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Place of Birth: Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
About Cláudio Assis
- Cláudio Assis (born December 19, 1959) is a Brazilian filmmaker.
- He was born in Caruaru, in the state of Pernambuco, and went to Recife, the state's capital, when he was 17.
- There, he started to attend for Economics and Communication studies, but he felt "totally incompatible" with its structure.
- After working as assistant in some production, he went to direct his own short films: Padre Henrique - Um Crime Político (1987), Soneto do Desmantelo Blue (1993), Viva o Cinema (1996), and Texas Hotel (1999).
- The latter served as inspiration for his first feature film Mango Yellow, which was released in 2002, winning several awards including the Best Film at the Festival de Brasília.
- His second feature film, Bog of Beasts (2006), debuted won five awards, including Best Film, at the Festival de Brasília, and the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
- Rat Fever, his third film, was released in 2011 and won the Best Film Award at the Festival de Paulínia.
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