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Januário Afonso

Januário Afonso

Santomean film director

Januário Afonso is a filmmaker from São Tomé and Príncipe born in 1963.[1][2] His first experience in cinema was working with Austrian filmmaker Herbert Brödl on Brödl's movie Little Fruit from the Equator (1998) which was shot in São Tomé.[3] Afonso graduated in documentary film studies in Portugal (2006) and Scotland (2007), and obtained a law degree at São Tomé in 2016. He made feature films and documentaries on current social themes such as AIDS and domestic violence.[4][5] Afonso collaborated with Angolan film director Orlando Fortunato de Oliveira on Fortunato's drama movie Batepá (2010).[3]

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Filmography

Afonso's films include:[1][2]

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Competition

In 2015 Afonso won the Unesco Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) Audiovisual competition in the television fiction (FICTV) category with his adaptation project for the story Rosa do Riboque (Riboque Rose) by Santomean writer Albertino Bragança.[1][2]

References

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    "Filmes São Tomé e Príncipe. Januário Afonso" [Films of São Tomé e Príncipe. Januário Afonso]. cinafrica.letras.ufrj.br (in Portuguese). Cinafrica. Retrieved 27 July 2023. Januário Afonso nasceu a 30 de setembro de 1963, em São Marçal, S.Tomé, natural de Fátima, Distrito de Mé-Zochi.
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    Borges, Akaisa (6 September 2021). "Januário Afonso, realizador santomense, fala sobre o cinema em São Tomé e Príncipe" [Januário Afonso, São Toméan director, talks about cinema in São Tomé and Príncipe]. stpdigital.net (in Portuguese). Tela Digital Media Group. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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    Falconi, Jessica; Krakowska, Kamila (2017). "Panorama do Cinema e do Audiovisual em São Tomé e Príncipe" [Panorama of cinema and audiovisual media in São Tomé and Príncipe)] (PDF). revistas.ufrj.br (in Portuguese). Mulemba, Revista Cientifica. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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    Luis, Cardador (10 October 2007). "Realizador santomense retrata violência doméstica" [Santomean director portrays domestic violence]. bbc.co.uk (in Portuguese). BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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    Dujisin, Daniel (18 March 2007). "SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE: VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA E HIV NAS TELAS DA TV" [Domestic violence and HIV on television screens)]. redesida.web.ua.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 July 2023. Depois de abordar a Aids, o cineasta Januário Afonso quer promover em São Tomé e Príncipe uma discussão sobre a violência doméstica. (Translation: After addressing AIDS, filmmaker Januário Afonso wants to promote a discussion on domestic violence in São Tomé and Príncipe.)
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