Karen Akerman
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
Karen Akerman
Biography
Partner of the independent production company Pela Madrugada. She worked as editor in over forty films (features and shorts). She was awarded the Grand Brazilian Film Award - Best Editing for Fiction (2015) and Best Documentary Editing (2009); ABC award for Best Editing Fiction (2015); among many others.
She made five short films. Her work has been shown at festivals in Rotterdam, Uppsala, Cine//B, Alcine, Brasilia, Cine PE and awarded at festivals in Tabor, DocLisboa, Rio Film Festival, Short Film, Santa Maria da Feira, Recife window, Cine Scheme New.
As a producer she was responsible for more than twenty short films. She collaborated as Curator, programmer and jury in festivals and shows in Brazil and Portugal.
Known For
Acting
(2019)
Na Ilha
as herself
(2015)
(2006)
Crew
(2025)
Aurora
Editor
(2025)
(2024)
Greice
Editor
(2024)
Barba Ensopada de Sangue
Editor
(2024)
Sulfur
Director
(2024)
The Fisherman's Daughter
Editor
(2023)
The Soul of Things
Producer
(2023)
Aunt Virginia
Editor
(2023)
Guarda Vieja 3458 timbre 3/6
Director
(2022)
(2022)
The Wind Blows the Border
Editorial Consultant
(2022)
Secret Friend
Editor
(2022)
Lilith
Editor
(2021)
Hilda's Short Summer
Editor
(2021)
The Fever
Editor
(2021)
Depois da Primavera
Editor
(2020)
Mulher Oceano
Editor
(2020)
(2019)
(2018)
The Trial
Editor
(2018)
In a Foreign Country
Director
(2018)
The Dead Queen
Editorial Consultant
(2018)
The Father's Shadow
Editor
(2016)
Confident
Director
(2015)
Future June
Editor
(2015)
Maybe Desert Perhaps Universe
Director, Editor
(2015)
October Is Over
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2015)
Hopefuls
Editor
(2014)
O Senhor do Labirinto
Editor
(2013)
Contos da Maré
Editor
(2013)
Parque Soviético
Editor
(2013)
A Wolf at the Door
Editor
(2012)
The Gravedigger
Editor
(2012)
Feijoada Completa
Editor
(2011)
Fire
Director, Editor, Co-Producer
(2010)
Who lives in my mind
Editor
(2009)
Lands
Editor
(2009)
Arca D'Água
Editor
(2009)
(2009)
Alaska
Editor
(2008)
A party that fell from the sky
Director, Editor
(2007)
Margin
Editor
(2006)
Breathless
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
(2005)
Gaijin: Ama-me Como Sou
Editor
(2003)
Porcos Corpos
Editor