Antonio_Pinto_(composer)) (brother)
}}
'''Daniela Thomas''' (born 1959) is a Brazilian [film director](/source/film_director), [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter) and [editor](/source/film_editor).
== Early life ==
In 1959, Thomas was born as Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto in Brazil.
Thomas' father is [Ziraldo Alves Pinto](/source/Ziraldo_Alves_Pinto), a cartoonist. Thomas' brother is [Antonio Pinto](/source/Antonio_Pinto_(composer)).
== Career ==
In 1994, Thomas co-directed her first feature film, ''[Terra Estrangeira](/source/Terra_Estrangeira)'' aka Foreign Land, alongside [Walter Salles](/source/Walter_Salles). Thomas is also its screenwriter and production designer.[{{cite web|url=http://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento576543/da-gaivota|title=Da Gaivota|publisher=itaucultural|access-date=2016-01-04|archive-date=2018-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128034924/http://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento576543/da-gaivota|url-status=dead}}] In 2007, again with [Salles](/source/Walter_Salles), Thomas directed ''[Linha de Passe](/source/Linha_de_Passe)'', the film which gave [Sandra Corveloni](/source/Sandra_Corveloni) a [Best Actress Award](/source/Best_Actress_Award_(Cannes_Film_Festival)) at the [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival).
Thomas was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the [2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony).
Thomas' film [Vazante](/source/Vazante) premiered at the [67th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/67th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).[{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/panorama/pan-presse-detail_36372.html|title=Panorama 2017 Programme Complete: Powerful European Auteur Cinema / Three Surprising Indie Gems from China and Hong Kong / Brazil Well-Represented with Five Films|work=[Berlinale](/source/Berlinale)|date=25 January 2017|accessdate=26 January 2017}}]
==Filmography==
===As a director===
*1995 - ''[Terra Estrangeira](/source/Terra_Estrangeira)'' (a.k.a. ''Foreign Land'')[{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/foreign-land-v135834 |title=Foreign Land (1995) (as director, screenwriter, and production designer) |publisher=allmovie.com |accessdate=February 20, 2019}}]
*1998 - ''[O Primeiro Dia](/source/O_Primeiro_Dia)'' (a.k.a. ''Midnight'') [{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166707/ |title=Midnight (1998) |publisher=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |accessdate=February 20, 2019}}]
*1998 - ''[Somos Todos Filhos da Terra](/source/Somos_Todos_Filhos_da_Terra)''
*2002 - ''[Armas e Paz](/source/Armas_e_Paz)''
*2002 - ''[Castanha e caju contra o encouraçado Titanic](/source/Castanha_e_caju_contra_o_encoura%C3%A7ado_Titanic)'' (short film)
*2006 - ''[Paris, je t'aime](/source/Paris%2C_je_t'aime)'' (segment "Loin du 16ème")
*2007 - ''[Linha de Passe](/source/Linha_de_Passe)''
*2009 - ''Sunstroke'' (''Insolação'')
*2017 - ''[Vazante](/source/Vazante_(film))'' [{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vazante |title=Vazante |publisher=metacritic.com |accessdate=February 20, 2019}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/movies/vazante-review-daniela-thomas.html |title=Review: Vazante Revisites Brazil's History in Black and White |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |date=January 10, 2018 |accessdate=February 20, 2019}}]
===As a writer===
*1995 - ''Terra Estrangeira''
*1998 - ''[Menino Maluquinho 2: A Aventura](/source/Menino_Maluquinho_2%3A_A_Aventura)''
*1998 - ''[O Primeiro Dia](/source/O_Primeiro_Dia)''
*2001 - ''[Abril Despedaçado](/source/Abril_Despeda%C3%A7ado)''
*2006 - ''Paris, je t'aime'' (segment "Loin du 16ème")
*2007 - ''Linha de Passe''
*2017 - ''[Vazante](/source/Vazante_(film))''
== Awards ==
* 2000 Winner of Silver Ariel Award for [Midnight (1998)](/source/Midnight_(1998_film)).[{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166707/awards |title=Midnight (1998) -Awards |publisher=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |accessdate=February 20, 2019}}]
* 2000 Winner of Best Director of Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Midnight (1998).