Diretores / 49ª mostra

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1946. He started his career as an assistant director on “Menino de Engenho” (1965), by Walter Lima Jr., and then directed the short films “Lima Barreto - Trajetória” and “Bethânia Bem de Perto - A Propósito de um Show”, both in 1966. He made his debut as a feature director in 1967 with “Face to Face”. In 1969, he founded the production company Belair with Rogério Sganzerla, directing in the same year two classics of “cinema marginal”: “The Angel Was Born” and “Killed His Family and Went to the Movies”. The following year, he directed three films: “A Família do Barulho”, “Barão Olavo, o Horrível” and “Cuidado Madame”. He is also the director of films such as “Brás Cubas” (1985, 9th Mostra), “São Jerônimo” (1998, 23rd Mostra), “Days of Nietzsche in Turin” (2001, 25th Mostra), “The Herb of the Rat” (2008, 32nd Mostra), “Sentimental Education” (2013, 37th Mostra) and “Kid” (2015, 39th Mostra) and “Bedouin” (2016, 40th Mostra) and “Leme do Destino” (2023, 47th Mostra). In partnership with Rodrigo Lima, he directed “The Long Journey of the Yellow Bus” (2023, 47th Mostra). Julio Bressane was also honored at the 47th Mostra, in 2023, with the Leon Cakoff Prize.