José Carvalho

José Carvalho (born June 11, 1964 in Salvador, Brazil) is a Brazilian screenwriter, script doctor and dramaturgy professor. He has written scripts for the big and small screens since the early 90s. Some of his most well-known works include Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum, Bruna Surfistinha, Faroeste Caboclo and the classic soap opera Xica da Silva. With an MA in Literature from PUC-Rio, Carvalho has taught courses at not only his alma-mater, but also renowned Brazilian production houses such as O2 Filmes (co-owned by Brazilian film director Fernando Meirelles) and Globo.

Carvalho is set to open his own screen/television writing school, Roteiraria, alongside partner Edu Ribeiro in April 2016.

Feature Length Screenplays

Year Title Director Awards Co-Authors Starring 1998 O Primeiro Dia Walter Salles Daniela Thomas Winner; Best Original Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro João Emanuel Carneiro Walter Salles Daniela Thomas Fernanda Torres Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos 1999 Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum Cao Hamburger Nominated; Best Adapted Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro Anna Muylaert Diego Kozievitch Rosi Campos Sérgio Mamberti 2002 Querido Estranho Ricardo Pinto e Silva Nominated; Best Adapted Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro Ricardo Pinto e Silva Baseado na peça de Maria Adelaide Amaral Daniel Filho Suely Franco 2010 Elvis & Madona Marcelo Laffitte Winner; Best Screenplay — Festival do Rio Nominated; Best Original Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro Marcelo Laffitte Simone Spoladore Igor Cotrim 2010 Como Esqueçer Malu de Martino N/A Based on novel by Myriam Campello Ana Paula Arósio 2011 Bruna Surfistinha Marcus Baldini Winner; Best Adapted Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro Homero Olivetto Antônia Pellegrino Based on the biography of Raquel Pacheco Deborah Secco 2012 Meus Dois Amores Luiz Henrique Rios N/A Adaptation of short story by João Guimarães Rosa Caio Blat Maria Flor Alexandre Borges 2013 Faroeste Caboclo René Sampaio Winner; Best Adapted Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro Victor Atherino Marcos BernsteinBased on a song by Renato Russo Isis Valverde 2015 A Esperança é a Última que Morre Calvito Leal N/A Patrícia Andrade Eduardo Caldas Danton Mello Dani Calabresa 2015 Beatriz Alberto Graça N/A Marcos BernsteinRicardo BravoJosé Pedro Dos Santos Alberto Graça Marjorie EstianoSérgio Guizé

Brazilian Television Series

Year Title Director Channel 1992 Você Decide Herval Rossano TV Globo 1995 Tocaia Grande Walter Avancini TV Manchete 1996 Sai de Baixo Denis Carvalho TV Globo 1996 Xica da Silva Walter Avancini TV Manchete 2003 Carga Pesada Roberto Naar TV Globo

Script Doctoring

Year Title Director Type 2009 Cinderelas, Lobos e um Príncipe Encantado Joelzito Araújo Feature Length Documentary 2012 A Coleção Invisível Bernard Attal Feature Length 2013 Tapas & Beijos Maurício Farias TV series produced by TV Globo 2014 Meus Dias de Rock Bernardo Melo Barreto TV series for Canal Brasil 2016 O Grande Circo Místico Carlos Diegues Feature Length 2016 Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte Paulo Morelli Feature Length 2016 Uma Loucura de Mulher (Depois de Você) Marcus Ligocki Feature Length Pre-production Marighella Wagner Moura Feature Length Pre-production A Matriarca Pedro Morelli Series Produced by O2 Filmes Pre-production As amigas do meu bebê Luis Pinheiro Series Produced by O2 Filmes