Lund was born in São Paulo, to American parents who emigrated to Brazil before she was born. She graduated from Escola Maria Imaculada, an American Catholic school in São Paulo where she excelled in art. She then attended Brown University, where she became interested in filmmaking.
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After she graduated magna cum laude, she landed jobs as an assistant director on many music videos, commercials and films. Having grown up in a middle-class family, she had little knowledge of the plight of those living in Rio de Janeiro's favelas. Then, she was hired to work on the Spike Lee-directed music video for Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us" which was filmed in a favela.[a] The experience opened her eyes and she became determined to make films about the dwellers of these poor neighborhoods to help raise social consciousness in Brazil. She has caused controversy for her friendship with, and admiration for, deceased Brazilian drug dealer Marcinho VP[b].
Lund oversees an organization called Nós do Cinema (We of Cinema), which began with the young people from the cast of City of God who are real dwellers of Rio's favelas. Lund initially started her non-profit acting school to find the cast for City of God.[1] Nós do Cinema offers courses and job opportunities in films to poor children and holds screenings and discussions that help to raise social consciousness through film. She also directed a segment of the film All the Invisible Children.
In 1996, she began work on the documentary Notícias de uma Guerra Particular (News of a Private War), an exploration of the ongoing battle between the favelas' heavily armed drug dealers (many of whom are small children) and Rio de Janeiro's police. It was released in 1999 to critical acclaim and was nominated for an Emmy after airing on PBS. The success of the film made her an in-demand director of music videos for Brazil's hip-hop artists. She won numerous MTV Video Music Awards Latin America.
In 2001, Lund was invited by Fernando Meirelles to co-direct Golden Gate (Palace II), a short film about two young boys in a favela. The film won several awards in film festivals all over the world. Lund and Meirelles continued their collaboration with the film City of God which received international acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards including best director (Lund was not nominated, only Meirelles received recognition from the academy).[2] The success of that film was the springboard for the television series City of Men, a continuation of the story told in Golden Gate. Lund produced the show with Meirelles and directed four episodes. The show was a major hit in Brazil.
^In the Brazilian criminal underworld, there are/were two notorious drug lords in Rio de Janeiro with the nickname "Marcinho VP": Márcio dos Santos Nepomuceno, better known as "Marcinho VP do Complexo do Alemão" (top boss of the Comando Vermelho, the largest criminal organization of Rio de Janeiro) and Márcio Amaro de Oliveira, better known as "Marcinho VP da Favela Santa Marta" (head of drug trafficking in the Favela Santa Marta, in Rio de Janeiro/RJ). The Marcinho VP mentioned in this Wikipedia article is Márcio Amaro de Oliveira ("Marcinho VP da Favela Santa Marta") who was murdered on July 29, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro/RJ, allegedly at the behest of Márcio dos Santos Nepomuceno ("Marcinho VP do Complexo do Alemão").
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^Morales, Wilson (15 November 2018). "City of God : An Interview with Co-Director Katia Lund and Author Paolo Lins". Blackfilm Online. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
^Bellos, Alex (12 February 2004). "And the winner isn't ..." The Guardian Online. London. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
kátia, lund, born, march, 1966, brazilian, film, director, screenwriter, most, notable, work, director, film, city, contents, early, life, career, filmography, awards, nominations, notes, references, external, linksearly, life, editlund, born, são, paulo, amer. Katia Lund born March 13 1966 is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter Her most notable work was as co director of the film City of God Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editLund was born in Sao Paulo to American parents who emigrated to Brazil before she was born She graduated from Escola Maria Imaculada an American Catholic school in Sao Paulo where she excelled in art She then attended Brown University where she became interested in filmmaking Career editAfter she graduated magna cum laude she landed jobs as an assistant director on many music videos commercials and films Having grown up in a middle class family she had little knowledge of the plight of those living in Rio de Janeiro s favelas Then she was hired to work on the Spike Lee directed music video for Michael Jackson s They Don t Care About Us which was filmed in a favela a The experience opened her eyes and she became determined to make films about the dwellers of these poor neighborhoods to help raise social consciousness in Brazil She has caused controversy for her friendship with and admiration for deceased Brazilian drug dealer Marcinho VP b Lund oversees an organization called Nos do Cinema We of Cinema which began with the young people from the cast of City of God who are real dwellers of Rio s favelas Lund initially started her non profit acting school to find the cast for City of God 1 Nos do Cinema offers courses and job opportunities in films to poor children and holds screenings and discussions that help to raise social consciousness through film She also directed a segment of the film All the Invisible Children Filmography editYear Title1997 Anaconda1999 News From a Personal War2001 Golden Gate2002 City of God2005 All the Invisible Children2014 Boys from Vila Belmiro2016 Guti amp the Theater of Dreams2016 Gira amp the Circus of Life2016 Bad amp the Birdieman2016 Movie Motion Magic2016 Jongo FeverAwards and nominations editIn 1996 she began work on the documentary Noticias de uma Guerra Particular News of a Private War an exploration of the ongoing battle between the favelas heavily armed drug dealers many of whom are small children and Rio de Janeiro s police It was released in 1999 to critical acclaim and was nominated for an Emmy after airing on PBS The success of the film made her an in demand director of music videos for Brazil s hip hop artists She won numerous MTV Video Music Awards Latin America In 2001 Lund was invited by Fernando Meirelles to co direct Golden Gate Palace II a short film about two young boys in a favela The film won several awards in film festivals all over the world Lund and Meirelles continued their collaboration with the film City of God which received international acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards including best director Lund was not nominated only Meirelles received recognition from the academy 2 The success of that film was the springboard for the television series City of Men a continuation of the story told in Golden Gate Lund produced the show with Meirelles and directed four episodes The show was a major hit in Brazil Notes edit The favela where the They Don t Care About Us music video was recorded is Favela Santa Marta located in the neighborhood of Botafogo South Zone of Rio de Janeiro In the Brazilian criminal underworld there are were two notorious drug lords in Rio de Janeiro with the nickname Marcinho VP Marcio dos Santos Nepomuceno better known as Marcinho VP do Complexo do Alemao top boss of the Comando Vermelho the largest criminal organization of Rio de Janeiro and Marcio Amaro de Oliveira better known as Marcinho VP da Favela Santa Marta head of drug trafficking in the Favela Santa Marta in Rio de Janeiro RJ The Marcinho VP mentioned in this Wikipedia article is Marcio Amaro de Oliveira Marcinho VP da Favela Santa Marta who was murdered on July 29 2003 in Rio de Janeiro RJ allegedly at the behest of Marcio dos Santos Nepomuceno Marcinho VP do Complexo do Alemao References edit Morales Wilson 15 November 2018 City of God An Interview with Co Director Katia Lund and Author Paolo Lins Blackfilm Online Retrieved 15 November 2018 Bellos Alex 12 February 2004 And the winner isn t The Guardian Online London Retrieved 13 February 2013 External links editKatia Lund at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Katia Lund amp oldid 1185332854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
