Ricardo Tiezzi is a writer and professor. He is the creator of the series Santo Maldito (Star+). He wrote the screenplay for Qualquer Gato Vira-Lata. He was also the screenwriter of Outro Lado do Paraíso, which won the Audience Award at the Gramado Film Festival in 2015 and Best Film and Student Jury’s Best Film at the Latin American Film Festival of Trieste. For television, he wrote for four seasons of the series Malhação (TV Globo), the last of which was nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award. He also wrote for the series Temporada de Verão (Netflix), Julie and the Phantoms (Band/Nickelodeon) — winner of the APCA Award and nominated for an International Emmy —, Agora Sim (Mixer/Sony), nominated for the APCA Award for Best Series, A Vida de Rafinha Bastos (Fox), Mothern (GNT), Mano a Mano (Rede TV), and the Christmas TV movie Amor ao Quadrado (Globo). He wrote for the animated version of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (TV Globo) and the telenovela Floribella (Band). As a professor, he teaches audiovisual storytelling workshops at Roteiraria. He was also a professor and coordinator of the postgraduate program in screenwriting for film and television at FAAP, and a professor of creative writing. He currently teaches screenwriting in an undergraduate film program. He holds a Master’s degree in Cinema, Philosophy, and Religion from PUC-SP and is a PhD candidate in Literature and Literary Criticism. He has published short stories on Kindle, including Gordo Gato, Café na Estação, and A Vida que Esqueci. He is also the author of the chronicle collection O Primo de Deus, the crime novel O Sorriso da Morte, and the recently released novel Objetos na Penumbra.
Education
FAAP – Specialization in Art History, with a thesis on the poetics of Chekhov and Cortázar
PUC-SP – Master’s degree in Cinema, Philosophy, and Religion, with a dissertation on the archetypal narrative in the film Antichrist by Lars von Trier
- PUC-SP – PhD candidate in Literature and Literary Criticism, with research focused on book-to-film adaptations.
Filmography
- “SANTO MALDITO” (2023) – Series. Star+. Season 1.
- “TEMPORADA DE VERÃO” (2022) – Series. Netflix. Season 1.
- “MALHAÇÃO” (2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2018) – Teen drama series. TV Globo.
- “AMOR AO QUADRADO” (2016) – TV special. TV Globo.
- “SUPERPAI” (2014) – Feature film.
- “OUTRO LADO DO PARAÍSO” (2014) – Feature film.
- “A VIDA DE RAFINHA BASTOS” (2013) – Series. Fox. Season 1.
- “AGORA SIM” (2013) – Series. Mixer/Sony. Season 1.
- “PERIPATÉTICO” (2013) – Series. TV Cultura. Season 1.
- “SÍTIO DO PICAPAU AMARELO” – Animated Series (2012) – Series. TV Globo. Season 1.
- “JULIE E OS FANTASMAS” (2011) – Series. Band/Nickelodeon. Season 1.
- “QUALQUER GATO VIRA LATA” (2011) – Feature film.
- “3%“ (2011) – Series. TV Brasil. Script consultant (Season 1).
- “TAINÁ 3” (2011) – Feature film. Script consultant.
- “SAPOR D’ITALIA” (2011) – Series. RGB/Globo. Script consultant (Season 1).
- “MOTHERN” (2006, 2009) – Series. GNT. Season 2.
- “FLORIBELLA” (2006) – Telenovela. Band. Season 2.
- “MANO A MANO” (2005) – Series. Rede TV. Season 1.
Teaching and Consulting
- He is a consultant, professor, and screenwriting author for the Apro/Sebrae program, aimed at training small and medium-sized production companies across Brazil. As a professor, he teaches audiovisual storytelling workshops at Roteiraria. He has also taught semester-long courses at the cultural center b_arco and the International Film Academy (AIC). He was a professor and coordinator of the postgraduate program in screenwriting for film and television at FAAP, as well as a creative writing instructor. He currently teaches screenwriting in a university-level film program. He has also taught storytelling and narrative courses for companies such as Almap and Editora Globo.