Helena Solberg

Helena Solberg
Born Helena Solberg-Ladd
June 17, 1938
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, filmmaker
Years active 1966–present
Spouse(s) David Mayer

Helena Solberg-Ladd (Rio de Janeiro, June 17, 1938) is a Brazilian screenwriter and filmmaker.[1]

In 1983, she won an News & Documentary Emmy Award with From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today, documentary on a new society that born of political turmoil in Central America and the role that the U.S. plays in determining its future.[2] Solberg is the only woman to participate in the "Cinema Novo" in Brazil.[3]

Biography

Helena Solberg was born in Rio de Janeiro, daughter of Norwegian father and Brazilian mother, lived for a long time in New York City, has established itself as a producer and director of documentaries in Brazil and the United States. She began her career from contact with big names of the new movies, as Carlos Diegues and Arnaldo Jabor, a time when she lived with them during the studies at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.[4] Solberg began in adolescence working as a reporter at the Metropolitano newspaper and by mastering English and French interviewed important names like the writer Clarice Lispector and also the philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre.

Her debut as a filmmaker occurred in 1966 with the short film A Entrevista. In 1969 directed Meio-dia, a fiction about the revolt of students in the classroom, with the context the period of military dictatorship in Brazil, Caetano Veloso's music, É proibido proibir.

In the 70s, she took up residence in the United States for about 30 years, where she directed several productions, among them: From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today (1982), which won an News & Documentary Emmy Award. From the 80s, began to produce a series of documentaries for international TV channels such as HBO, PBS, Channel 4, Radio and Television of Portugal, National Geographic Channel, among others.

In 1995, she produced, wrote and directed her first feature film, Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business, a mixture of documentary and fictional recreation from the singer Carmen Miranda's life. With Bananas is my business she won the Best Films award of the audience, the critic and the jury at the Festival de Brasilia. The film also was awarded with the Golden Hugo for Best documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival and was selected among the 10 best in its category by the critic Andrew Sarris.[5]

Her latest work and first fiction feature film is Vida de Menina, based on the book by Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant, awarded with six prizes at the Gramado Film Festival 2004: Best Film, Screenplay, Photography, Soundtrack, Art Direction and Best Film by the audience.[6]

She has two German grandchildren and a daughter who lives in the united states with the two kids.

Selected filmography (director)

Year Title Credited as Note
1966 A Entrevista Director and Producer
1970 Meio Dia
1975 The Double Day
The Emerging Woman
1978 Simplesmente Jenny American Film Festival
—Blue Ribbon Award
1982 From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today Director and Co-producer News & Documentary Emmy Award
—Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story (Program)
Chicago International Film Festival
—Silver Hugo Award
American Film Festival
—Red Ribbon Award
Global Village Festival
—Outstanding Documentary
The Brazilian Connection Global Village Festival
—Best Documentary
1983 Chile: By Reason or By Force
1986 Portrait of a Terrorist Director
Home of the Brave Director and Co-producer
1987 Made In Brazil Director
1990 The Forbidden Land Director and Co-producer —PBS International Award
1995 Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business Narrator, Director and Co-producer Brasilia Film Festival
—Best Documentary
—Best Sound Editing
—Critics Award
—Jury Award
Havana Film Festival
—Best Documentary
Uruguay International Film Festival
—Best Documentary
Chicago International Film Festival
—Best Documentary
Encontro Internacional de Cinema de Portugal
—Best Documentary
1997 Brasil em Cores Vivas Director
2005 Vida de Menina Director Gramado Film Festival
—Best Film
—Popular Jury Award
—Best Cinematography
—Best Art Direction
—Best Soundtrack
—Best Screenplay
2009 Palavra (En)cantada Director Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro
—Best Documentary Film
2013 A Alma da Gente Director Festival do Rio
—Best Direction

References

  1. Burton, Julianne. "Helena Solberg-Ladd (Brazil and United States)". Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  2. "CBS wins 17 Emmys in news competition". October 18, 1983. p. The Day. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  3. Rubin, Nani (April 5, 2014). "Helena Solberg, a única mulher do cinema novo, ganha retrospectiva". O Globo. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  4. "AS VERDADES DE HELENA E GLÓRIA". Jornal do Brasil. June 22, 1967. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  5. "CINEASTRA - Helena Solberg". cinelatinoamericano.org/. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  6. ""Vida de Menina" é eleito melhor filme em Gramado". Terra Networks. August 21, 2004.

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