Who we are
Founded in 2022 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Ursana Filmes is composed of filmmakers Antonio Pedroni and Matheus Moura and features a diverse portfolio of films.
Currently in distribution are “ARRUDAS BOULEVARD” (Matheus Moura, 2026, Brazil), selected for the 30º REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival and 23rd VIENNA SHORTS – International Short Film Festival; "ANBA DLO" (Luiza Calagian and Rosa Caldeira, 2025, Cuba, Brazil, Haiti), selected for the 75th Berlinale, the 64th Cartagena International Film Festival - FICCI, the 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival, and others; “SONGS TO DIE IN HAVANA" (María Salafranca, 2026, Cuba), selected for the 29th Málaga Film Festival; and “OUR FRIEND ROMÁRIO” (Antonio Pedroni, 2026, Brazil), selected for the 29th Tiradentes Film Festival.
In post-production are "UMA" (Antonio Pedroni), “DAURA” (Cecília Engels) and "ORLANDO" (Luiza Garcia); in development, "PROMETHEUS" (Matheus Moura), selected for Cinéma de Demain – SFC | Rendez-vous Industry – Focus SCRIPT 2025. The production company also has several other short films that have had extensive circulation in national and international festivals.
The feature film project "THE MESSAGE OF FIRE" (Mariana de Melo), participated in the 17th Nuevas Miradas Laboratory, securing a direct pass to the 2024 Taller Líneas Argumentales at CineQuaNonLab. The project also received development funding from the 2023 Paulo Gustavo Law and participated again in CineQuaNonLab at the 2025 Script Revision Lab.
The feature film project "PATAXÓ PASSPORT" (Renaya Dorea) was selected for FilmAfro Cartagena 2023 (Bolivia Lab - Rally Pitch Award) and participated in the APAN Lab Negras Narrativas, where it was one of the winners and received an invitation to Ventana Sur 2024. It was also selected for the 2nd Latin American and Caribbean Animation Forum within the framework of the Havana Film Festival, for the 2026 Alga Residency, and received a direct pass to the 2026 Guadalajara Film Market.
The feature film project “ARRUDAS” (Matheus Moura) was selected for Produire Au Sud Fortaleza 2025, Brasil Cinemundi 2025 (Foco Minas Award).
The feature film project “CARMEN” (Duda Gambogi) was selected for the 2026 Storylines Lab at CineQuaNonLab.
Antonio Pedroni
Founding Partner
Producer, Director and Screenwriter
Matheus Moura
Founding Partner
Producer and Director
Graduated in Social Communication with a specialization in Cinema and Audiovisual from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais and certified in production at EICTV in Cuba. He participated as a Bammer at BAM - Bogotá Audiovisual Market 2023 with the Colombian feature film LA ROCA NEGRA QUE SIEMPRE ESTUVO AQUÍ.
He co-produces the feature film THE MESSAGE OF THE FIRE (Piranha Filmes and Ursana Filmes), which is in development, was selected for the 17th Nuevas Miradas, and won the Líneas Argumentales award from Cine Qua Non Lab 2024. He is also producing the feature film THE CLANDESTIN (Ursana Filmes), which was selected for FilmAfro Cartagena 2023 (Bolivia Lab - Rally Pitch Award), reached the final stage of Lab APAN Negras Narrativas 2024, was invited to Ventana Sur 2024, and was selected for the 2nd Foro de Animación Latinoamericana y Caribeña.
PURPLE DICTATORSHIP (2020), his first short film and graduation project, was selected for over 100 national and international festivals. The short was broadcast on free-to-air television by Rede Minas and acquired by the streaming platform Cardume Curtas.
His second short film, AT NIGHT ALL THE CATS ARE BROWN (2024), a Brazil-Cuba co-production, premiered at the 33rd Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival and was selected for the 47th Guarnicê Film Festival, the 35th São Paulo International Short Film Festival - Kinoforum, among others.
He produced the short film I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WILL BE LIKE THIS (Meibe Rodrigues, 2022), which was screened and awarded at major national festivals, such as the 29th Vitória Film Festival, the 46th Guarnicê Film Festival, the 25th FestCurtas BH, and others. He also produced the short films BABILONYA (Duda Gambogi, 2024), which premiered at the 64th Krakow Film Festival and was selected for the 22nd BOGOSHORTS, TO KILL A MAN (Orlando Mora Cabrera), selected for the 26th LALEEF and ÍCARO - Central American International Film Festival, SONGS TO DIE IN HAVANA (María Salafranca), and ANBA DLO (Luiza Calagian and Rosa Caldeira), which was selected for the Short Film Competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival - Berlinale.
Executive Producer of SEM BRAVA (Montívia). The short was funded through the BH Nas Telas 2022 grant and is in post-production.
Production Director of CELEBRAI (Maick Hannder). Produced by Bruno Greco and Jacson Dias, partners at Ponta de Anzol, the short is in post-production. He is also the Production Director of MADORNA (Higor Gomes), also from Ponta de Anzol.
Production Director of DESEJO É O NOME DO HOMEM QUE EU AMO (Lea Monteiro), a feature film by Girolando Filmes.
Currently, as a Producer, he is developing the short film ONE (Antonio Pedroni), selected by the Paulo Gustavo Law in Belo Horizonte, and ORLANDO (Luiza Garcia). As a Director, he is developing the short films TAKE ME BACK TO GILBERTO and PROMETHEUS, both already funded.
He recently filmed the short film ARRUDAS BOULEVARD, which is in post-production and scheduled to premiere in 2025.
He is a member of APAN (Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals) and co-founder of the production company Ursana Filmes.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Communication with a specialization in Cinema and Audiovisual from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais and a Technical degree in Theater, also from PUC-MG. Born, raised, and currently residing in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, with roots in Lagoa Santa.
He is the Executive Producer and Cast Preparation supervisor of AT NIGHT ALL THE CATS ARE BROWN (Matheus Moura), which premiered at the 33rd Curta Cinema - International Short Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro and was selected for the 47th Guarnicê Film Festival, Bonito CineSur 2024, and the 35th São Paulo International Short Film Festival - Kinoforum.
He is the Producer and Executive Producer of ARRUDAS BOULEVARD (Matheus Moura), which was funded through the BH Nas Telas 2023 program and is currently in post-production.
He is also the Director, Screenwriter, and Producer of OUR FRIEND ROMÁRIO, funded through the Law Paulo Gustavo - Lagoa Santa program, and it is also in post-production.
He was the Executive Producer of SEM BRAVA (Montívia), funded through the BH Nas Telas 2022 program and is currently in post-production.
He is the Production Director of CELEBRAI (Maick Hannder), a short film produced by Bruno Greco and Jacson Dias, partners of Ponta de Anzol, which is in post-production. He also assisted with Production on MADORNA (Higor Gomes), also from Ponta de Anzol.
He was the Production Director of DESEJO É O NOME DO HOMEM QUE EU AMO (Lea Monteiro), a feature film by Girolando Filmes, produced by Bruno Greco and Jacson Dias.
Currently, as Director, Screenwriter, and Producer, he is developing the short ONE, selected by the Law Paulo Gustavo Belo Horizonte program, and as Producer, he is developing the short TAKE ME BACK TO GILBERTO (Matheus Moura), selected by the Law Paulo Gustavo Minas Gerais program.
He was the curator of the short films category at the 2023 ROTA Festival.