Tadeu Knudsen majored in Philosophy at USP. Has a DRT in Cinema and Theater and also works as a freelance illustrator of storyboards and shooting boards, having storyboarded several shorts and feature films, aside from his extensive experience in publicity films. Espectador (short, fiction, 1990) Screenplay and Direction Official Selection at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival, France, 91 Official Selection at the Festival of Cinema Schools,Tokyo, 91. Critics Award at Brasília and Gramado Film Festivals (91); Best Screenplay, at the Brasilia Festival (91); Best Editing, at Gramado and Brasília (91). Espectador also participated in international festivals and brazilian short film showcases in Bologna (91), Barcelona (92) and New York (93) and was distributed by Pandora Filmes in Brazil along with Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “A Short Film About Love”. Tanta Estrela por Aí... (short, fiction, 93) Screenplay and Direction Prêmio Estímulo granted by the São Paulo State Government in the short film screenplay category, 92; Prêmio Estímulo granted by the Campinas City Government in the short film screenplay category, 92; Best Director, Rio Cine Festival, 94. Best Actress (Rita Lee as Raul Seixas), Rio Cine Festival, 94. Clermont-Ferrand Festival, 2004, "Programe Brasil !", Brazilian shorts retrospective. Also participated in international festivals such as “Brasile, La Nuova Scola Del Corto”, in Rome, Pizza, Venice and Bologna (Italy/93); brazilian shorts showcase at the Dresden Festival, Berlin (94). Ao vivo a cores, sexo e sangue na tv (short, fiction, 96), Screenplay and Direction Official Selection at the Huesca International Film Festival (Spain, 97), Official Selection at the New Cinema International Festival, Split, (Croatia, 97). Prêmio Estímulo granted by the São Paulo State Government in the short film screenplay category, 95. Best Short at UFF’s Student Film Festival, 96. Best Short at the 3rd Vitória Cinevídeo, 96.