Davi Pretto

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Porto Alegre, Brazil

Davi Pretto

Biography

Davi Pretto is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. At the age of 25, he premiered his feature debut "Castanha" at the Forum section of the 64th Berlin Film Festival in 2014. The film won the Best Film at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival in the New Trends section and also competed in festivals such as Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Bafici and Havana. In 2017, his second feature, the neo-western "Rifle", was presented at the Forum section of the 67th Berlin Film Festival. The film won the Grand Prize at Jeonju Film Festival and the Critics Prize and Best Screenplay Award at the 49th Brasília Film Festival. In 2018, he was an award fellow at the DAAD Berlin Artists-in-Residence. His third feature, the horror drama "Continent", was made in co-production between Brazil, France and Argentina, with the support of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and San Sebastián Film Festival - WIP Latam section. In 2024, the film was screened in the main competition of the 57th Sitges Film Festival and won the Best Director Award at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival in the New Trends section. In the same year, Davi shot his fourth feature film, the lo-fi sci-fi "Future Future".

Known For

Director

Future Future

as Director

2024
Continent

as Director

2020
Foreign Desert

as Director

2017
Rifle

as Director

2015
2014
Castanha

as Director

2013
Bagagem

as Director

2010
Metro

as Director

2009
Waiting Room

as Director

Writer

Future Future

as Writer

2024
Continent

as Writer

2020
Foreign Desert

as Screenplay

2017
Rifle

as Screenplay

2015
2014
Castanha

as Writer

2013
Bagagem

as Writer

2010
Metro

as Screenplay

2009
Waiting Room

as Screenplay

Producer

2015
The Roof Above Us

as Producer

2013
Bagagem

as Producer

2009
Waiting Room

as Producer

Camera

2013
Bagagem

as Director of Photography

2012
Garry

as Assistant Camera

Editor

2020
Foreign Desert

as Editor

2013
Bagagem

as Editor

Art

2010
Drawer

as Art Direction

Sound

2017
Rifle

as Music