Emilia Ferreira

Pragmatic about details and romantic about goals, Mr.s Ferreira’s debut feature film, “The Unattainable Story”, premiered at the New Directors Competition at the Mostra – São Paulo International Film Festival in October 2016, where it was acquired by Europa Films for Brazilian distribution. The film is currently showing in the United States and international festival circuits. In 2015, Ferreira received the National Association of Professional Women’s VIP Woman of the Year award for outstanding excellence and dedication to her profession and the achievement of women. Besides feature films, Ferreira has directed a variety of purpose-driven content through her production company, Huma Statera. Highlights include work for the “Siddhartha School” in India featuring the Dalai Lama; “Trip Transformadores”, which includes nine documentary-style short films for one of Brazil’s most influential pop magazines, TRIP. She is currently the lead programmer for the narrative section of the Brooklyn Film Festival and is the Membership Chair, for the Americas Society’s YPA Executive Committee. Previously, she co-founded House of Cards, a Company start up that managed talent including film directors, visual effects artists, editors, music composers and digital developers providing creative strategy for content creation across different media platforms.