A Brazilian born in Rio de Janeiro, is assistant director of the São Paulo International Short Film Festival. She is a lawyer and holds a Ph.D in foreign trade. Sá Freire has worked for the São Paulo International Short Film Festival as assistant director and as head of its special programs since 1997. An official collaborator of the Critics' Week section of the Cannes Film Festival and of the Oberhausen Short Film Festival in Germany, she has also participated as a jury member in several film festivals around the world, including: Berlinale Short Competition (2001), Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (2002), Drama Short Film Festival in Greece (2004), Zinebi in Spain (2004), ShortShorts in Japan (2004), Llámale H in Uruguay (2009), Asiana in Korea (2009), Berlinale (Teddy 2011), and at least 10 Brazilian events dedicated to the short film format. She has curated programs of Brazilian shorts for the Drama Short Film Festival, Zinebi Festival and Asiana Short Film Festival.
A Brazilian born in Rio de Janeiro, is assistant director of the São Paulo International Short Film Festival. She is a lawyer and holds a Ph.D in foreign trade. Sá Freire has worked for the São Paulo International Short Film Festival as assistant director and as head of its special programs since 1997. An official collaborator of the Critics' Week section of the Cannes Film Festival and of the Oberhausen Short Film Festival in Germany, she has also participated as a jury member in several film festivals around the world, including: Berlinale Short Competition (2001), Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (2002), Drama Short Film Festival in Greece (2004), Zinebi in Spain (2004), ShortShorts in Japan (2004), Llámale H in Uruguay (2009), Asiana in Korea (2009), Berlinale (Teddy 2011), and at least 10 Brazilian events dedicated to the short film format. She has curated programs of Brazilian shorts for the Drama Short Film Festival, Zinebi Festival and Asiana Short Film Festival.
