João Salaviza Manso Feldman da Silva ( born 19 February 1984 ) , commonly known as João Salaviza , is a Portuguese film director and actor . João Salaviza was born on 19 February 1984 , in Lisbon , Portugal . His father is José Edgar Feldman , a film director , and his mother is a producer . He studied at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and at the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires , in Buenos Aires , Argentina . His film '' Arena '' won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival . In 2012 , his film '' Rafa '' won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival . Salaviza worked as assistant editor in Manoel de Oliveira 's Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl
62nd Berlin International Film Festival
62nd Berlin International Film Festival
João Salaviza