. Ana Cristina Costa e Silva Address: EQRSW 2/3 AE 2 Ed. Cartier Sala 102 CEP: 70.675 260 Brasília/DF Phone: 55 (61) 3361 5915 Mobile: 55 (61) 8408 5612 Portifolio on line: www.dharmafilmes.com.br/anacristina E mail: anacristina@dharmafilmes.com.br Professional Journalist International License Number BR 2487 Founder and brain force of DHARMA FILMES and executive director of DHARMA INSTITUTE, Ana Cristina Costa e Silva is a creative producer and strategic thinker who is author of five publications about the Brazilian film industry and film tourism competitiveness. Counsellor of the Cultural Parliament Forum in the Deputy Chamber of the Brazilian National Congress representing the audiovisual sector, Ana Cristina plays a key role as a consultant to the federal government in order to create a commercial intelligence to the Brazilian entertainment industry abroad. Former president of the Brazilian Film Commissions Alliance, a.k.a. ABRAFIC (www.abrafic.org), she was responsible for bringing together several partnerships between the private sector and APEX BRASIL (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), The Ministry of External Relations and EMBRATUR (Brazilian Tourism Board) to promote Brazil as a privileged location for films and television series overseas. Film & TV Production Partner / Brazilian Liason, reality show Survivor Tocantins Brazilian Highlands shot in Jalapão, 2008. Mark Burnett / CBS, USA Feb May 2009; Production Partner / Brazilian Liason, 20 th season of the Italian Reality Show Donnaventura The Grand Raid of Brazil & Amazonas, shot in 12 states within the Brazilian territory Aug/Oct 2008; Co Producer of the Indo Brazilian cooperation agreement for the feature film project Tamarindo, to be directed by Indranil Chakravarty; Executive Producer for the TV show Notícias do Rio em Brasília, TV Band, 2008 2010; Producer of the short film project Bruna, by Adriana de Andrade e Caetano Curi, winner of the 35mm prize Pólo de Cinema DF award, 2009; Production Partner / Brazilian Liason, Return to the Amazon, two expeditions of the Calypso of Jean Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures Ocean Futures Society screened at PBS, 2007 2008; Creative Producer, Natural Being strand feature film Impasse (in development) co production with Canada, interactive documentary Point of Intersection and the reality show The Final Try Out, 2007; Production Partner / Brazilian Liason, Spiritism: Bridging Spirituality and Health, documentary directed by Emma Bragdon Goiás, 2007; Production Partner / Brazilian Liason, Beyond Productions Taboo, National Geographic Channel, Oct 2006; Production Partner / Brazilian Liason, TV show The Great Outdoors Channel 7, Australia Rio de Janeiro & Lençóis Maranhenses 2006; Producer, 35mm short film A Matter of Time, by Catarina Accioly, selected by the FAC prize Secretary of Culture of Federal District, with sponsorship of the Brazil Telecom, 2005 2006; Producer, 35mm short film Life Next Door, by Gustavo Galvão, Petrobras 2005 award, 2006; Co Producer, 16mm short film Among Colors & Razors, Catarina Accioly, Pólo de Cinema DF award, 2006; 1
Participant in the Pitching Session with the project Tamarindo, International Film Festival of Rio, Sep 2006; Finalist of the Pitching Session Documenta Brasil, project: Brazza, SBT / Ministério da Cultura Sep 2006; Participant in the Pitching Session MITV, project: Melara, June, 2006; Host, TV Show Scenario Brazil, Confea/Crea National exhibition: SBT / GW Comunicação, 2005 2006; Executive Producer, TV Show Cases of Justice National exhibition: TVE Brazil; 2005 2006; Jury of the 2 nd Season, TV Show Reel Race, by Discovery Channel, shot in Buenos Aires in 2005; Production Partner / Brazilian Liason, TV show The Great Outdoors Channel 7, Australia Rio de Janeiro, Pantanal, Bahia and Fernando de Noronha 2005; Finalist of the Pitching GNT, project: Women of Power, Globosat Rio de Janeiro/RJ, 2005; Producer, TV show Direct from Brasilia, TV Band Rio de Janeiro 2005; Host of the PSDB party of Pernambuco TV program Production: GW Comunicação Brasilia/DF, 2005; Marketing Consultant, project Mystic Path to the Center of the World Client: Ornam / Embratur, 2005; Brazilian Partner / Production Liason, The Spanish Fly TV show, ESPN International, Amazon, 2004; Director, TV Show Carla De Carli & Você, TV Rio Negro / TV Bandeirantes, Amazon 2004; Producer/Scriptwriter/Director, TV series Brasilia exhibited in several local networks Brasília, 2004; Host, TV Show Casa Aberta, exhibition: TV Globo, Band, Record, Canal 21 & SBT 2004; Producer/host, PNMA environmental video Ministry of Environment / Dharma Filmes 2004; Associated Producer, 35mm short film As Cavalhadas de Pirenopolis, by Adolfo Lachtermacher, Brazilian Culture Ministry & Rede Brasil award, 2004; Line Producer of the French documentary Brasilia. Travel Towards Dawn., by Jacques Benoit, 2004; Executive Producer, Video Fome Zero presented by president Lula at the G8 meeting in France June/2003; Producer, Scriptwriter, Host and Director of TV series World Visionaries, selected by the V Forum Brazil of Programming and Production Converge Eventos/Tela Viva Sao Paulo, Jun 2003; Producer, Scriptwriter and Director of the documentaries Romaria de Trindade and Caçada da Rainha, exhibited in several networks Trindade/GO & Colinas do Sul/GO, respectively 2003; Director / Scriptwriter, 35mm short film Metamorphosis Special Mention of the Official Jury, 6th. Film Festival of Recife Awards: 1 st Prize, Popular Jury Curtas Livres National Competition of TV Camara and Sesc TV, Gold Medal of Best Film at the Varginha s Film Festival, Best Sound and Best Soundtrack at the Catarina Festival of Documentaries, 2002; exhibited in several networks in Brazil (TV Camara / Sesc TV, etc) Host, TV Show Com Saude National exhibition: TVE Brazil/Production: GW Comunicação 2000 2002; Scriptwriter for documentaries Clients: Embratur/Production: AB Produções Recife/PE Agosto/2001; Host, institutional videos /Clients: Alfabetização Solidária, MEC, Aneel, etc. GW Comunicação 1999 2001; Special Correspondent Tokyo, Japan TV Show Com Saúde Feb/2001; Special Correspondent, Paralympics Games/ Sydney, Australia Esportes e website (Banco do Brasil) 2000; Special Correspondent, Olympic Games Sydney, Australia TV Brasília & Esportes e Sep/2000; Editor in Chief/Host Electronic Magazine Current Life TV Brasília, Nov/1999 Aug/2000; Reporter / live coverages: Taguafolia / Micarecandanga / Porão do Rock TV Brasília 2000; 2
Special Correspondent, Carnaval2000/Salvador BA and São João 2000/Aracaju SE TV Brasília, Mar Jul/2000; Presenter of Perspectives 2000 Series of TV Programs TV Brasília Dec/1999; Reporter/ Interviewer, VTs/Clients: Kaiser & Wall Mart Teddy Bear Filmes Sao Paulo/SP 1999; Freelance Journalist for the newspaper Correio Braziliense Brasília/DF from 1995 96 and in 1999; Executive Producer/ Director, Documentary Kids at War Australian Red Cross Sydney, Australia 1998; Executive Producer / Director, Documentary Capoeira APA Sydney, Australia 1998; Internship, international TV series Heartbreak High Gannon Studios Sydney, Australia 1998; Host, video The Rocks + Production Manager + Editor of 2 TV Commercials (16mm) APA Sydney, 1998; Freelance Translator, Discovery Channel / Beyond Productions Sydney, Australia 1998 99; Marketing/PR Consultant, Pathline Group Sydney, Australia 1998/99; MKT Consultant, feasibility study to import the brand Guarana Brahma IDL/Brahma, Sydney, AU 1998/99; Marketing Consultant, feasibility study to import the brand Havaianas bbb bikinis Sydney, AU 1998/99; Freelance Reporter and Photographer TNT Magazine Sydney, Australia 1998. Commercial Foreign Missions Invited to participate in the Intellectual Encounter as part of the official agenda with the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, during its visit to Brasil, Brasília/DF, Oct 2007; Invited as part of the Brazilian Committee of President Lula s visit to India for the signature of the audiovisual co production treaty between India & Brazil New Deli and Mumbai, June 2007; Presence in the MITV 2007, São Paulo Brazil, 2007; HOTDocs 2007, Toronto Canada, 2007; Real Screen Summit 2007, Washington USA, 2007; Jornadas 2006, Commercial Mission to Argentina Buenos Aires, AR October, 2006; Toronto International Film Festival TIFF, Canada September, 2006 Sunny Side of the Doc, La Rochelle, France June, 2006 MITV 2006, selected for the pitching with international producers, São Paulo June, 2006 Real Screens 2006, attending workshop/pitching with Discovery Channel Washington, DC 2006 1st Forum of Co production Brazil Canada ABPITV São Paulo, SP, October/2005 MIPCOM 2005, major TV market in the world Cannes, France October/2005; Mission to India to prospect for the film project Tamarindo, Goa/New Deli/Mumbai, Dec 2004/ Jan 2005; VI Forum Brasil of Programming and Production Converge Eventos / Tela Viva São Paulo, Jun 2005; V Forum Brasil of Programming and Production Converge Eventos / Tela Viva São Paulo, Jun 2004; IV Forum Brasil of Programming and Production Converge Eventos / Tela Viva São Paulo, Jun 2003; 3
Non profit / Third Sector / Film Commissioner Responsible for the cooperation agreement between Dharma Institute & Culture Secretary / Federal District; and coordinator of the programme Brasilia Cinematográfica 2 st Phase Brasília/DF, 2010; Former President of Dharma Institute; non profit organization (OSCIP) Period: Jul2003/ Jan2010; Founder and Former President Brazilian Film Commissions Alliance ABRAFIC, Nov2006 Nov2009; Consultant to the Federal Government Interministerial group to discuss the regulation of the film commissions in Brazil Brasília/DF, 2008 2009; Executive Secretary Brasilia Film Commission Committee, 2008 2010; Coordinator, IV Seminário Locações Brasil (annual encounter of national film commissioners) Bsb/DF, 2009; Responsible for the public private partnership term signed between Dharma Institute & Ministery of Tourism; and coordinator of the programme Brasilia Cinematográfica 1 st Phase Brasília/DF, 2007 2009; Responsible for the public private partnership term signed between Dharma Institute & Embratur; and coordinator of the Benchmarking programme in New Zealand and South Africa, 2007 2009; Responsible for the cooperation agreement / promotional campaign signed between Abrafic / Apex Brasil / Embratur / Ministery of Foreign Affairs Brasília/DF, 2007 2009; Coordinator, III Seminário Locações Brasil Brasília/DF, 2008; Coordinator of ABRAFIC s promotion campaign, Locations Trade Show 2008, Los Angeles USA, April 2008, which included three stands with representatives from over 10 states (AM/BA/Central Brazil/MA/MG/PA/ Paulínia/SC/SP/RJ); and the launch of bilingual website (www.abrafic.org); promotional booklet and institutional folder, as well as other actions and materials to promote Brazilian locations overseas; Coordinator II Seminário Locações Brasil Brasília/DF, 2007; Abrafic representative, Locations Trade Show 2007, Los Angeles USA, 2007; Abrafic representative, Lusitania Festival 2007, Italy, 2007; Coordinator, I Seminário Locações Brasil Brasilia/DF, 2006; Responsible for the public private partnership term signed between Dharma Institute & Ministry of Tourism; and coordinator of the Sinergy Study / Brazilian Tourism & Audiovisual Industry Brasília/DF, 2006 2007; Lecturer, Festival of Environmental Films FICA Cidade de Goias/GO, 2005; Coordinator, BCFC Website (GO/TO/MS/MT/DF) 2005; Lecturer/Coordinator, Central Brazil stand and promotional campaign, International Film Festival of India IFFI, Goa, India 2004; Coordinator of the seminar on the Indian Audiovisual Industry with Tropical Filmes ESPM/RJ 2004; Coordinator of the Institutional Roundtable, which took place in Brasilia in 2004, with the presence of authorities of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Foreign Affairs and Indian Embassy in Brazil Brasília/DF, 2004; Representative of Central Brazil on the Locations Trade Show Santa Monica, California USA, 2004; Lecturer, Brasil Central Film Commission Secretaria de Cultura do DF Brasília/DF, 2004; Consultant of FilmBrazil private entity which unites the elite of advertisement companies in Brazil 2004; Former Chief Executive Officer of Brazil Central Film Commission Nov 2004, Nov 2010. 4
Books & Other Publications Co author, book Brasilia Cinematográfica, Embratur / Dharma Institute, 2009; Co author, book series: Volume I Benchmarking New Zealand and Volume II Benchmarking South Africa, Ministry of Tourism / Dharma Institute, 2009; Collaborator, Brazilian Locations and Audiovisual Services Export Manual produced in Portuguese, English and Spanish versions ABRAFIC, 2008; Collaborator, Reframe It You Are in Brazil promotional booklet ABRAFIC, 2008; Collaborator, Brazilian Film Commission Alliance institutional folder ABRAFIC, 2008; Co Author, book Sinergy Study / Brazilian Tourism & Audiovisual Industry Dharma Institute & Ministry of Tourism Brasília/DF, 2006 2007; Co Author, booklet Brazilian Film Tourism Dharma Institute & Ministry of Tourism Bsb/DF, 2006 2007. Class Leadership Counselor of the Cultural Parliament Forum in the Deputy Chamber of the Brazilian National Congress representing the audiovisual sector, 2008 2010; Consultant to the Ministry of Culture to bring near the film industries of Brazil India and for the cooperation agreement design from 2004 2006; Invited Member, GEOR Committee, Sebrae/DF 2008; Substitute Council Member of the Brazilian TV Producers (Brazilian Association of Independent TV Producers ABPITV) and Regional Director of the entity in Brasília at the Direction 2006 2008; Invited Member, Culture APL Committee, Ministério da Integração Nacional, 2007; Mediator of the Panel about Film Commission in the FIICAV 2006 Sao Paulo/SP, 2006; Director of Institutional Affairs, Associação Brasiliense de Cinema e Vídeo ABCV; Brasilia/DF, 2005; Representative, Business Round promoted by the Brasília Convention & Visitors Bureau Brasilia/DF, 2005; Jury of the Legislative Chamber Award at the Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro 2004; Jury of the Minute Film Festival Brasilia/DF, 2004; Representative, Business Round Festival of Environmental Films FICA Cidade de Goiás/GO, 2005; Jury of the 7th Film Festival of Recife Recife/PE, 2003; Delegate, New South Wales state / National Convention, Australian Red Cross Canberra, Australia 1998 Training / Extensive Courses AFCI University Course Leadership For Film Commissioners, LTS 2008; Workshop Discovery Networks ABPITV, São Paulo/SP, 2006; Seminar Incentive Laws and Corporative Market ABPITV São Paulo/SP, 2005; Seminar Executive Training and Sector Innovation ABPITV Brasilia/DF, 2005; Seminar for International Market ABPITV São Paulo/SP, 2005; Film MKT Workshop, ESPM/SP, 2004; Digital Cinema Revista de Cinema SP, 2003; 5
Cultural MKT Engineering, Elo Consultoria, Brasilia/DF 2002; Executive Production in Film & Television AFTRS Sydney, Australia 1998; Documentarius Humanicus: Production & Direction of Films & TV Australian Film Television & Radio School/AFTRS Sydney, Australia 1998; Professional Photography/Advanced Level Brasília/DF, 1997; Advanced Techniques in Press Advice ABERJE,SP, 1996; Events Organization Bsb/DF; Training in TV Journalism Sigma 3 Consultoria e Comunicação, 1995; Interpretation for TV & Film Espaço 508 Sul, 1994; Education & Languages Graduated in Journalism Centro de Ensino Unificado de Brasília (CEUB) Brasilia/DF, Brazil 1992 96 Extensive Study in Film, TV & Video Production Academy of Photogenic Arts (APA) Sydney, Australia 1998 Languages: Fluent in Portuguese and English University of Berkeley CA, EUA 1995; Spanish Intermediary level Wizard College Brazil, 2004 2005. 6