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| Popular As | David Schurmann |
| Occupation | Director |
| Age | 50 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | April 13, 1974 (Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil) |
| Birthday | April 13 |
| Town/City | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazil |
David Schurmann’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
David Schurmann was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
Schurmann is best known for directing and producing Little Secret, selected to represent Brazil at the Oscars in 2017. David first showed a passion for film making at the age of 13, when he started filming the Schurmnns first around the world sailing expedition.
He graduated from film School in New Zealand, and completed his education in the United States. His work includes TV series for GLOBO TV such as the 36 part series Magellan Global Adventure (1997-2000) and 28 episode series Expedição Oriente (2004-20016).
In 2007, Schurmann released his first motion picture film, The World Twice Around, a documentary that won two awards in the Recife Film Festival in Brazil, for Best Film and Best Sound Editing. It also took awards for best film in the CineBrasil Film Festival Buenos Aires (Argentina), Milan (Italy), Rome (Italy) and New York (USA).
In 2011 he released Missing, a controversial trans-mídia project and suspense/horror mockumentary film. The project, developed and shot for under US$35,000, questioned what was real on the Internet and the social networks.
Between 2009 and 2012 he produced and directed the documentary film a U-513 Lonely Wolf, about the great search and find of the German submarine U-513 sunk in the coast of southern Brazil. He also produced and directed Orient Expedition, 10 episode documentary series for National Geographic Channel Latin America.
His fiction directorial debut was Little Secret, inspired on the true story of Katherine Schurmann, his adopted sister. The film is Brasil's official selection for the 89th Academy Awards.
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