Andrucha Waddington

Director | Writer

Date of birth : 1970

City of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Andrucha Waddington (born January 20,1970) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His several film credits include "Me You Them" (2000), Mention spéciale of Un Certain Regard in Cannes, an Official Selection of Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, Brazil's official entry to the Oscars Best Foreign Language Film - and winner, Best Film, at Karlovy Vary, Havana and Cartagena Film festivals; "The House of Sand" (2005) Berlin, Toronto and Sundance film festivals official selection, winner of the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Script and Alfred Sloan awards; and the Brazil/Spain co-production "Lope" (2010), a Venice and Toronto official selection and winner of two Goya Awards. Moreover, he directed and produced the TV Globo/ Conspiração drama series "Under Pressure" (2017-2018-2019), which got rave reviews and skyrocket ratings. He also directed and produced the Brazilian blockbuster "Party Crashers" (2012), the biopic "Chacrinha - O Velho Guerreiro" (2018), the thriller "O Juizo" (2019) and theatrical film documentaries as "Gilberto Gil - Viva São João" (2002), "Maria Bethania-Pedrinha de Aruanda" (2007) and "André Midani - from vinyl to download" ( 2015). He was also creative director of the iconic Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Andrucha Waddington has been a partner at Conspiração Filmes since 1995.