Biography

Yuri Alves is a multiple award-winning filmmaker who has written and directed films, primetime television programs and commercial projects in the U.S. and Europe. Yuri has completed more than a dozen films, including a feature film, “Xavier” at the age of nineteen. His most renowned short films include, “Broken Clouds” “Exit Road” “Echoes of Fado” “Grind” and “On the Cusp”: have earned recognition with festivals and audiences worldwide. Alves’s films have earned more than 15 festival awards, including the ECU European Film Festival, Black Maria Film Festival, IndieFest, and more.

Alves directed two primetime dramatic series, which premiered on Portugal’s RTP Television: “Tempo Final” (2010) and “Filha da Lei” (2017), both to critical acclaim. Alves is in post-production on his first feature length documentary, “Paint the Rust,” and in pre-production on several film and television projects.

In 2012-14, Alves served as Head of Production at Fox Digital Studios in Los Angeles, and Alves is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of DreamPlay Media. Alves was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Portuguese parents and grew up in Newark, NJ, USA. Yuri is a graduate of the New Jersey City University Media Arts program, and splits his residence between Los Angeles and New Jersey.

For more, visit: yurialves.com