Pedro Eiras

Pedro Eiras is a dramaturg, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and filmmaker. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Communication from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and an MA in literature from UMass. He is a US State Department alumni, having been a part of the 2008 Observing the US Institutions Program. He has two Certificates from the International Cinema Academy in Rio de Janeiro, one in Film Studies and another in Assistant Directing. As a screenwriter and filmmaker, he is responsible for the short films Save Ana and The Interview and the TV project/pilot Genesis (semifinalist at the 2018 Frapa Screenwriting Contest - Brazil's largest screenwriting contest). His historical fiction miniseries Savage Land was selected for the 2018 Rio Content Market Festival, for the 2018 Varilux Film Festival Screenwriting Lab, and was a finalist at the 2018 Frapa Screenwriting Contest. Pedro also loves teaching and has lectured at universities on Dramaturgy, Literature and the Portuguese Language. He is on Instagram @pedro.e.eiras.