A former AIC student won the award for best screenplay at the Festival

2024-09-24 15:29:02

The thesis begins in the Free Study Course in writing in writing International Cinema Institute (AIC) by following the student Natalia Martins Award winning Best Feature Film Screenplay never Curitiba Audiovisual Script Festival (FRIACA)held in Curitiba.

During a practical activity in the course, students are challenged to write a short story based on a childhood memory, which leads to a script for Meat. This is still in primary care and was developed under the guidance of Professor Elzemann Neves.

“From this story, a short film script by Meatwhich haunted me until the second semester. The image of a dead bull, drawn and watched by a child, to then become food for the whole family seems like an interesting way to start a movie. Many things were revealed from this picture, until it became a feature-length manuscript”, Natália remembers.

By 2024, the script is already semi-final Cábíria Bird for Best Screenplay and feature film screenplay competition STRANGEin addition to being recognized as a winner at FRIACA. Currently, Natalia is in partnership with Barra3 Filmes, a production company founded by former students of the AIC Filmworks course, in finding financing to make the film.

The movie

Emu MeatA girl deals with mixed feelings and visions of raw wounds after the news of a possible murder, according to the first time she feels like killing someone. The film explores the complexity of Christian love and guilt, mixing entertainment with elements of suspense and psychological horror.

About the Writing Course

Aimed at those who want to work professionally as screenwriters, the Free Study Course in screenwriting is International Cinema Institute (AIC) is a broad and practical program, whose aim is to let students go through different formats of audio expression, including short and feature films, fiction, documentaries, and single productions and series for cinema or TV. Each script developed has individual guidance from the teacher Elzemann Neves.

* Image: Diogo Bueno