LUCAS ABRAHÃO – TALENTS — CREATIVE CO ————

LUCAS ABRAHÃO

Director — Screenwriter

Screenwriter and director working across multiple genres and formats. He holds a Master’s degree in Screenwriting with a full scholarship from the KinoEyes program, which takes place across Portugal, Scotland, and Estonia. He has written and directed short films selected for over 100 international film festivals. Among them are “MAPUTO”, which won four awards at the Gramado Film Festival, including the Kikito for Best Director, and “O ESTRANHO DESAPARECIMENTO DO CAMARADA KULIAKOV”, shot in Estonia and screened at festivals such as the Black Nights Film Festival and Brussels Film Festival. He co-wrote the horror feature “UPURGA” (Latvia, 2022) and the comedy “OS FIÉIS” (in post-production). He placed third in the FRAPA 2018 screenplay competition and won the Anonymous Content Brazil Award in 2023. He teaches at the Academia Internacional de Cinema (AIC – SP) and in the postgraduate screenwriting program at SENAC – SP. He was also a guest lecturer in screenwriting at the MFA in Creative Writing at Ashland University (USA). He has been selected for workshops such as the Núcleo Experimental de Cinema at MIS (2023), Berlinale Talents – Buenos Aires (2017), POWR Baltic Exchange (2018), Willapa Bay AiR (2019), and FAM (2024).

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Image and Sound (Audiovisual) – UFSCAR
Kino Eyes Master’s degree with a specialization in Screenwriting – joint program across Universidade Lusófona (Portugal), Napier University (United Kingdom), and Baltic Film and Media School (Estonia)
Graduated in Image and Sound (Audiovisual) from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil.
Master’s degree in Screenwriting from Kino Eyes – The European Fiction Film Master, a joint program between Universidade Lusófona (Portugal), Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland), and Baltic Film and Media School (Estonia). Recipient of a full scholarship.

FILMOGRAPHY

“MAPUTO” (2024) – Short film directed by Lucas Abrahão, written by Lucas Abrahão and André Almeida.
“THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF COMRADE KULIAKOV” (2022) – Short film directed by Lucas Abrahão, written by Lucas Abrahão and André Almeida.
“UPURGA” (2022) – Feature film directed by Ugis Olte, written by Lucas Abrahão, Bojana Babic, and Ugis Olte.
“IL VEPISTA” (2020) – Short film directed by Francesco Crivaro, written by Lucas Abrahão.
“ROOF KNOCKING” (2017) – Short film directed by Sina Salimi, written by Lucas Abrahão, Bojana Babic, and Ugis Olte.
“HOUVE UMA MANHÃ EM QUE EU ACORDEI DUAS VEZES” (2013) – Short film written and directed by Lucas Abrahão.

Awards and Nominations

“MAPUTO” (2024)
- Gramado Film Festival – Best Director, Best Production Design, Honorable Mention, and Canal Brasil Award (10th edition).
- Anápolis Film Festival – Best Film, Best Director, Best Performance, and Best Editing.
- Cine Ceará – Best Film (Critics’ Jury – ABRACCINE).
- San Francisco International Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) – Official Selection.
- In The Palace International Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) – Official Selection.
“THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF COMRADE KULIAKOV” (2022)
- Nefiltravanae Kino Festival (2023) – Best Film.
- Balneário Camboriú International Film Festival (2022) – Audience Award for Best Short Film.
- Monstro – Jacareí Fantastic Film Festival (2024) – Best International Short.
- Brussels Short Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) – Official Selection.
- Black Nights Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) – Official Selection.
- Tehran International Short Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) – Official Selection.
- Fantaspoa – Official Selection.
- Cine Horror Festival – Best Short Film.
- Morce-Go Festival – Best International Short Film.
- Ilha do Mel International Film Festival – Discovery Award.
“ROOF KNOCKING” (2017)
- 39th Cairo International Film Festival (2017) – Best Short Film
- KinoFilm Manchester International Festival (2018) – Honorable Mention for Best Screenplay
- Equinoxio Film Festival (Colombia, 2018) – Best Short Film
- Hak-Is Film Festival (Turkey, 2018) – Best Short Film and Best Actress
- Queen Palm International Film Festival (USA, 2018) – 2nd Place – Short Films
- TRT World Citizen Award (Turkey, 2019) – Best Short Film
“IL VEPISTA” (2020)
- SENE Film Festival (Rhode Island, USA) – Audience Award
- Asti Film Festival (Italy) – Special Award “Schermi di Carta”