Luciana Vieira works as a screenwriter, director, and casting researcher. She recently attended the Cannes Film Festival with the short film Ponto Cego (“Blind Spot”), screened in the La Factory program, part of the Directors’ Fortnight. She also worked as assistant director on the feature film Motel Destino, directed by Karim Aïnouz (Cannes Official Competition 2024), and is currently serving as assistant director on Feito Pipa, the upcoming feature by Allan Deberton.
Luciana is one of the creators of Se Avexe Não, a comedy series licensed by Netflix Brazil. She co-wrote and co-directed the series Meninas do Benfica (Canal Brasil), the TV movie Guerra da Tapioca (Globoplay), and the series Lana & Carol (TV Futura). She is currently in post-production for her short film Joqueta, which won Best Screenplay at the 2023 Cabíria-Cardume competition.
In addition, she was the casting researcher and producer for Alucinação, a biopic about singer Belchior (directed by Eduardo Albergaria / Canal Brasil), and produced the documentaries As Cores do Divino (Canal Brasil) and Um Pedaço do Mundo (GNT). From 2018 to 2024, she was a script consultant for the Cena 15 Screenwriting Lab at Porto Iracema das Artes.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Audiovisual from the Federal University of Ceará.
- Science Without Borders scholarship holder at Université Charles de Gaulle – Lille 3 (France).
- Screenwriting training at the CENA 15 Screenwriting Lab – Porto Iracema das Artes.
Filmography
- “PONTO CEGO” (2025) – Writer and Director; Short Film – La Factory, Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes,
- “JOQUETA” (2025) – Writer and Director; Short Film (upcoming),
- “FEITO PIPA” (Expected 2026) – Assistant Director; Feature Film by Allan Deberton,
- “MOTEL DESTINO” (2024) – Assistant Director; Feature Film by Karim Aïnouz – Cannes Film Festival,
- “SE AVEXE NÃO” (2024) – Writer and Director; Series – TV Brasil and TVC, Officially licensed for Netflix Brazil.
- “MENINAS DO BENFICA” (2022) – Writer and Director; Series – Canal Brasil,
- “GUERRA DA TAPIOCA” (2017) – Writer and Director; TV Movie – TV Verde Mares / Globoplay.
Labs and Development Programs
- Produire au Sud – 2022.
- Brasil CineMundi – 2016.
- Curitiba_Lab – 2016.
- Cena 15 – Porto Iracema das Artes Screenwriting Lab – 2015.
Awards, Grants, and Nominations
- Cabíria-Cardume Award – 1st Place, Best Short Screenplay.
- ABRA-Cardume Award – 2nd Place, Best Short Screenplay.
- Public TV Funding Grant – 2018.