Thomas Stavros

Thomas Stavros (São Paulo, SP, November 22, 1974) is a Brazilian screenwriter, actor and film producer.

Thomas Stavros
Born (1974-11-22) November 22, 1974
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationScreenwriter and actor

Biography

Stavros began his career writing, directing and producing for the theater. In his first play in 2001 – Clube Privê – A Comedy in the Foolish 70's[1] – was a box office record at Bibi Ferreira Theater. Bravo called it one of the 10 best comedies in the country.

His last play was the musical Ceará Show – Agora eu Conheço,[2] written in 2016 in partnership with Silvio Guindane, receiving 11 nominations for the Quimera Theater Award, earning 6, among them Best Play and Best Author.[3]

He founded Produção Carioca,[4] where he signed the creation and direction of dozens institutional movies. He also created a content factory, where he began to develop his audiovisual projects for cinema and television shows and series.

In the cinema´s industry, began acquiring the rights of the biography of the world champion Eder Jofre for the movie 10 Seconds,. His first project as Showrunner – where he is creator, screenwriter and producer, produced by Globo Filmes, in partnership with Tambellini Filmes, directed by José Alvarenga Jr. It premiered on September 27, 2018.[5] On August 25, 2018 the film was awarded by 2 Kikitos at the Gramado Film Festival. The best actor for Osmar Prado (Kid Jofre), and the best supporting actor for Ricardo Gelli (Zumbanão).[6]

In January 2019, 10 Seconds debuts in a 4-episode miniseries format on TV Globo and closes with a record audience[7].

He also collaborated with Gonzaga – de Pai para Filho by Breno Silveira.[8]

In 2016 he wrote the movie Federal Police – No One is Above the Law,[9][10] directed by Marcelo Antunez, which opened in 2017, hitting the national box office record of the same year.[11]

He also wrote the feature 2 Shots of Tequila,, directed by Juan Zapata, which will be filmed in Los Angeles in 2021.[12]

For TV, he began as one of the writers of the hit series Acerto de Contas, produced by Mariza Leão and directed by José Joffily for Multishow,[13] beating audience record.

He also wrote Sem Volta, the first action and adventure series in Brazil, a super production of Record, in partnership with Gustavo Lipsztein.[14]

In 2015, he creates the TV series 1 Against All, where he is also the screenwriter, produced by Conspiração Filmes for Fox Brazil and Latin America, directed by Breno Silveira.[15] It was considered by the media as the Brazilian Breaking Bad.[16] The 1st season of 1 Against All in 2016 increased the channel's audience by 74%, and was nominated for the Golden Nymph Award[17] and the ABRA Screenplay Award.[18] In 2017 was nominated as the best series by the APCA. The protagonist Julio Andrade was nominated for the International Emmy for his performance in the series.[19] The second season premiered in 2017 with great success,[20] and was nominated for best drama series to the International Emmy 2018.[21] Season 3 premiered in 2018, becoming the Brazilian most watched TV series.[22] and was also nominated for best drama series at the International Emmy 2019[23]. Season 4 opens in March 2020. And after so much success in Latin America, the series will have a remake produced in Mexico, entirely in Spanish.[24]

Currently develops 2 more series for streaming and the feature "Malandragem uma um Tempo", based on the biography of singer Bezerra da Silva[25].

Filmography
Year Title Credits
2012 Gonzaga – de Pai para Filho Collaborating Writer
2014 Acerto de Contas Writer
2016 Ceará Show – Agora eu Conheço Writer
2016 Sem Volta Writer
2016 1 Against All – Season 1 Creator and Writer
2017 Federal Police – No One is Above the Law Writer
2017 1 Against All – Season 2 Creator and Writer
2018 10 Segundos Para Vencer - movie Producer, Creator and Writer
2018 1 Against All – Season 3 Creator and Writer
2019 10 Segundos Para Vencer - miniseries Producer, Creator and Writer
2020 1 Against All – Season 4 Creator and Writer
2021 Malandragem dá um Tempo Producer, Creator and Writer
2021 2 Shots of Tequila Writer

References
  1. "Bate-papo com Thomas Stavros, sobre a peça "Clube Privê" – Arquivo – Bate-papo com convidados – Bate-papo UOL". Bate-papo UOL. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. "Ceará Show reconta história do Ceará em forma de musical". www20.opovo.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. "Ceará Show: O Musical é destaque em 6 categorias no Troféu Carlos Câmara". Fortaleza ETC (in Portuguese). April 6, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. "Produção Carioca – Fábrica de Conteúdo – Produtora Audiovisual". Produção Carioca (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  5. "Adoro Cinema". Adoro Cinema.
  6. Baldini, Wilson (August 26, 2018). "'10 segundos para vencer' ganha com Osmar Prado o prêmio de melhor ator em Gramado". Estadão.
  7. "'10 Segundos Para Vencer' tem 25 minutos de cenas inéditas". ISTOÉ Independente (in Portuguese). January 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  8. Silveira, Breno (October 26, 2012), Gonzaga: From Father to Son, Adélio Lima, Chambinho do Acordeon, Land Vieira, retrieved October 9, 2017
  9. "Polícia Federal – A Lei é Para Todos". www.facebook.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  10. "Roteirista revela bastidores do filme Polícia Federal – A Lei É para Todos | VEJA RIO". VEJA RIO (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  11. "'Polícia Federal' se torna a maior bilheteria nacional de 2017". O Globo (in Portuguese). October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  12. Kogut, Patrícia (June 26, 2017). "Juntos de Novo". O Globo.
  13. "Estreia de 'Acerto de contas', primeira série policial do Multishow, reforça popularidade do gênero". O Globo (in Portuguese).
  14. "Produtora sobre "Sem Volta": "primeira série de ação e aventura do Brasil"". NaTelinha (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  15. "Fox estreia '1 Contra Todos' | Nova Temporada | VEJA.com". VEJA.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  16. "Diretor de '2 filhos de Francisco' faz o 'Breaking bad' brasileiro". Extra Online (in Portuguese).
  17. Rito, Regina (April 15, 2017). "'1 Contra Todos' no Festival de Monte Carlo | Regina Rito". Regina Rito (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  18. "Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro 2017 divulga finalistas: confira lista". Extra Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  19. "Júlio Andrade é finalista ao Emmy International pela série "1 Contra Todos", da Fox – Telepadi". Telepadi (in Portuguese). September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  20. "Segunda temporada da série brasileira '1 contra Todos' adentra a política". Folha de S.Paulo.
  21. "Brasil tem seis indicados ao Emmy Internacional". Folha de S. Paulo. September 27, 2018.
  22. Kogut, Patrícia (August 7, 2018). "A terceira temporada de "Um contra todos" foi o programa nacional mais exibido". O Globo.
  23. "Brasil emplaca nove finalistas ao Emmy Internacional e nenhum é novela - Telepadi". telepadi.folha.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). September 19, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  24. Furtado, Renato (April 7, 2018). "Rio2C 2018: Produtor de 1 Contra Todos confirma quarta temporada e adaptação mexicana". Adoro Cinema.
  25. FM, Band News Fluminense. "Vida de Bezerra da Silva vai virar filme". Band News FM - Em 20 minutos tudo pode mudar. (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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