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Brazilian Filmmaker, graduated in Psychology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Loli studied Cinema at the University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), where she formed as filmmaker, producer and art director.
Founding Partner and Executive Producer of the production company Vinil Filmes, since 2005. Executive Producer, Director and Art Director of the awarded short movies "Ocorredor" (2002); "This Is Not a Movie" (2007) and "Selma after the Rain (2019)".
She has worked as art director and costume designer for over 20 years, receiving the awards from best art direction for "Barbed Wire Kisses" (2010), and best costume design for "Velvet & Broken Glass" (2004); both from the director Marco Martins.
Loli was in charge of the Executive Production and Direction of the series "Meetings" (2008), "Movie Stories" (2009) and "70's Island" (2010), shown on open TV (affiliated with Rede Globo). She worked as a local producer on the soap opera “Insensato Coração”, from Rede Globo (2010).
She produced the documentaries “É Bucha” (2012), “Bolachas” (2012), “Túlio Piva - Silver Tambourine” (2016) and “Port Mirage” (2017).
Loli is currently finalizing her first feature documentary "Uncle Tommy", a public funded project where she signs Executive Production and Direction; she is disclosing the awarded short film "Selma After the Rain", where she signs Executive Production, Direction and Art Direction (screened in 16 countries and awarded by Best Brazilian Short Film - BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival (USA 2020) / Best Drama Short - Annual CPH Film Festival (Copenhagen 2020) Menção Especial na Competição Lutas e Direitos das Mulheres - Porto Femme (2020); Melhor Direção, Melhor atriz, Melhor Montagem - Curta Taquary (2020); Melhor Direção - Mix Brasil (2019); Honorable Mention for best narrative short (ISA Hollywood - IMDB); Special Mention (London-X4 Short Film Festival SPRING 2019); Indicado para representar o Brasil no Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival 2020).
Loli is developing her first feature fiction, the exploitation "Gooseberry Blood", as executive producer and co-director, in partnership with Marco Martins. She has won 4 pitching awards [Horror Contest Madrugada Sangrenta - Roger Corman special (2014)- and Entrefronteras Market (2019)] and seeks international co-production. She is also developing, as executive producer, the horror series "Island of Horror - The Cartilage", which will be released in comics later this year by Darkside Books publisher.