João Andrade

Executive Director, Coração da Selva

Coração da Selva

With a master's degree in economics from UFRGS, he was Director of Economic Development and Audiovisual Policies at Spcine and has been working with the Creative Economy for 16 years. Executive Director of Coração da Selva, an entertainment content production company with partners such as Netlfix, Globo, HBO, Warner Media, 20th Century Fox and BNDES. He has won more than 80 awards and nominations, including an Emmy Award for the children's series Pedro e Bianca. In 2021, he released "Amor sem Medida" on Netflix, the most watched non-English language film on the platform in its week of release. In 2023, he released Além do Guarda-Roupa (Max), and began recording Beleza Fatal, WBD's first TV drama.