Wayra Portfolio Cultural Projects
Who we are
Wayra Projetos Culturais is a production company dedicated to audiovisual work and Brazilian cultures for 20 years. Since 2003, we have been executing initiatives in the areas of popular culture, intangible heritage and memory. Since 2017, we have been producing audiovisual works. We create films, series, clips, scripts, books, and lectures, design and coordinate cultural projects and research, provide advisory services, and organise archives and memorials. The company also supports the safeguarding of pastoral dances in Bahia.
KEY AREAS
Audiovisual
Direction and Audiovisual Production
Research and Development of Scripts
Popular culture
Intangible Heritage
Memory
Safeguarding the Pastoral Dances of Bahia
Intangible Heritage Advisory
Preparation and Management of Cultural Projects
Social Museology Projects
Timeline
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Popular culture
First works to support the safeguard of one traditional pastoral dance in Bahia
Formalization
The production company Wayra Projetos Culturais was officially born
Audio-visual
Research on Masters of Culture turns into feature-length documentaries
Expansion
Hiring professionals for cultural projects
Script
Formation and development of fiction scripts
About Wayra Silveira
Professional Experiences:
Education
BA in History – UCSAL
Master’s Degree in Culture and Society – UFBA
Ph.D. in History – University of Évora/UFBA
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Audiovisual Training
Fiction Series – Creation, Bible and Sale – Narratology
Audiovisual Fiction Script – Narratology
Series Pilot in Practice – Narratology
Script: from beginning to end, passing through the middle with Jorge Furtado – B_ARCO
Skills
Writing
Preparation and Management of Cultural Projects
Cultural Heritage Advisory
Research
Script, Production and Audiovisual Direction
Director and Audiovisual Producer
Feature-lenght Films, Short Films and Documentary Series
Screenwriter
Fiction series
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UNESCO/UNDP Consultant on Intangible Cultural Heritage
MINC, IPHAN, State Government of Pernambuco and Municipality of Aracaju
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History Teacher
UFRB and IFBA
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Manager in Culture
Terra Mirim Foundation and Wayra Cultural Projects