Otávio de Olliveira Fontes

Otávio de Olliveira Fontes (December 30, 1996) is a Brazilian director and screenwriter, as well as an actor and producer, born in Nova Iguaçu and raised in Nilópolis, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro. He began making films at the age of 16, after starting out in theater, and built a multidisciplinary background that includes a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Production, technical training in Multimedia, photography, and editing. Since his early independent work, he has developed a continuous body of films rooted in the Baixada Fluminense, including Joaquim, Sem Ar, Medéia, Ninguém Precisa Saber Disso, and O Mercador do Efêmero, which was screened at the Cinemateca do MAM Rio in 2025. His most recent film, Pai da Minha Mãe, was produced through the Sesc Pulsar 2026 program by Escritório Filmes, the production company he co-founded, and is distributed by Porto Bello Filmes. His career also includes institutional work in cultural and audiovisual production at the Brazilian National Library Foundation, as well as advertising projects for brands such as Farm Rio, O Boticário, Elo, Vult, Beats, and C&A.