Ligia Zapolla
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Ligia Zapolla

Filmmaker and ProducerLondon, United Kingdom
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Ligia Zapolla

Filmmaker and ProducerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Highly motivated and passionate about the audiovisual sector. A multitasking professional with great enthusiasm for learning and contributing. Lígia Zapolla is a screenwriter, producer and director. She has an MSc in cinematographic and audiovisual studies at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, a MA degree in fictional screenplays at Senac and BSc in Business and Management at Mackenzie University. She scripted, produced and directed short films shown at international festivals. In 2019 she was selected for the Development Laboratory at the 19ª Goiânia Mostra Curtas and winner of the best pitching with the series project 'Malua', also selected for the 3rd APACI / SPCINE CinePitching with the feature film 'Deeply'. In 2020 she started work at the Imprensa Mahon, where she develops partnerships and creates a growth strategy for the channel with more than 50K followers on social media. She also scripted, produced and directed the documentary 'After Carnival' and the fictional short film 'Transparente'.
Projects
  • Documentary - After Carnival
    Documentary - After CarnivalPost-production
  • Short Film - Transparent
    Short Film - TransparentPost production
  • Audiovisual course for children | Search for feature film
    Audiovisual course for children | Search for feature filmI volunteered a web series workshop for immigrant and Brazilian students at the Duque de Caxias Municipal Elementary School. The workshop took place in partnership with the Educomunicação program of the Municipal Education Secretariat of São Paulo. This work was carried out in parallel to a character research with students on immigrant adolescents in Brazil. This research was part of the development of the feature film 'Rêve d'été'. The workshop covered fundamental audiovisual theories and prac
  • OMNIBUS Project
    OMNIBUS Project'Estação OMNIBUS' is a video installation where the public can watch an interactive documentary produced in a collective creation workshop. It is therefore a project that takes place in two stages. The first is the workshop where the participants collectively produce the interactive documentary. And the second is the interactive video installation where the documentary is shown to the public. The documentary addresses the issue of urban mobility from the perspective of personal experiences that
  • Short Film - Refugee Camp
    Short Film - Refugee CampFrance 2016 9'00" experimental documentary Film selected: 57 Festival dei Popoli - Florence, 2016 FIVA Festival INternacional de VideoArt - Buenos Aires, 2016
  • Short Film - There's no place like home
    Short Film - There's no place like homeFrance 2015 1'00" experimental Film selected: London Shows Film Festival - October 2015. Kinolit Film Festival - October 2015. Super 9 Mobile Film Fest 2015 ProxyAct Festival 2016 Cinephone International Smartphone Short Film Festival - 2016
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Work history
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    Creative Development CoordinatorCine Group
    BrazilFull Time
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    ProducerImprensa Mahon
    São Paulo, BrazilPart Time
    Responsible for growth strategies and channel positioning on digital and social media. Direct contact with partners, content development and communication strategies with festivals, events, institutes and players. Conducting scripts for interviews, contact and assistance to guests.
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Skills
  • Project Management
  • Screenwriting
  • Directing
  • Producing
Education
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    MasterSenac Brazil
     - São Paulo, Brazil
    Master of Arts Ficcional Screenwriting
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    MasterLa Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3
     - Paris, France
    Master of Science Film Studies Master dissertation title: (EN) 'The Touscoprod experience: The key success factors in a successful campaign' (FR) " L’expérience Touscoprod : Les facteurs clés de succès dans une campagne réussite"
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Awards
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    Film business roundtableFRAPA - Festival de Roteiro de Porto Alegre (Screenplay Festival of Porto Alegre)
    Fictional series project 'Before the party is over' selected for the FRAPA 2019 business roundtable.
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    Pitching at 3º CINE PITCHINGAPACI / Spcine
    Feature film 'Deeply' selected in the student category. Pitching table composed of producers including Gullane Filmes, Academia de Filmes, O2, etc.
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