Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday is a 2015 Brazilian film written and directed by Paulo Leão . 

With a notably international career, Happy Birthday has the impressive record of Official Selection at more than fifty international film festivals, in addition to several nominations and awards. In recent years it has been present in more than twenty countries, on five continents. 

In the best independent film style, the film stars the director himself, due to the location and conditions faced at the time of filming.

In this production the motto was 'a camera in hand and an idea in the head',  the same used by Glauber Rocha.

 Cast 

 Synopsis 
A lonely man awaits the arrival of guests for his birthday celebration. During this wait, his anxiety increases, causing a mixture of memories and delusions. 

 Release 
The film was completed en 2015 and released in 2016 in Spain at the Barcelona Planet Festival. 

Official selections: 

 Barcelona Planet Film Festival (trailer) - 2016 - Spain
 The Montly Film Festival (trailer) - 2016 - USA
 Headline International Film Festival - 2016 - USA
 GoldenSun Short Film Festival - 2016 - Malta
 North American Film Awards - 2016 - USA
 TOFF Film Festival - 2016 - Online
 Los Angeles Cine Fest - 2016 - USA
 2nd Taxco Iberoamerican Film Festival - 2016 - Mexico
 Latino Awards - Cine de Oro - 2016 - Spain
 Ozark Shorts - 2016 - USA
 Golden Frames - 2016 - India
 All Lights India International Film Festival - 2016 - India
 TIF Video Challenge - 2016 - Cyprus
 Ekurhuleni International Film Festival - 2016 - South Africa
 Indie Wise - 2016 - USA
 Kinosmena Short Film Festival - 2016 - Belarus
 Allucinema Film Festival - 2016 - Mexico
 GRAND OFF - WORLD INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS - 2016 - Poland
 BLOW-UP · Chicago International Arthouse FILM FEST - 2016 - USA
 Festival de Cortometrajes Jose Francisco Rosado - 2016 - Spain
 Grand IndieWise Convention - 2016 - USA
 Indie Wise FREE Virtual Festival - online - 2017
 United King Screen One International Film Festival 2017 (trailer) - Scotland
 Miami Epic Festival 2017 - USA
 AM Egypt Film Festival - 2017 - Cairo, Egypt
 Cinema of the World - 2017 - India
 Quarzazate International Film Festival - 2017 - Berlin - Germany
 Cardiff International Film Festival - 2017 - Wales - United Kingdom
 AFC Global Fest 2017 - Kolkata - India
 STIFF - San Marino Torinese International Film Festival - 2018 - Italy
 Grand IndieWise Convention 2018 - Miami, Florida - USA
 Miami Epic Festival 2018 - USA
 San Mauro Film Festival 2018 - Turin, Italy
 InShort Film Festival 2018 - Lagos - Nigeria
 Lift-Off Global Network 2023 - Filmmaker Sessions at Pinewood Studios - UK and Raleigh Studios - Holywood. Berlin, Tokyo, Manchester, Austin, New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Paris
 Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF) - 2023 - Moldova
 Cinema Of The World (CWIFF) - 2023 - UAE, India, USA
 Black & White Film Festival (trailer) - 2024 - Toronto, Canada
 WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival - 2024 - Toronto, Canada
 ShortVerse - 2024 - Streaming
 Black & White Film Festival (film) - 2024 - Toronto, Canada
 Festival for Trailers Monthly - 2025 - Los Angeles, USA
 WILDsound Daily Festival (trailer) - 2025 - online
 Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards - 2025 - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
 Lift-Off Filmmakers Sessions - 2025 - England
 WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival - 2025 - Canada

 Awards, nominations and highlights 
YearAwardCategoryStatusResultadoRef2016HeadLine International Film Festival CanadaBest FilmFinalist  North American Film Awards USABest DirectorFinalist  North American Film Awards USABest DirectorNominée -Grand Indie Wise Convention USABest FilmFinalist  2017United King Screen One International Film Festival ScotlandBest International TrailerFinalist  Allucinema Fest 2017 MéxicoBest FilmSemi Finalist -Miami Epic Trailer Festival USABest International TrailerSemi Finalist -2018Grand IndieWise Convention 2018 USABest FilmFinalist  San Mauro Film Festival Turin ItalyBest FilmFinalist  STIFF - San Marino Torinese International Film Festival 2018 ItalyBest FilmSemi Finalist -Miami Epic Festival 2018 USABest FilmFinalist  2023Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF) MoldáviaDiversasSemi Finalist -Cinema Of The World International Film Festival IndiaDiversasFinalist  Cinema Of The World International Film Festival IndiaGreat Talent AwardFinalist  2024WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival CanadaHonorable Mention - TrailerFinalist  WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival CanadaHonorable Mention - FilmeFinalist  Black & White Film Festival - CanadaBest Experimental FilmFinalist  2025Festival for Trailers Monthly - February 2025 - Los Angeles, USABest CinematographyFinalist WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival 2025 - CanadaBest FilmQuarter-Finalist - Films That Move 2025 - JamaicaHonorable MentionFinalist 

References

 Other websites 

Category:Independent movies
Category:Black-and-white movies
Category:2010s drama movies
Category:Brazilian movies
Category:Movies directed by Paulo Leão