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Saliva

Directed by:

Esmir Filho

Curta

Fiction/2007/Brazil

Crew:

Created by:

Esmir Filho

A journey through the mind of a 12-year-old girl about to give her first kiss. Doubts and fears immersed in saliva.

Road map:

Esmir Filho

Production:

Esmir Filho

AWARDS:
* Best Director at the 35th Gramado Festival, 2007
* Best Film at the 11th Cultura Inglesa Festival, 2007
* Official Selection at the 2007 Critics' Week - Cannes Film Festival 2007
* Canal Brasil Acquisition Award 2007
* Grande Prêmio Mostra Língua 2007, Coimbra – Portugal
* Best Director at Curta Canoa, 2007
* Best Actress at Curta Canoa, 2007
* Best Short Film at the III Tudo Sobre Mulheres, 2007
* Best Short Film at SITGES - Catalonia International Film Festival, Spain, 2007
* 2nd Place for Best Short Film at the 4th Mostra Curta Pará Cine
Brazil
* Elected Brazilian candidate for Oscar Nomination
* Best International Fiction Short, 15th Fesancor, Chile, 2007
* Grand Prize for Best Film at the Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival - Curta Cinema
* Best Photography and Best Editing at Vitória Cine e Vídeo 2007
* Best Direction and Best Editing at Mostra Londrina de Cinema 2007
* 2nd Place at the National Short Film Festival of the São Francisco Valley,
Vale Curtas, 2007
* Best Short Film at the 5th Campo Grande Film Festival (official jury),
Mato Grosso do Sul, 2008
* Best Short Film at the 5th OrvietocortoFest – International Short Film Competition, Italy, 2008
* Best Direction and Best Editing at Cine PE – Audiovisual Festival, Brazil,
* Special Jury Prize for Best Film – 2nd Itapeva Film Festival,
Brazil, 2008
* Best Editing at the 15th Cuiabá Film and Video Festival – Jury Official,
Brazil, 2008
* Best Direction and Best Photography at the 12th Brazilian Film Festival in
Miami, USA, 2008
* Best Direction and Best Editing at FAM – Florianópolis Audiovisual
MERCOSUL, Brazil, 2008
* Best Short Fiction Film at the II Festival de Cine de los Pueblos Del Sur, Venezuela, 2008

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