Tessitura Cultural was founded by Ana Amélia Arantes, a professional with a degree in Social Communication and specialization in Cultural Production and Criticism from PUC Minas. Ana Amélia worked as a cultural producer for 15 years before beginning her career in audiovisual production in 2011. Since then, she has continuously enhanced her education in the field through workshops and experience gained in authorial, institutional, and advertising projects. In addition to making films, she offers services as an assistant director, screenwriter, researcher, producer, and more recently, as a director.
Services
Main Clients
Grupo Galpão, Alicate Conteúdo Audiovisual, Samambaia Projetos Audiovisuais, Guerrilha Filmes, Sete Meio Filmes, Tem Dendê Produções, Aicó Culturas, Casa Volante, Dogs Can Fly Produções, Coletivo Imaginário, Vaca Amarela Filmes, Qu4rto Studio, Anaya Produções, Trem Chique Cine Video Lab, Noctua Studio Audiovisual, Tempero Filmes, Oficina de Criação, Dromedário Cinema e Vídeo, AoCubo Filmes, Conspiração Filmes, Conspira +, Tropical Filmes, Lugar de Cinema, Cocriativa Conteúdos Audiovisuais, Academia Internacional de Filmes and Movie&Art.
Main Experiences
Direction and Script
Expression, Coordination, and Rhythm, directed by Ana Tereza Brandão and Ana Amélia Arantes, documentary, 30’, 2024
Scriptwriter, co-director, and production director of the documentary about choreographer and researcher of Afro-Brazilian culture Marlene Silva, launched at Sesc Movimenta and shown at Cine Santa Tereza.
Production: V Audiovisual.
Profile: https://www.instagram.com/expressaocoordenacaoeritmo
Script and Research
Colhendo Memórias, dir. Guilherme Pam, animation series, 16 episodes, 2’, 2023
Scriptwriter and researcher for the videos about the stories of former mayors of Itabirito, created for the municipality’s centennial celebration, shown at the memorial and online.
Production: Casa Volante
Videos: https://youtu.be/TzFzRKbimLg
Between Worlds – The Life and Work of Helena Antipoff, dir. Guilherme Reis, documentary, 70’, 2019
Research coordinator, co-scriptwriter, and producer of the film shown at the 13th CineBH Film Festival, the Brazilian Cinema Festival in Russia (Saint Petersburg and Moscow), the Arquivo em Cartaz 2019 Festival, and TV Rede Minas.
Co-production: Postura Digital e Tessitura Cultural.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/C7y0_BusfvQ?si=gVlsvOaQmeFi4EGC
Assistant Director
Pula a Fila and Corre da Fila, dir. Marcello Marques, spot 30” and 45”, 2025
1st Assistant Director for the Copasa TV and online commercial.
Production: Guerrilha Filmes.
Saúde mais Pertim, dir. Conrado Almada, spot 60”, 30” and 15”, 2025
1st Assistant Director for the SES TV and online commercial.
Production: Tropical Filmes
Cadastro Escolar 2025, dir. Conrado Almada, spot 30”, 2024
1st Assistant Director for the TV and online commercial.
Production: Tropical Filmes
Combate à Fraude, dir. Marcello Marques, spots 30” and 15”, 2024
1st Assistant Director for the Sicoob TV commercial.
Production: Guerrilha Filmes.
Pacto pela Superação do Analfabetismo, dir. Angela Maris, institutional video, 2’, 2023
1st Assistant Director for the Ministry of Education’s institutional video, shown online and at events.
Production: Samambaia Projetos Audiovisuais
Mart Minas – 22nd Anniversary and Institutional, dir. Marcello Marques, spots 60” and 30”, 2023
1st Assistant Director for the supermarket’s commercial for TV and the internet.
Production: Guerrilha Filmes
Saúde e Emendas, dir. André Amparo, spot 60”, 2023
2nd Assistant Director for the Minas Gerais Legislative Assembly’s TV and online commercial.
Production: Sete Meio Filmes
Video: https://vimeo.com/868323817
The Station, dir. Cristina Maure, fiction, 103’, 2023
1st Assistant Director for the fantasy realism film produced in September and October 2021, for the cinema circuit.
Production: Vaca Amarela Filmes
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/820718739
Azul Celeste, dir. Sílvia Godinho, fictional series, 13 eps. 26’, 2022 (in post-production)
2nd Assistant Director for the fictional series for Cine Brasil TV.
Production: Dromedário Cinema e Vídeo
Nutren Senior, dir. Rodrigo Rebouças and Pedro Furtado, spot 30”, 2022
2nd Assistant Director for the Nestlé commercials for TV and the internet.
Production: Dogs Can Fly Produções
Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StQfz4gRtO4
Mineirão – Novas Trilhas, dir. Evandro Caixeta and João Gilberto, branded content, 2020
1st Assistant Director for online videos.
Production: Qu4rto Studio
Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM2aVUcBMuI
The Fall, dir. Diego Rocha, fiction, 110’, 2020
2nd Assistant Director for the drama intended for the cinema circuit.
Production: Dromedário Cinema e Vídeo
Making of: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ftYBYXKWlQU
Árvore dos Araújos, dir. Alfredo Alves, fiction, 26 eps. 13’, 2017
2nd Assistant Director for the children’s TV series, aired on TV Cultura.
Production: Dromedário Cinema e Vídeo
Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A3lwscG9kw
Balanço – pai e filho and Balanço – mãe e filho, dir. Conrado Almada, spot 30”, 2017
1st Assistant Director for the Government of MG’s TV commercials.
Production: Tropical Filmes
Respect, dir. Diego Miranda, documentary, 6’, 2017
Character and location research and filming planning for the MPMG video, shown online and at events.
Production: AoCubo Filmes
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ_yeyXblpY
Production
Memórias do Brasil – ep. Teuda Bara, dir. Diogo Oliveira, documentary series, 13 eps. 45’, 2022
Local producer in Belo Horizonte for the episode about Teuda Bara, from Grupo Galpão.
Production: Tem Dendê Produções
Histórias Atingidas, dir. Ana Carolina Soares, documentary, 31’, 2022
Producer for the documentary film made by AEDAS – Associação Estadual de Defesa Ambiental e Social, for the internet.
Production: Aicó Culturas
Video: https://youtu.be/8xglbIngU-E
A gente pode tudo pelo menos por enquanto, dir. Luiz Felipe Fernandes, documentary, 6 eps. 15’, 2021
Executive Producer for the documentary series shown on the Grupo Galpão YouTube channel.
Co-production: Alicate Conteúdo Audiovisual, Grupo Galpão and Entrefilmes.
Teaser: https://www.facebook.com/grupogalpao/videos/460847411609317/
Entre Mundos – The Life and Work of Helena Antipoff, dir. Guilherme Reis, documentary, 70’, 2019
Executive producer, production director, research coordinator, and co-author of the screenplay for the film shot in Brazil (Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Ibirité, Lavras, and Nova Lima), Russia (Saint Petersburg and Moscow), Switzerland (Geneva), and France (Paris).
Co-production: Postura Digital and Tessitura Cultural.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/C7y0_BusfvQ?si=gVlsvOaQmeFi4EGC
Down, dir. Leo Ayres, fiction, 21’, 2019
Producer for the short film launched at MIS Cine Santa Tereza (BH/MG), shown at the Huesca International Film Festival (Spain), FestCurtasBH and others.
Production: Tempero Filmes
Heritage – The Cavalhada in Brumal, dir. Guilherme Reis, documentary, 70’, 2018
Executive producer and production director for the film launched in an outdoor session for approximately 1,000 people in Brumal, Santa Bárbara district (MG).
Co-production: Postura Digital and Tessitura Cultural
Trailer: https://youtu.be/id8cbzHP0Zg?si=s2jBfcnO-OLQirl_
Dentro da Caixinha – Brincadeiras de Roda, dir. Guilherme Reis, fiction, 43’, 2016
Executive producer and production director for the children’s musical launched at MIS Cine Santa Tereza and shown at the 20th Tiradentes Film Festival. Distributed by Cineart Filmes in theaters, DVD, and VOD.
Production: Postura Digital
Trailer: https://youtu.be/E4Gc_i2SiqU
Passport, dir. Frederico Ouro Preto, spot 30”, 2015
Production assistant: customer service and agency support for art production on the TV ad set.
Production: Conspiração Filmes S.A. (São Paulo)
Spot: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hULnBCJKi2I
Conectado ao bom da vida, dir. Lo Politi, spot 30”, 2015
Production assistant: logistical production support on the Banco do Brasil TV ad set.
Production: Movie&Art (São Paulo)
Natal Chocolates Brasil Cacau, dir. Caio Rubini, spot 30”, 2015
Production assistant: support for art production on the TV ad set.
Production: Academia Internacional de Filmes (São Paulo)
Spot: https://youtube.com/watch?v=260RqNeJiFI
Family, dir. Guilherme Reis, fiction, 85’, 2013
Executive producer for the feature film produced with resources from the BH Municipal Law for Cultural Incentive, launched at Cine Sesc Palladium and shown at Cine 104.
Production: Postura Digital
Trailer: https://youtu.be/CNMfdobb1Gw?si=EW2cz0_mgFr1FsNO