Ivan Cardoso

Ivan Cardoso (b. 1952, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian filmmaker and photographer with the status of a cult underground artist. He's been involved in film since 1970 when he served as assistant director to Rogério Sganzerla on No Way, Spider (Sem Essa, Aranha); since that time he has been making his own movies on Super 8. His feature debut The Secret of the Mummy (O Segredo da Múmia, 1982) was followed in part by The Seven Vampires (As Sete Vampiras, 1986), The Scarlet Scorpion (O Escorpião Escarlate, 1990), A Werewolf in Amazonia (Um Lobisomem na Amazônia, 2005), Sarcofago the Macabre (O Sarcófago Macabro, 2005), and numerous shorts.

50. MFF Karlovy Vary