Ivan Cardoso
Ivan do Espírito Cardoso Filho (Born in Rio de Janeiro, October 1st, 1952) is a Brazilian photographer and filmmaker.
Cardoso's early career is mainly associated with experimental short films such as 1971's "Nosferatu no Brasil' (Nosfaratu in Brazil), starring poet and songrwriter Torquato Neto, of whom Cardoso was a good friend.
Though his work as an experimental filmmaker continued to develop in short films through a career that spans for over four decades, his most famous and recognizable feature-length movies are the ones that mix horror and comedy elements, described by Cardoso as "terrir" ("terror" + "rir", which is a word for "laugh" in Brazilian Portuguese). "As Sete Vampiras" (The Seven Vampire Ladies), "O Segredo da Múmia" (The Secret of the Mummy) and "Um Lobisomem na Amazônia" (A Werewolf in the Amazon Rainforest) are prominent films among Cardoso's terrir works.
Documentaries on fellow Brazilian filmmakers, such as Glauber Rocha and José Mojica Marins, and on plastic artists such as avan-garte icon Helio Oiticica also figure among his filmography.
He mantains channels in websites such as YouTube and Vimeo, where lots of his short films, from the most well-known to the most underground ones, are avaliable for free.
Acting
Movie
A Star for Ioiô
as Salesman
2003
Movie
The Agony
1976
Movie
The Mandarin
1995
Movie
A Miss e o Dinossauro
as Himself (archive footage)
2005
Movie
Horror Palace Hotel
as Himself
1978
Movie
Dunas do Barato
as Self
2017
Movie
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
as Self
2017
Movie
Ivan, the TerrirBle
as Self
2020
Movie
40 Years of Fantasporto
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
Movie
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
2012
Movie
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
as Self
2020
Movie
Chaos and Confusion
as Figurante 2 no Festival de Gramado
1997
Movie
Love on Uranus
as Narrador
2007
Movie
Canibais na HorrorCon
as Self
1997
Movie
O Fim da Picada
2009
Movie
Sangue Marginal
2013
Movie
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido
2009
Movie
A Hora do Terrir
2007
Movie
Carícia Fatal
2007
Movie
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
2000
Crew
Movie
The Seven Kittens
Still Photographer
1980
Movie
The Seven Vampires
Director
1986
Movie
The Secret of the Mummy
Director
1982
Movie
No Way, Spider
Assistant Director
1970
Movie
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
Director
1985
Movie
A Werewolf in the Amazon
Director
2005
Movie
Nosferato in Brazil
Director
1970
Movie
The Agony
Production Manager
1976
Movie
Watch Out, Madame
Production Director
1970
Movie
HO
Director
1979
Movie
The Scarlet Scorpion
Director
1990
Movie
O Gigante da América
Assistant Director
1980