‏Selton Mello‏

Selton Mello is a Brazilian actor.Since his childhood, he has acted in TV shows. Throughout his career, he developed a strong and solid experience in cinema, being publicly and critically acclaimed.He has many memorable performances in his trajectory, such as the roles he played in the movies "To the Left of the Father," by Luiz Fernando Carvalho; "Lisbela and the Prisoner" (more than 3.5 million tickets sold); "O Auto da Compadecida" (more than 2.5 million tickets sold), by Guel Arraes; "Drained", by Heitor Dhalia; and "My Name Ain't Johnny" (more than 2.5 million tickets sold), by Mauro Lima and "Four Days in September" by Bruno Barreto (Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film for the 1997 Oscar Awards).Selton Mello's acting skills were awarded several times in national and international festivals such as the Habana Film Festival (Cuba), Brasília International Film Festival (Brazil), Lleida Latin-American Film Festival (Spain) and the Lima Latin American Film Festival (Peru) in which he was awarded for his performance in To the Left of the Father. He also won the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Lisbela and the Prisoner and the best actor award for My Name Ain't Johnny granted by both the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize and the Miami International Film Festival; and the best actor award for Drained, granted by the Rio International Film Festival, Punta Del Este International Film Festival and by the Guadalajara Film Festival.Selton is also a screenwriter, editor and musician. After he developed a solid career as an actor, he began to work on the other side of the camera as a much acclaimed and in-demand director.He began directing video clips, documentaries and TV shows.His debut in film directing was in 2006 with the short film entitled When the Time Falls, selected for competitive screenings at the Gramado Film Fest, Rio International Film Festival, São Paulo International Film Festival and the Guadalajara Film Festival.The award-winning movie, December, acclaimed by critics in Brasil and worldwide, marked his debut as a director and has amassed more than 20 awards at various festivals, such as the Paulínia Film Festival, Goiania and Curitiba Film Festivals in Brazil.He also received the Special Jury Prize in Imola/Italy, three awards at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, including the Best Director and the Best Screenplay award at the 7th Cine Cero Latitud Festival (Ecuador), Best Cinematography at the Lima Latin American Film Festival, and in the XI Ibero-American Film Festival of Santa Cruz.In 2011, he acted and co-directed the TV Series, " The Invisible Woman" (based on the eponymous film) which won the International Emmy Award in 2012 for Best TV Comedy of the Year.In 2012, he directed, "Sessão de Terapia," the Brazilian version of the much celebrated TV series, "In Treatment" (Bi Tipul) written by Hagai Levi (originally for Israeli TV and then consequently seen in over 25 countries).His second film feature, The Clown (in which he directed, co-wrote, co-edited and played the lead character), launched in October 2011, hit the milestone of 1.5 million viewers, and was received with great enthusiasm by critics. The film received over 40 national and international awards, including Best Director in Paulínia, APCA (Paulista Association of Art Critics) and the 38th SESC Film Fest - where it was also awarded as best film (both by the jury and the public selection).He was further enshrined in the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (2012), having won 12 categories, - a record that assured the film a place in the history of the most successful Brazilian films. The Clown was the film chosen by Brazil to represent the country in the running for a spot among the finalists in the Best Foreign Language Film category on the Oscar 2013.