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Arena

Mauro is under house arrest.Tattooing helps him while away the time. Three local kids taunt him through his window. Outside, the midday sun beats down. Winner of the Golden Palm for best short film at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

  • Portugal
  • 2009, 15 min
  • Director: João Salaviza
  • Director of photography: Vasco Viana
  • Editor: João Salaviza
  • Screenplay: João Salaviza
  • Cast: Carloto Cotta, Rodrigo Madeira
  • Contacts: Filmes do Tejo
  • Producer: Maria João Mayer, François D’Artemare
  • Production: FilmesdoTejo


João Salaviza

João Salaviza (1984, Lisbon) studied cinematography at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School, specialising in editing, but completed his film studies at the Universidad del Cine, in Buenos Aires. His first short film, Duas Pessoas (Two People), was shown at several international film festivals, winning the student award in Vila do Conde. He works mainly as a film editor for cinema and television. Arena is his second short film.