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David França Mendes

David França Mendes

Roteiro, Direção

São Paulo, SP | Cologne, Germany

Drama, Comédia, Terror, Fatos Reais

Adult and Young Adult Audience

FEATURE FILM
Having lived in Germany since 2020, he has been working with both Brazilian and European productions.
Recently, he wrote the feature "In Corman's Territory?" (documentary) for Bro, and the animated children's film "O Casalinho do Diabo" for Take it Easy, both Portuguese production companies.
Among other works, he wrote the fictional features "Corações Sujos" (literary adaptation, drama, suspense) and "O Caminho das Nuvens" (drama based on real events), both directed by Vicente Amorim.
He wrote and directed the feature films "Um Romance de Geração," adapted from the book of the same name by Sérgio Sant’Anna (comedy), and "2000 Nordestes" (documentary), co-directed with Vicente Amorim and produced by LC Barreto.
He wrote the feature "A Garota da Moto" (action), based on the series he created, and co-wrote, with Ângela Fabri, "Uma Aventura Perfekta" (children's film), a spin-off from the series "Escola de Gênios," which will be released nationally in October 2024. Both films were produced by Mixer.
TV SERIES
He is the creator of three original series.
He was co-creator and head writer of "A Garota da Moto" (adventure) for Fox and SBT, creator and head writer of "Quase Anônimos" (comedy) for Multishow, and co-creator, with Rodrigo Ferrari, and head writer of "Nós" (drama) for Canal Brasil.
He was also the script supervisor for the six seasons of the family fiction series "Escola de Gênios" for Gloob, and worked as the head writer at Mixer for 5 years, where he created, supervised, and developed various projects.
He was one of the screenwriters in the room for the second season of "Copa Hotel" (drama) for GNT, produced by Pródigo.
In 2022, he was part of the development team for the series "Desassossego" (fiction, dramedy), an international co-production between Take it Easy (Portugal) and Iris (Luxembourg), with participation from RTP (Portugal).
AWARDS
He won the Special Cinema Award from the ABL, the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Adapted Screenplay for the feature film "Corações Sujos", and received awards and nominations at other Brazilian and international events, including NHK-Sundance Latin America for "O Caminho das Nuvens."
His series "A Garota da Moto" in addition to having strong audience ratings, was a finalist for all major Brazilian television awards in its first season, including the important APCA award.
AUTHORIAL PROJECTS
He creates and develops authorial projects – for more information, please consult the agency.
OTHER
He is also a writer, author of the book "O Herói Insone," and made his theatrical debut in 2019 with the play "Amor é Química."
Additionally, he has been a screenwriting teacher for over ten years. His students have won several awards and nominations and work for major producers, channels, and platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Globo and Globoplay, HBO, Disney, and Fox, among others.

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