Raul Perez
Screenwriter
Crédito: Danilo do Carmo
"Raul Perez is a screenwriter for the miniseries "Anderson Spider Silva" (Paramount+), nominated for an International Emmy, and for Netflix’s hit series "Sintonia", which reached #1 in the platform’s global ranking of non-English-language series in 2024.
He is the creator of film and series projects that have won public and private funding calls and have participated in national and international events. His original co-creations "Melanina" and "Angelão" were selected for TorinoFilmLab’s Next Series and for "Sériesmania Rio". His feature film project "K-Preto" received an award at "Ventana Sur". He also worked as a collaborating writer on the award-winning documentary "Luiz Melodia: No Coração do Brasil" (2024).
He is a co-founding partner of "MUNDI Filmes", a development company focused on Black narratives. As a producer, he has taken part in markets in Brazil and abroad, including the "Marché du Film/Festival de Cannes" (France). In 2020, he was selected for the "Colaboratório Criativo", a Netflix Brazil development lab for writers’ room leaders. In 2023, he received an exchange scholarship awarded by "Spcine" to attend an intensive "Filmmaking Directing" program at the "New York Film Academy". Outside his creative work, Raul co-founded the "Instituto Nicho 54", dedicated to career development for Black professionals in the audiovisual sector.
In parallel, he directed and served as executive producer of the documentary "Quando Sinto que Já Sei" (2014), about new educational practices in Brazil. Released under a "Creative Commons" license, the documentary was fully funded through crowdfunding, had its premiere at an education event at the "UNESCO" headquarters in Paris, and was launched simultaneously in 180 screenings across more than 12 countries, including Germany, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, England, and the United States. It has surpassed 1 million views on YouTube."