Feature Films

Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado) - 2001
Awards
       Leoncino d'Oro (Young Golden Lion) - 58º Venice Film Festival - Italy - 2001
      2º Best Foreign Film of the Year - National Board of Review - EUA - 2001

Nominations:
       Foreign Film - Golden Globe - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - USA - 2001
       Foreign Film - BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - 2002

Central Station (Central do Brasil) - 1998
Major Awards
       Golden Bear (Best Film) - Berlin Film Festival - Germany - 1998
       Golden Globe (Best Foreign Film) - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - USA -1998
       Best Foreign Film of the Year - National Board of Review - 1998
       Best Film Not in the English Language - BAFTA (British Academy Film and Television Award) - England - 1999

Foreign Land (Terra Estrangeira) - Co-directed with Daniela Thomas - 1995
Major Awards
       Audience Grand Prize - Rencontres Internationales de Cinéma de Paris - Paris Film Forum - France - 1995
       Audience Grand Prize - Bergamo Film Festival - Italy - 1996
       Audience Grand Prize - Belfort Film Festival - France - 1996

High Art (A Grande Arte) - 1991
       Audience Prize - SESI - Brazil - 1991
       Official Selection - Montreal Film Festival - Canada - 1991