Cleissa Regina Martins
Screenwriter
Author and Screenwriter at TV Globo, where she created and wrote the Christmas Special "Juntos a Magia Acontece" (2019), a hit in terms of viewership, which was the first to feature a Black family as the protagonist, making her the first Black woman with an authored project produced by the network. She has been involved in the development of fiction series for the network and is also working on personal projects for the film industry.
With a degree in Social Sciences (UFRJ) and currently pursuing a Master's degree in Communication (UFRJ), she has been researching the representation of Black individuals in cinema for years, including periods of exchange in the USA and Canada and publications in bulletins by Uerj.
In 2020, she became the youngest ever nominee for the Screenwriter of the Year award by the Brazilian Association of Screenwriters (ABRA), where she also served as the coordinator for the Working Group on Equity and Racial Representation. She has received awards for her screenwriting and production work in Brazil and abroad, and she has also participated in various national and international labs with her projects.