Juliana Rojas
  • Birthplace

    Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil

  • Birthday
    June 23, 1981

    Deathday
    N/A

Juliana Rojas

Juliana Rojas (Campinas, June 23, 1981) is a Brazilian filmmaker.

She graduated in cinema from the School of Communication and Arts of USP. Still in the university met the director Marco Dutra, with whom she initiated a partnership. The two directed together in 2004 the short film O Lençol Branco, selected in the Cinéfondation of the Festival de Cannes.

Her first feature, Trabalhar Cansa (2011), again in partnership with Dutra, was also shown at Cannes, at the show Un Certain Regard. Worked as an editor, in films such as the documentary Pulsações (2011), by Manoela Ziggiatti.

She won the Critics Award for best Brazilian film at the Gramado Festival in 2014, with Symphony of the Necropolis.

Juliana Rojas awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2018 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema Winner Special Mention Best Picture (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Gérardmer Film Festival Winner Critics' Prize Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Gérardmer Film Festival Winner Jury Prize (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Kaleidoscope LGBT Festival Winner Jury Award Best Director (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Lima Latin American Film Festival Winner Critics Award Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Lima Latin American Film Festival Winner International Critics Award International Critics Prize (Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra) Good Manners
2018 Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Winner Audience Award Best Feature Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Uruguay International Film Festival Winner Best Film International Competition (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Austin Fantastic Fest Winner Special Mention Fantastic Features (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema Winner Jury Special Mention (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Janela do Recife International Film Festival Winner Janela Award Best Image (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas, Rui Poças) Good Manners
2017 L'Etrange Festival Winner Audience Award Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Locarno International Film Festival Winner Special Jury Prize (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Oslo Films from the South Festival Winner Silver Mirror Award Honorable Mention (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival Winner FIPRESCI Prize Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival Winner Felix Award: Prêmio Félix Best Fiction Film (Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra) Good Manners
2017 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival Winner Petrobras Award (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas, Dezenove Som e Imagem, Imovision) Good Manners
2017 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival Winner Première Brazil Best Film (Melhor Filme) (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival Winner José Luis Guarner Critic's Award Best Film (Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra) Good Manners
2012 Cannes Film Festival Winner Discovery Award - Special Mention (Juliana Rojas) Doppelgänger
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2019 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original) (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2019 Prêmio Guarani Nominee Premio Guarani Best Picture (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas, Sara Silveira, Maria Ionescu, Clément Duboin, Frédéric Corvez) Good Manners
2019 Prêmio Guarani Nominee Premio Guarani Best Director (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2019 Prêmio Guarani Nominee Premio Guarani Best Original Screenplay (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2019 Prêmio Guarani Nominee Premio Guarani Best Music (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas, Guilherme Garbato, Gustavo Garbato) Good Manners
2018 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema Nominee Best Film International Competition (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Cartagena Film Festival Nominee Golden India Catalina Best Film (Mejor Película) (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Cleveland International Film Festival Nominee Best Film International Narrative Competition (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar Nominee Competencia Internacional de Largometrajes Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Gérardmer Film Festival Nominee Grand Prize Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Istanbul International Film Festival Nominee Golden Tulip Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Lima Latin American Film Festival Nominee Jury Prize Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Maine International Film Festival Nominee Audience Award Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival Nominee Cine Latino Award (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2018 Zinegoak Bilbao International GLT Film Festival Nominee Jury Prize Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema Nominee Golden Sun Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Janela do Recife International Film Festival Nominee Janela Award Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Kolkata International Film Festival Nominee Festival Prize Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 L'Etrange Festival Nominee Grand Prix Nouveau Genre International Competition (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Locarno International Film Festival Nominee Golden Leopard Best Film (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 London Film Festival Nominee Best Film Official Competition (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2017 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival Nominee Best Film Official Fantàstic Selection (Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas) Good Manners
2013 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Short Film - Fiction (Melhor Curta-Metragem, Ficção) (Juliana Rojas) Doppelgänger
2012 Cannes Film Festival Nominee Discovery Award (Juliana Rojas) Doppelgänger