BIOGRAPHY

Date of Birth: 24 of July of 1988
Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachussets - UNITED STATES
Nationality: Brazilian and American
Website/Porfolio: http://matheussiqueira.com

EDUCATION

Adventist University of São Paulo, Engenheiro Coelho, BRAZIL, B.A. in Journalism, 2011
DRC Training and Consulting Agency, São Paulo, Certiciate in Adobe InDesign CS 2, June 2007
DRC Training and Consulting Agency, São Paulo, Certificate in Graphic Print Production, June 2007
DRC Training and Consulting Agency, São Paulo, Certificate in Archives' Preparation for Print, June 2007
International Academy of Cinema, São Paulo, Certificate of Intensive Class on Cinema, July 2008
International Academy of Cinema, São Paulo, Directing Actors for Film and Video, January 2011

AWARDS

Cannes Young Lions, BRAZIL, 2012
Top 25 videos of Vimeo - Flying Kebab, USA, 2009
Finalist for "Best Foreign Webseries" - Flying Kebab", USA, Streamy Awards, 2009
Finalist for "Best Short Documentary" - Glicerio s/n, USA, Babelgum, 2008

EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS

New Media Film Festival, USA, 2011
2nd Streamy Awards, USA, 2010
Portable Film Festival, Australia, 2010
Gasteig Open Video, Germany, 2009
Moment Factory, Canada, 2009
International Film and Video Festival Aarau, Switzerland, 2009
Festival do Filme Livre, Brazil, 2009
Fabrica Europa, Italy, 2009

PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH

Glicério S/N: A verdade Partida, Monograph at Unasp, São Paulo-Brazil, 2011

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Producing and Directing Webseries Workshop:
London, UK - February 2010 (20h total)
Unasp, São Paulo, SP - June 2010 (10h total)
Unasp, São Paulo, SP - May 2011 (10h total)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Scene Director, Margarida Filmes	São Paulo, BR
Scene director for one of the largest production houses in Brazil. Directing mostly television commercials and online content for Top 500 Fortune companies and for the main advertising agencies in Brazil. June 2012-Current.
Scene Director/Creative Director, Colmeia	São Paulo, BR
Directed and scripted a 16-episode web documentary for the italian car-maker Fiat, the most award winning digital agency in Brazil. The results were featured on Wired.com and showcased on Youtube front page. Also directed and created campaigns and movies for LG, Google and VISA. March 2010-June 2012.
Director and DP, Flying Kebab	Beirut, LB
Flying Kebab is a world watched independent internet video serie featuring Nando, a photographer who passes one year searching for his inheritance in Lebanon. The series were viewed by over 100,000 people so far and was elected finalist at the Streamy Awards 2010 for best foreign webseries. Flying Kebab was also elected one of the Top-25 videos on Vimeo in 2009. January 2009-February 2011.
Filmmaker, Alwaad	Beirut, LB
Inhouse filmmaker for Alwaad Media Center, a tv production house located in Beirut. Worked in directing, editing, set design and light design in over 100 programs to be broadcasted on televsion. Also was responsible for buying the equipment, assembling and setting up a studio for full HD production. March 2009-February 2010.
Director, ÉOQHÁ	São Paulo, BR
Director, producer, camera and editor of a weekly video podcasts (eoqha.net) monthly proven for over 10,000 undergrads, grad students and liberal professionals all around the world. Also responsible for the back-end system, programing, designing, and advertising using Final Cut Studio, Wordpress, PHP and RSS. October 2005-Today.

• Native in Portuguese and English (read, write and speak).