montador/film editor
"Ricardo Farias’ impressive editing helps break down the distinctions between fiction and nonfiction, perhaps mimicking the tribes’ own perception of such things."
Variety's Berlin Film Review on 'Ex-Shaman'
prêmios de montagem

.2024 Prêmio de Melhor Montagem de Ficção pela Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia com "O Rio do Desejo"
.2022 Prêmio de Melhor Montagem no Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro com "A Última Floresta"
.2021 Prêmio de Melhor Montagem pela Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia com "A Última Floresta"
.2019 Indicado ao prêmio de Melhor Montagem no Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro com "Ex-Pajé"


Ricardo Farias viveu durante alguns anos no Canadá, onde foi voluntário no Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. Foi lá que montou seus primeiros curtas-metragens.
Ao retornar ao Brasil, cursou a pós-graduação em Cinema Documentário na Fundação Getúlio Vargas, sob a coordenação do diretor e montador Eduardo Escorel.
Em 2012, montou seu primeiro longa-metragem, "Santos - 100 Anos de Futebol Arte", selecionado para o 17º Festival É Tudo Verdade e dirigido por Lina Chamie. Em 2013, montou seu segundo filme, "Mulheres Olímpicas", dirigido por Laís Bodanzky.
Ao longo de sua carreira, trabalhou em séries e filmes selecionados ou premiados em festivais como Berlim, Cannes, Veneza, entre outros. Em 2018, montou a série "Outros Tempos - Velhos", produzida pela HBO, que recebeu o prêmio de Melhor Série Documental no Prêmio FIESP/SESI.
Em 2019, foi indicado ao prêmio de Melhor Montagem de Documentário no Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro pelo filme "Ex-Pajé", dirigido por Luiz Bolognesi. O filme conquistou o Prêmio do Júri de Documentários no 68º Festival de Berlim e o Prêmio da Crítica no 23º Festival É Tudo Verdade.
Em 2021, recebeu o prêmio de Melhor Montagem de Documentário no Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro e o prêmio de Melhor Montagem pela Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia pelo filme "A Última Floresta". O filme também conquistou o Prêmio da Audiência no 71º Festival de Berlim, entre outros.
Em 2024, recebeu o Prêmio de Melhor Montagem de Longa-metragem de Ficção pela Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia pelo filme "O Rio do Desejo".
Atualmente, além de montar longas e séries, desenvolve roteiros de montagem - estrutura narrativa de pré-edição - e presta consultoria para projetos em fase de edição.

editing awards

.2019 Nominated for the Best Editing Award at the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix with "Ex-Shaman"
.2021 Best Editing Award by Brazilian Cinematography Association with The Last Forest
.2022 Best Editing Award at the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix with The Last Forest
.2024 Best Fiction Film Editing Award by Brazilian Association of Cinematography with The River of Desire


Ricardo Farias spent several years in Canada, where he volunteered at the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. It was there that he edited his first short films.
Upon returning to Brazil, he completed a postgraduate degree in Documentary Cinema at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), under the guidance of director and editor Eduardo Escorel.
In 2012, he edited his first feature film, "Santos - 100 Years of Football Art", selected for the 17th É Tudo Verdade Festival and directed by Lina Chamie. In 2013, he edited his second film, "Olympic Women", directed by Laís Bodanzky.
Throughout his career, he has worked on series and films selected or awarded at festivals including Berlin, Cannes, Venice, among others. In 2018, he edited the HBO series "Outros Tempos - Velhos" ("Other Times - Elders"), which won the Best Documentary Series award at the FIESP/SESI Awards.
In 2019, he was nominated for Best Documentary Editing at the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize for "Ex-Pajé", directed by Luiz Bolognesi. The film won the Jury Prize for Documentaries at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival and the Critics' Award at the 23rd É Tudo Verdade Festival.
In 2021, he won both the Best Documentary Editing award at the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize and the Best Editing award from the Brazilian Cinematography Association for "The Last Forest". The film also received the Audience Award at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, among other honors.
In 2024, he received the Brazilian Cinematography Association's Best Fiction Feature Editing award.
Currently, in addition to editing features and series, he develops editing scripts (pre-editing narrative structure) and provides consulting services for projects in post-production.
filmografia/filmography
A ÚLTIMA FLORESTA/The Last Forest  Doc/Fiction - Dir Luiz Bolognesi
Audience Award at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival
Best Editing Award by the Brazilian Film Academy
Best Editing Award by the Brazilian Cinematography Association ABC
Best Documentary Award at the Platino Ibero-American Film Award
Best Documentary Award by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics APCA
Best Film 'Grand Prix' Award at the CCXP Awards
Best National Film Award at the CCXP Awards
Best Documentary Award at the 48th SESC Best Films Festival
Best Film Award at the 18th Seoul Eco Film Festival Korea
Best Film Award at the 31st International First People's Festival Montréal Canada
Best Film Award at the 17th  International Festival Zeichen der Nacht Berlin
Best Film Award at the 17th International Human Rights Film Festival Pukañawi Bolivia
Best Documentary Feature Film at the 27th Guarani Award
Best Direction Award at the 36th International Film Festival of Guadalajara Mexico
Best Documentary Photography Award  by the Brazilian Cinematography Association ABC
Best Documentary Screenplay by the ABRA Brazilian Association of Screenwriters
Best Documentary Sound Award by the Brazilian Cinematography Association ABC
51st Visions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon
28th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
26th It's All True International Documentary Film Festival
14th DocsBarcelona Film Festival
15th Wairoa Maori Film Festival New Zealand
17th Biografilm Festival Italy
rec•tyty Indigenous Arts Festival
11st Pachamama Film Festival
18th  International Festival of the People's Image
Moã Black and Indigenous Film Festival
10th Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival
25th Lima Film Festival Peru
21st Theatherformen Festival Hannover Germany
7th IIFF International Intangible Heritage Film Festival Korea
20th Wales One World Film Festival UK
14th Take One Action Film Festival UK
57th The Chicago International Film Festival USA
31st Innsbruck International Film Festival Austria
Latin American Film Festival of Alter do Chão
NETFLIX/Gullane
LIFE AFTER HER  Short Fiction USA - Dir Gui Festa
Cannes Official Selection Short Film Corner 2017
Winner Best Movie at NYC Indie Film Awards 2017
Awarded at Rochester International Film Festival 2017
Madrid International Film Festival 2017
Groove Film Festival 2017
New Hope Film Festival 2017
O RIO DO DESEJO/River of Desire  Fiction - Dir Sérgio Machado
Best  Fiction Film Editing Award by the Brazilian Cinematography Association ABC
Best Photography Award  by the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Honorable Mention for Best Direction at International Film Festival Punta del Este
Honorable Mention for Best Actress for Sophie  Charlotte at Internacional Film Festival Punta del Este
46th São Paulo International Film Festival
GLOBOPLAY/Gullane/TC Filmes 2023
EX-PAJÉ/Ex-shaman  Doc/Fiction - Dir Luiz Bolognesi
Documentary Jury Award at the Berlin International Film Festival 2018
Critics Award at the It’s All True – International Documentary Film Festival 2018
Best Feature Film Documentary Award at the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2019
Nominated for the Best Documentary Editing award at the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2019
Best Documentary Screenplay Award by ABRA Brazilian Association of Screenwriters 2019
Hugo de Prata Award at the Chicago International Festival 2018
NETFLIX/Gullane
MULHERES OLÍMPICAS/Olympic Women  Doc - Dir Laís Bodanzky
Memory of Olympic Sports 2013
ESPN
SANTOS DE TODOS OS GOLS/Saints of All Goals  Doc - Dir Lina Chamie
Best Film Award CINEfoot 2019
SÉRIE EDUCAÇÃO.DOC/Education.doc - Dir Laís Bodanzky e Luiz Bolognesi
GLOBOPLAY/GloboNews/Fantástico
O ESTACIONAMENTO/The Parking Lot  Fiction - Dir William Biagioli
Best Short Film Award at the Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival 2016
Best Short Film Award at Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2016
Official Selection of French Film Festival Entrevues Belfort 2017
Shown at La Cinémathèque Francaise 2017
SÉRIE VOLTA PRISCILA/The Priscila Case   True Crime - Dir Eduardo Rajabally
DISNEY/Pródigo
SANTOS 100 ANOS DE FUTEBOL ARTE/100 Years of Artful Football  Doc - Dir Lina Chamie
17th It's All True - International Documentary Festival 2012
3rd CineFoot Footbol Film Festival 2012
9th Festival Cinema Brasil Japan in Tokio, Osaka, Kioto, Hamamatsu, Kanazawa and Fukuoka 2012
11th Brazilian Film Festival of New York 2013
4th Cine Fest Montevideo 2012
5th Brazilian Film Festival of London 2013
16th BAFICI Buenos Aires International Film Festival Independiente 2014
SÉRIE OUTROS TEMPOS 'VELHOS'/Other Times 'Elders'  Doc - Dir Eduardo Rajabally/Giuliano Cedroni/Susanna Lira
Best Documentary Series Award FIESP/SESI 2018
HBO/Pródigo
SÉRIE SINTONIA 3ª TEMPORADA Fiction - Dir Johnny Araújo
NETFLIX/Gullane
SÉRIE SINTONIA 4ª TEMPORADA Fiction - Dir Johnny Araújo, Daniela Carvalho e Cisma
NETFLIX/Gullane
SÉRIE SINTONIA 5ª TEMPORADA Fiction - Dir Johnny Araújo, Daniela Carvalho e Cisma
NETFLIX/Gullane
SÉRIE SENNA Fiction - Dir Vicente Amorim e Julia Rezende
additional editor
NETFLIX/Gullane
SÉRIE AS FIVE 2ª TEMPORADA Fiction - Dir Dainara Toffoli
GLOBOPLAY/Gullane
SÉRIE GUERRAS DO BRASIL.DOC/Wars of Brazil.doc - Dir Luiz Bolognesi
Best Documentary Series Screenplay Award by ABRA Brazilian Association of Screenwriters 2019
NETFLIX
SÉRIE FUNK.DOC/Funk.doc - Dir Luiz Bolognesi
HBO/Gullane
DORINA - OLHAR PARA O MUNDO/Look at the World  Doc - Dir Lina Chamie
HBO/Dezenove Som e Imagens e Girafa Filmes
CARTA PARA ALÉM DOS MUROS/The history of HIV in Brazil - Dir André Canto
NETFLIX
A COMÉDIA DIVINA/The Divine Comedy  Fiction - Dir Toni Venturi
19th Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival 2017
38th Int'l Film Festival of Porto - Portugal 2018
21st Brazilian Film Festival of Miami - EUA 2018
GLOBO FILMES
APOCALIPSE NOS TRÓPICOS/Apocalypse in the Tropics  Doc - Dir Petra Costa
additional editor
Official Selection of Venice International Film Festival 2024
NETFLIX/Busca Vida Filmes
AQUALOUCOS/Aqualoucos  Doc - Dir Victor Ribeiro
41st São Paulo International Film Festival 2017
33rd Guadalajara Film Festival 2018
11st Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival
GLOBO FILMES/Paris Filmes
ÂNCORA DO MARUJO/Sailor's Anchor  Doc - Dir Victor Nascimento
Honorable Mention, National Feature at the Rio Gender & Sexuality Film Festival 2016
23rd Mix Brasil Festival 2013
6th IN-EDIT - International Music Documentary Film Festival 2014
3rd FECIBA Bahian Film Festival 2016
SÉRIE JUVENTUDE CONECTADA/Connected Youth Series  Doc - Dir Luiz Bolognesi
Prod Laís Bodanzky/Buriti Filmes
DIZER E NÃO PEDIR SEGREDO/Say and Don't Ask for Secret  Doc - Dir Evaldo Mocarzel
21st Mix Brasil Festival of Diversity Culture 2013
New Dramaturgies in Digital Times Festival 2012
FESTA DE SEPARAÇÃO/Divorce Party Doc - Dir Evaldo Mocarzel
New Dramaturgies in Digital Times Festival 2012
HOMEM CAVALO SOCIEDADE ANÔNIMA/Horse Man Anonymous Society  Doc - Dir Evaldo Mocarzel
Casa Azul Filmes
O AMOR CUSTA CARO/Love is Expensive  Telefilme Fiction - Dir André Ristum
Gullane Filmes
ONDE ESTÁ VOCÊ?/Where are you?  Telefilme Fiction - Dir Johnny Araújo
Gullane Filmes
LIBERTADOS/Released  Doc - Dir Ricardo Aidar
Canal Azul Filmes
PESCADO/Fished  Curta Doc - Dir Ricardo Farias
TV Cultura
BRUNO EDSON  Curta Doc - Dir Nando Bolognesi
3rd International Circus Festival
CAJUEIRO - GIL DUARTE E SISTEMA ASIMOV DE SOM  Music video - Dir Ricardo Farias e  Luís Rovai
Associação Cultural Cecília/Zás-trás audio
PLANO B/Plan B  Curta Doc - Dir Helena Rosén
3rd Trancoso Film Festival
Peace Embassy of Brazil
COGUMELOS/Mushrooms  Video art - Dir Ricardo Farias
Condomínio Cultural
O Bonde
PROJEÇÃO MUSEU AFRO BRASIL Video art projection - Dir Eugenio Puppo
Museu Afro Brasil
Heco Produções
BARDO THODÖL  Experimental - Dir Ricardo Farias
Toronto Active Artists Collective
4ª JORNADA BRASILEIRA DO CINEMA SILENCIOSO  Trailer - Dir Eugenio Puppo
Cinemateca Brasileira
Heco Produções
SECRET  One-minute fiction film Toronto/CA - Dir Ricardo Farias
One Minute Canadian Film Festival
Toronto Active Artists Collective
MOSTRA DE FILMES A SAGA NEGRA DO NORTE  Trailer - Dir Eugenio Puppo
Museu Afro Brasil
Heco Produções
A FILM ABOUT BUTTS  Experimental short film Toronto/CA - Dir Ricardo Farias
Toronto Active Artists Collective
A  TROPICAL BODY  Short film in 4 parts Toronto/CA - Dir Patrícia Azevedo
Berlin Short Film Festival
Montreal Independent Film Festival
Festival of Solo Performance Denise Stoklos
Amsterdam Short Film Festival
Toronto International Women Film Festival
First-time Sessions
Fest & Art Festival
Toronto Active Artists Collective




como assistente de montagem
as editor assistant

OS AMIGOS/The Friends  Fiction - Dir Lina Chamie
Editor Karen Harley
Editor assist Ricardo Farias
Best Film Editing Award, Festival Gramado 2013
Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival 2013
31st São Paulo International Film Festival 2013
7th Cine BH International Film Festival 2013
17th Tiradentes Cinema Exhibition 2014
SÃO MIGUEL DO GOSTOSO  Doc - Dir Eugenio Puppo
Editor Eugenio Puppo
Editor assist Ricardo Farias
16th It's All True International Documentary Festival  2011
8th Cine Documenta 2012
1st International Enviromental Audiovisual Festival
AMAZÔNIA 3D  Fiction - Dir Thierry Ragobert
Editor Nadine Verdier
Dialogue editor Ricardo Farias
Closing film of the Venice Film Festival 2013
WWF Environment Award at the Venice Film Festival 2013
Opening film of the Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival 2013
Best Film at Oslo Films from the South Festival 2014
TIFF Toronto International Film Festival 2013
LILIAN M.: RELATÓRIO CONFIDENCIAL  Fiction - Dir Carlos Reinchenbach
Editor Inácio Araújo
Additional editing in 2010 Ricardo Farias
SÃO SILVESTRE  Doc - Dir Lina Chamie
Editor Umberto Martins
Additional Sound Editing Ricardo Farias
Best Documentary 59th APCA Award - São Paulo Association of Art Critics 2014
Best Sound – CineMúsica Festival 2014
Nominated for the 10th Fiesp/SESI-SP Cinema Award in the Best Documentary and Best Editing categories 2014
Nominated for the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize in the categories Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Soundtrack 2014
Nominated for the State Governor Award 2014
37th São Paulo International Film Festival 2013
35th International Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano – Havana / Cuba 2013
40th SESC Festival Best Films 2013
16th BAFICI Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2014
Kinoarte Film Festival – Londrina-PR 2014
DocBuenosAires – Muestra Internacional de Cine Documental 2014


contact.ricardofarias@gmail.com
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