Peter Azen

Peter Azen is a Brazilian filmmaker, artist, performer and photographer that lives and works in New York City. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Peter moved to England at the age of nineteen and in 2006 moved to New York City. In 2012, Peter co-founded Illium Pictures, a collective of award-winning writers, directors, editors, producers, and cinematographers based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2018, Peter became the Creative Director of Illium. Over the past 8 years, Peter worked constantly on completing various short and feature length films. Peter's films have been shown in festivals, independent theaters, museums, galleries and during private screenings throughout the World. Recently there was a retrospective of Peter's work in Munich and another one in Berlin.