Júlia Murat

Julia Murat (born November 24, 1979) is a Brazilian film director, writer and producer. She a documentarian known for the film Found Memories, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2011.

Education She attended the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro where she studied graphic design and went on to the Darcy Ribeiro Film School where she studied screenwriting.

Career Her first documentary was Dia Dos Pais [Father's Day] which she co-directed and produced with Leo Bittencourt in 2008. It premiered at Cinéma du Reel in 2008. and was reviewed positively by critics. In his review, A.O. Scott of The New York Times described Murat as "an unobtrusive observer with a strong and confident visual sense."

In 2017, she released her second narrative feature film, Pendular, which won the FIPRESCI Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Murat co-wrote the film with her partner Matias Mariani, about two artists trying to navigate their lives together. The film was praised by The New York Times and the newspaper listed Murat as a filmmaker to watch. That same year, she also released the documentary Law and Order Assurance Operations (Operações de Garantia Da Lei E Da Ordem) (2017).

In 2020, Murat continued her writing collaborations with Matias Mariani, and was a co-writer on his film Shine Your Eyes.

In 2022, she released her feature film Rule 34 (2022) at the Locarno Film Festival where it won the Golden Leopard for best film.

Personal life As of 2017, she was in a six-year relationship with Brazilian filmmaker Matias Mariani. The couple have two children together. Her mother is Brazilian filmmaker, Lúcia Murat.

Filmography Feature films Year Title Director Writer Editor 2022 Rule 34 2020 Shine Your Eyes 2017 Operações de garantia da lei e da ordem 2017 Pendular 2015 O Porto do Rio 2013 Satellites 2012 Os Dias com Ele 2011 Found Memories 2008 Dia Dos Pais [Father's Day] 2007 Vinícius D'Black and Cristina Lago in Another Love Story 2006 Navegaramazônia – Uma Viagem com Jorge Mautner 2006 The Foreign Eye

Short films Year Title Director Writer Editor 2014 Sobre Papeis (short) 2011 Gisela (short) 2010 Passeio de Família (short) 2009 Pendular (short) 2007 Ok (short) 2004 Ausência (short)