Davi Pretto

Biography

Davi Pretto is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. At the age of 25, he premiered his feature debut "Castanha" at the Forum section of the 64th Berlin Film Festival in 2014. The film also won the Best Film New Trends at Rio de Janeiro Intl. Film Festival and competed in festivals such as Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Bafici and Havana. In 2017, his second feature, the neo-western "Rifle", was presented at the Forum section of the 67th Berlin Film Festival. The film won the Grand Prize at Jeonju Intl. Film Festival and three prizes at the 49th Brasília Film Festival. In 2018, he was an award fellow at the DAAD Berlin Artists-in-Residence. His third feature, the horror drama "Continent", was made in co-production between Brazil, France and Argentina, with the support of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and San Sebastián Film Festival WIP Latam section. In 2024, the film was screened in competition at Sitges, Munich and Rio de Janeiro film festivals. In the same year, Davi shot his fourth feature film, the lo-fi sci-fi "Future Future".

Known for

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Future Future	Writer
—	Future Future	Director
2024	Continent	Director
2024	Continent	Writer
2020	Foreign Desert	Director
2020	Foreign Desert	Screenplay
2020	Foreign Desert	Editor
2017	Rifle	Director
2017	Rifle	Screenplay
2017	Rifle	Music
2015	The Roof Above Us	Producer
2015	Half Man, Half Ghost	Director
2015	Half Man, Half Ghost	Writer
2014	Castanha	Director
2014	Castanha	Writer
2014	Como se Vive Como se Torce	Director
2013	Bagagem	Director
2013	Bagagem	Writer
2013	Bagagem	Editor
2013	Bagagem	Producer
2013	Bagagem	Director of Photography
2012	Garry	Assistant Camera
2010	Metro	Director
2010	Metro	Screenplay
2010	Drawer	Art Direction
2009	Waiting Room	Director
2009	Waiting Room	Screenplay
2009	Waiting Room	Producer