Franthiesco Anthonio Ballerini Manso (born, February 21, 1981), is a Brazilian journalist, art critic who is specialized in cinema,[1][2] a writer,[3] professor[4] and PhD student in communication.[5] He was the coordinator of free courses at Academia Internacional de Cinema in São Paulo,[6] and is a member of the Associação Brasileira de Críticos de Arte.[7] In 2015 he started researching about the power of culture in the world, with an emphasis on artistic productions and audiovisual entertainment in the 21st century.[8]

Franthiesco Ballerini
BornFranthiesco Anthonio Ballerini Manso
(1981-02-21) February 21, 1981 (age 43)
Lorena, São Paulo, Brasil
Occupation
  • journalist
  • writer
  • film critic
  • filmmaker
  • professor
EducationMethodist University of São Paulo
GenreSoft power
Movie review

Career edit

For eight years he was a journalist at Estadão,[9] where he worked as a critic[10] and international correspondent.[11] From 2016 to 2019 he was a columnist at the Observatório da Imprensa, where he wrote regularly about themes related to the coverage of the arts.[12] Since 2020, he has been writing about cultural soft power for the American independent media group, Fair Observer.[13][14]

In Brazil, as a writer, he was a pioneer in dedicating exclusive publications about Indian cinema[15] and soft power as a persuasive tool in arts and entertainment.[16] He published 5 books since 2009, all about arts, cinema and arts journalism.[17] His fourth book, Poder Suave – Soft Power was a finalist for the 60th Prêmio Jabuti in the creative economy category.[18][19] In 2016, his article ‘Is Cinema a cultural bridge between Brazil and India?’ was published in the foreign language book Sur South – Poetics and Politics of Thinking Latin America / India, which is part of the Iberoamerican Library in Berlin, considered the greatest European library of Latin-American publications.[20][21]

In cinema, he has worked as a producer, director and screenwriter, in fiction and documentaries, short and medium length films. He produced Legacy, part of the 2nd edition of ‘Films of City Frames’, invited by the Italian company Armani, exhibited during London Film Festival in 2015.[22] In that same year, he wrote and directed the short Name, about journalistic vanity. The short was part of the official selection of Brazilian and international film festivals.[23][24][25]

As film critic, he has contributed to the most important Brazilian media groups[26][27] and he was also jury in competitive film festivals around Brazil.[28][29][30]

Bibliography edit

Year Portuguese title ISBN
2009 Diário de Bollywood[31] 978-85-323-0537-4[32]
2012 Cinema brasileiro no Século 21[33] 978-85-323-0706-4[34]
2015 Jornalismo cultural no Século 21[35] 978-85-323-0960-0[36]
2017 Poder Suave (Soft Power)[37] 978-85-323-1064-4[38]
2020 História do Cinema Mundial[39] 978-85-323-1148-1[40]

Filmography edit

Year Title Acting
2009 Bollyworld[41] co-production and script[42]
2015 Legado (Legacy)[43] production[44]
2015 Nome (Name)[45] direction and script[46]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "São Paulo abriga 1/3 das salas de cinema do país". G1 (in Portuguese). 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. ^ "A conversation with Brazilian film critic Franthiesco Ballerini (part one)". Chicago Reader. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ "Livro propõe um passeio pelo mundo por meio do cinema". CBN (in Portuguese). 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. ^ "A conversation with Brazilian film critic Franthiesco Ballerini (part two)". Chicago Reader. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  5. ^ "Doutorando da Umesp, Franthiesco Ballerini investiga o poder da cultura no mundo". Grupo de Pesquisa da Compreensão ao Método (in Portuguese). 2021-09-29. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  6. ^ "Coordenador da AIC ministra palestra em Berlim". AIC Academia Internacional de Cinema (in Portuguese). 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  7. ^ "Edição Especial – Novos Sócios ABCA". ABCA (in Portuguese). 2021-12-21. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  8. ^ "Doutorando da Umesp, Franthiesco Ballerini investiga o poder da cultura no mundo". Grupo de Pesquisa da Compreensão ao Método (in Portuguese). 2021-09-29. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  9. ^ "Franthiesco Ballerini entrevista Roberto Bolaños, o Chaves, em 2002". O Estadão (in Portuguese). 2014-11-28. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  10. ^ "Um pingüim dançarino nasce na Antártica". O Estadão (in Portuguese). 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  11. ^ "Sete anões brasileiros fazem sucesso no Canadá". O Estadão (in Portuguese). 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  12. ^ "Artigos de Franthiesco Ballerini em Observatório da Imprensa". Observatório da Imprensa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  13. ^ "Is Brazil's Soft Power Under Threat?". Fair Observer. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  14. ^ "Will the Tokyo Olympics Increase Japan's Soft Power?". Fair Observer. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  15. ^ "Uma Ponte Entre Brasil e Índia". AIC Academia Internacional de Cinema (in Portuguese). 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  16. ^ "Professor Franthiesco Ballerini lança o livro "Poder Suave (Soft Power)". Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (in Portuguese). 2017-04-04. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  17. ^ "Cine Serra promove oficina sobre o segmento cinematográfico". Coletiva.Net (in Portuguese). 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  18. ^ "Prêmio Jabuti Finalistas 2018 – Economia Criativa". Prêmio Jabuti (in Portuguese). 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  19. ^ "Prêmio Jabuti divulga finalistas de 60º prêmio; cerimônia acontece em novembro". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  20. ^ "Uma Ponte Entre Brasil e Índia". AIC Academia Internacional de Cinema (in Portuguese). 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  21. ^ "Sur/South : poetics and politics of thinking Latin America, India". Stanford Libraries (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  22. ^ "Legado estreia no BFI London Film Festival". AIC Academia Internacional de Cinema (in Portuguese). 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  23. ^ "Brazilian Film Series chega ao 2º ano no Espaço Itaú de Cinema". Terra (in Portuguese). 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  24. ^ "Great Lakes International Film Festival – 2016 Film Selections". Great Lakes International Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  25. ^ "Directors Circle Festival of Shorts – 2016 Film Selections". Directors Circle Festival of Shorts. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  26. ^ "Os piores filmes lançados no Brasil em 2011". Exame (in Portuguese). 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  27. ^ "Oscar ousa para recuperar prestígio perdido, diz crítico". Terra (in Portuguese). 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  28. ^ "APCA elege os melhores de 2007". O Estadão (in Portuguese). 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  29. ^ "24º Prêmio Guarani :: Academia Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro". Papo de Cinema (in Portuguese). 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  30. ^ "Zohan promove a paz com humor". O Estadão (in Portuguese). 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  31. ^ "Curiosidades e Segredos da Maior Indústria de Cinema do Mundo". TV Cultura (in Portuguese). 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  32. ^ "Diário de Bollywood". Google Books (in Portuguese). 17 April 2013. ISBN 9788532309068. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  33. ^ "Jornalista reflete sobre os rumos do cinema brasileiro". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  34. ^ "Cinema brasileiro no Século 21". Google Books (in Portuguese). 20 March 2012. ISBN 9788532308887. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  35. ^ "Franthiesco Ballerini traça o panorama do jornalismo cultural em livro". UAI (in Portuguese). 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  36. ^ "Jornalismo cultural no Século 21". Google Books (in Portuguese). 20 January 2015. ISBN 9788532309938. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  37. ^ "Franthiesco Ballerini lança livro em que faz o elogio dos poderes suaves". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  38. ^ "Poder Suave (Soft Power)". Google Books (in Portuguese). 3 April 2017. ISBN 9788532310651. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  39. ^ "Livro 'História do cinema mundial' vai do mercado à estética da sétima arte". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  40. ^ "História do Cinema Mundial". Google Books (in Portuguese). 3 February 2020. ISBN 9788532311498. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  41. ^ "'Os filmes de Bollywood fazem o povo feliz', diz curador de mostra em SP". G1 (in Portuguese). 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  42. ^ ""Bollyworld"". IMDb (in Portuguese). 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  43. ^ "AIC produz curta a convite de Giorgio Armani". AIC Academia Internacional de Cinema (in Portuguese). 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  44. ^ "Legado (Legacy)". IMDb (in Portuguese). 10 October 2015. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  45. ^ "Coordenador da AIC no 9º Festival Internacional Cinemúsica". AIC Academia Internacional de Cinema (in Portuguese). 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  46. ^ "Nome (Name)". IMDb (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-21.

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