Anita Rocha da Silveira

Biography

Anita Rocha da Silveira (Rio de Janeiro, 1985) is a Brazilian filmmaker.

She graduated in Cinema from PUC-Rio. Worked as an editor and writer, as well as directing short films. In 2012, she participated in the Film Factory of the World, a project carried out in partnership between the French Institute and the Cannes Film Festival, to be able to film her first feature film Mate-Me Por Favor. The film was awarded at the Festival do Rio and selected for the Venice Film Festival.