Timeline

Twelve years of making films with people, from a university lab in Florianópolis to a film club in Newcastle.

Awards and selections are marked ●. Titles link to project pages where one exists.

I. Florianópolis, 2014 to 2022

João Lazaro leading an Educom.cine workshop, handing out papers while a group of school students looks at a video camera; students' faces covered — Photo: Educom.cine, 2017

2014
First documentary, Modelos Matemáticos [Mathematical Models]. Director, camera and editor.

2015
Start a BA in Visual Arts at UDESC.
Join Educom.cine, a university programme running filmmaking workshops in public schools. Luz, Câmera, Educom!, made with students and teachers, is the first of its documentaries. → Educom.cine
Video art piece Fabricai.

2016
Vida.com, the second Educom.cine documentary.
Livre Reportagem #1, an interview-based video art piece. → Livre Reportagem
Start live visuals and lighting for Orquestra Manancial da Alvorada (to 2018).

2017
Found João Lazaro Audiovisual, my production company.
Start teaching video workshops at the Santa Catarina Culture Foundation (to 2020; 20+ workshops, 150+ participants).
Cultural Action Intern at the Victor Meirelles Museum. Two 2D animations: Vaydozo and Pai de fora e seus capanga.

2018
Graduate, BA Visual Arts.
● Livre Reportagem #3 receives the Young Artists Award, Contemporary Art in Santa Catarina, and tours four group exhibitions.
● Mais um dia Triste, an Educom.cine film, selected for CineOP.
Radio producer on Radiofonias, UDESC FM.

2019
Start an MSc in Education at UDESC.
● Os Pipocas, a stop-motion made with school children, selected for the 19th Florianópolis Children's Film Festival.
Edit Indigenous Fishing in the Amazon for ICSF and OPAN. → Amazon Fisheries
Produce the live broadcast of PRO-VOCATION, an international puppetry conference: 6 days, presenters from 10+ countries, 3 languages. → Live Broadcasts

2020
● Recognition Award for Cultural Trajectory (Aldir Blanc).
Co-found the COMUNAVE artists' association (to 2022).
Direct, film and edit the mockumentary The Holiday When Julia Was Without a Phone. → Short Films
Direct online broadcasts of academic events, including PainelMar's month-long Inter-Networks Seminar. → Live Broadcasts

2021
Complete the MSc in Education.
Direct the online broadcast of the 8th Educommunication Ibero-American Colloquiums. → Live Broadcasts
● The Holiday When Julia Was Without a Phone selected for the I National Film Festival of Chapecó.
Edit In Works, a documentary on the restoration of the Hercílio Luz Bridge. → Em Obras
First book chapter published, on Educom.cine. Regional Coordinator, ABPEducom.
Finish six years with Educom.cine: 50+ workshops, 200+ participants, 12+ films with school students.

2022
Coordinate the collaborative coverage of the Latin American and Caribbean seminar of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ilha do Cardoso, with representatives from 16 countries. → Artisanal Fisheries
Educommunication Educator at the Popular Education Center (CEDEP).
Close João Lazaro Audiovisual.

II. Transition, 2023

Still from Any Plans: Joe takes a selfie under blue light beams at night, his story reading "Welcome Aliens to Newcastle upon Tyne" — Still from Any Plans (2023)

Audiovisual Analyst at DOT Digital Group: 200+ educational and promotional videos in eight months.
Book chapter on managing educommunication projects, published by ABPEducom.
October: move to Newcastle upon Tyne. Start volunteering at Star and Shadow Cinema.
Write, direct and edit Any Plans with Newcastle Film Club.

III. Newcastle, 2024 onwards

João Lazaro kneeling on a Newcastle street to film with a camera and microphone, two crew members watching, behind the scenes of To say 'I love you' is my favourite drug — Photo: AP, 2025

2024
January: join Newcastle University, producing video for the Academic Skills Kit, Special Collections and faculty teaching.
August: move to Technology Enhanced Learning in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
● Falling wins Best Overall Music Video and ● PoP PoP an Honourable Mention for Most Creative Ad, Newcastle Film Club.
● Tale of the Witch, which I edited, selected for the Tees Valley International Film Festival. → Short Films

2025
January: elected Education Officer of Newcastle Film Club. → Newcastle Film Club
Run a workshop on video and animation at Newcastle University's Learning and Teaching Conference.
Start the 360° VR Faculty Development project at Newcastle University: branching 360° video scenarios for teaching medical educators.
December: Learning Technologies Projects Adviser, leading externally funded content projects.

2026
Deliver the first 360° VR pilot scenario, Differentials for Chest Pain, for review by academic staff.
Newcastle Film Club members make 80+ short films across 2025 and 2026; three collaborative productions in progress.
Developing doctoral research on community filmmaking and learning.