Januário Afonso
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Born30 September 1963
São Marçal, São Tomé[1]
CitizenshipSantomean
Occupationfilm director
KnownforImprudência, Fogo do Apagar da Vida, 2001 and O Vosso Amor, o Meu Sorriso, 2006
Januário Afonso | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1963 São Marçal, São Tomé[1] |
| Citizenship | Santomean |
| Occupation | film director |
| Known for | Imprudência, Fogo do Apagar da Vida, 2001 and O Vosso Amor, o Meu Sorriso, 2006 |
Januário Afonso is a filmmaker from São Tomé and Príncipe born in 1963.[1][2] His first experience in cinema was working with Austrian filmmaker Herbert Brödl on Brödl's movie Little Fruit from the Equator (1998) which was shot in São Tomé.[3] Afonso graduated in documentary film studies in Portugal (2006) and Scotland (2007), and obtained a law degree at São Tomé in 2016. He made feature films and documentaries on current social themes such as AIDS and domestic violence.[4][5] Afonso collaborated with Angolan film director Orlando Fortunato de Oliveira on Fortunato's drama movie Batepá (2010).[3]