# José Carvalho

José Carvalho (born June 11, 1964 in Salvador, Brazil) is a Brazilian screenwriter, script doctor and dramaturgy professor. He has written scripts for the big and small screens since the early 90s. Some of his most well-known works include Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum, Bruna Surfistinha, Faroeste Caboclo and the classic soap opera Xica da Silva. With an MA in Literature from PUC-Rio, Carvalho has taught courses at not only his alma-mater, but also renowned Brazilian production houses such as O2 Filmes (co-owned by Brazilian film director Fernando Meirelles) and Globo.
Carvalho is set to open his own screen/television writing school, Roteiraria, alongside partner Edu Ribeiro in April 2016.

## Feature Length Screenplays

| Year | Title | Director | Awards | Co-Authors | Starring |
| 1998 | O Primeiro Dia | Walter Salles Daniela Thomas | Winner; Best Original Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | João Emanuel Carneiro Walter Salles Daniela Thomas | Fernanda Torres Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos |
| 1999 | Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum | Cao Hamburger | Nominated; Best Adapted Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Anna Muylaert | Diego Kozievitch Rosi Campos Sérgio Mamberti |
| 2002 | Querido Estranho | Ricardo Pinto e Silva | Nominated; Best Adapted Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Ricardo Pinto e Silva Baseado na peça de Maria Adelaide Amaral | Daniel Filho Suely Franco |
| 2010 | Elvis & Madona | Marcelo Laffitte | Winner; Best Screenplay — Festival do Rio Nominated; Best Original Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Marcelo Laffitte | Simone Spoladore Igor Cotrim |
| 2010 | Como Esqueçer | Malu de Martino | N/A | Based on novel by Myriam Campello | Ana Paula Arósio |
| 2011 | Bruna Surfistinha | Marcus Baldini | Winner; Best Adapted Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Homero Olivetto Antônia Pellegrino Based on the biography of Raquel Pacheco | Deborah Secco |
| 2012 | Meus Dois Amores | Luiz Henrique Rios | N/A | Adaptation of short story by João Guimarães Rosa | Caio Blat Maria Flor Alexandre Borges |
| 2013 | Faroeste Caboclo | René Sampaio | Winner; Best Adapted Screenplay — Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Victor Atherino Marcos Bernstein Based on a song by Renato Russo | Isis Valverde |
| 2015 | A Esperança é a Última que Morre | Calvito Leal | N/A | Patrícia Andrade Eduardo Caldas | Danton Mello Dani Calabresa |
| 2015 | Beatriz | Alberto Graça | N/A | Marcos Bernstein Ricardo Bravo José Pedro Dos Santos Alberto Graça | Marjorie Estiano Sérgio Guizé |

## Brazilian Television Series

| Year | Title | Director | Channel |
| 1992 | Você Decide | Herval Rossano | TV Globo |
| 1995 | Tocaia Grande | Walter Avancini | TV Manchete |
| 1996 | Sai de Baixo | Denis Carvalho | TV Globo |
| 1996 | Xica da Silva | Walter Avancini | TV Manchete |
| 2003 | Carga Pesada | Roberto Naar | TV Globo |

## Script Doctoring

| Year | Title | Director | Type |
| 2009 | Cinderelas, Lobos e um Príncipe Encantado | Joelzito Araújo | Feature Length Documentary |
| 2012 | A Coleção Invisível | Bernard Attal | Feature Length |
| 2013 | Tapas & Beijos | Maurício Farias | TV series produced by TV Globo |
| 2014 | Meus Dias de Rock | Bernardo Melo Barreto | TV series for Canal Brasil |
| 2016 | O Grande Circo Místico | Carlos Diegues | Feature Length |
| 2016 | Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte | Paulo Morelli | Feature Length |
| 2016 | Uma Loucura de Mulher (Depois de Você) | Marcus Ligocki | Feature Length |
| Pre-production | Marighella | Wagner Moura | Feature Length |
| Pre-production | A Matriarca | Pedro Morelli | Series Produced by O2 Filmes |
| Pre-production | As amigas do meu bebê | Luis Pinheiro | Series Produced by O2 Filmes |