Pedro Harres
Pedro Harres is a director, animator, screenwriter and multimedia artist born in Porto Alegre and based in Berlin. He holds a BA in Cinema from UNISINOS (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos) and a BA in Philosophy from UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), both in Brazil; and an MA in Animation Direction from Babelsberg Film Universität, Germany. Among his previous works are the short film A Smaller Animal (Um Animal Menor), which received several awards in Brazil; The video installation Ego Machine (EgoMáquina); and the short film Castillo y el Armado, Oscar-qualified in 2015 and premiered in the Orizzonti competition at Venice Film Festival. From The Main Square is his master thesis and debut in virtual reality. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize in Venice 2023, it is arguably the most awarded VR piece to be premiered in 2022. Pedro also participated as juror for immersive sections of the Venice and Thessaloniki Film Festival in 2023.