<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} span.yshortcuts {mso-style-name:yshortcuts;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">Claudia Castello</span></strong> was born in Rio de Janeiro and has been living in Southern California for the past 10 years. Claudia discovered her passion for film making through editing and while working on documentaries like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">The Achievers</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Rio Breaks</b>, which was shown on the Sundance Channel and was an official selection at the Rio Film Festival in <span class="yshortcuts">Brazil,</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> The A Word</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The March of the Living</b>, she has developed a great sense of creativity and storytelling. She directed the short films <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Samba</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Alleyway</b>, official selections at the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival and also edited the short film <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Fig,</b> which recently won a DGA award. She recently earned her Master in Fine Arts degree in Film Production at University of Southern California, she is looking forward to directing “Carnival Queen†and showing her culture to the world.</p>