An internationally acclaimed filmmaker, composer, pianist, conductor and writer .
40+ international awards Cannes, Monaco, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome. 30 years combining film, music and large-scale multimedia shows. CEO WN Produções.
"With a multifaceted artistic style, Walther Neto is currently in the pre-production phase of his fifth feature-length fiction film as a director, having recently wrapped up filming on his fourth film, ‘45 Dias.’ His solid track record includes directing more than 30 documentaries for TV and streaming platforms. His experience encompasses the production and post-production of feature films, internationally acclaimed short films, and theatrical productions, as well as overseeing the technical and artistic direction of major corporate events, museum activations, and immersive art installations. As a composer and sound designer, he translates narratives into music, having created original soundtracks and arrangements for numerous feature films, dozens of documentaries, television program openings, music videos, and large-scale multimedia shows that combine sound, lighting, and highly complex special effects.
FILM, THEATER SOUNDTRACK
DIRECTING, PRODUCTION, SOUNDTRACK AND SOUND DESIGNER
BIOGRAPHY
Walther Neto is a Brazilian filmmaker, pianist, composer, conductor, and artistic director based in São Paulo – Lifetime Member ABRASCI Chair 72 Merit Collar 2023, Honorary Doctor in Film & Music UNISCECAP 19/08/2023, Member Brazilian Academy of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (Academic Member listed official academiabrasileiradecinema.com.br), Member Brazilian Book Chamber CBL Author Ruínas do Tempo (Ruins of Time) officially launched at Lusófona University Lisbon – film adaptation confirmed.
CEO WN Produções (1995) + Marc Films – largest cinema/broadcast rental in Brazil – 4K/6K cameras, drones 6.5K full-frame anamorphic for Netflix/Disney/Amazon Prime/HBO/Fox – 30 YEARS PRODUCING ENTERTAINMENT.
40+ international awards: Cannes 7th Art Awards Best Director 2023 Dreams + Best Composer & Jury Popular 2025 The Painter (Revista Mensch/ShowVIP), Monaco International Film Festival 4 awards Opposite Destinations 2023 + Best Actress Strangers in the Night 2025 Angel Film Awards 2025 (Estrelando.com.br), Gladiator Istanbul Best Director, Marina del Rey LA Best International Feature, Florence, Hollywood Gold, Los Angeles Film Awards, New York Movie Awards, Oniros, World Film Carnival Singapore, Calcutta Best Drone, Paris Play Best Doc Short.
Current: Deixe-me Viver / Let Me Live – Feature 90min – Gala premiere Marché du Film Cannes 79th 2026 + Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival 30 years Special Session USA (Tela Viva News / Alô Alô Bahia) – Cast Monica Carvalho, Humberto Martins, Cat Dantas. 45 Days (4th feature wrapped, 5th in pre-production – He leaps. He fights. He is reborn). Strangers in the Night (2025) – Best Actress Monaco 2025. The Painter – 2 awards Cannes 2025. Brasilia 65 Years – Doc 65min – Archive 16mm/35mm 1957-60 JK, Niemeyer, Lucio Costa – Off Jackson Antunes – Press Correio Braziliense 02/08/2025 – Festival Trancoso 2025 National Director 1h08 – Band Play Arte 1. Smiles of the Future – Doc 90min – Journey of Pediatric Dentistry Brazil – Support FOUSP – Inspired by father Prof. Luiz Reynaldo Walter creator Bebe Clinica 1984. Ruins of Time – Novel – Lusofona Lisbon launch – CBL. Curves of Time – Oscar Niemeyer Paris exile doc-fiction. Bragantino 1928 Documentary.
Iconic Corporate: GM President's Club – American Museum of Natural History NY Whale Room Milstein Hall Ocean Life, Cipriani Wall Street/42nd NY, Constantin Palace St Petersburg Russia 2019 – Music/Artistic Director & Creator for Mikson agency – Kiev Ballet, Broadway divas, orchestra, Show Control (light/sound/video/pyro/water/mapping/dome/holography).
Rally: Paris Dakar 2000 Team Hollywood Troller Doc Dir/Writer/DOP – Paris 28/12/99 Dakar 06/01/00 Cairo 23/01 + Team Reinaldo Varela 2001/02 (Dakar UTV Champ 2018 3x World Champ) as TV Content Producer.
Music: Deezer Artist ID 11477564 – 9 albums – Strangers in the Night OST 14 tracks 13-10-2025, Jazz Pianos, Opposite Destinations OST 34 tracks – Dist Alvorada Brasileira + Tratore – Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music.
Walther Neto é cineasta, pianista, compositor, maestro e diretor artístico de São Paulo – Imortal da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Artes, História e Literatura (ABRASCI) Cadeira 72 Colar Mérito 2023, Doutor Honoris Causa em Cinema e Música UNISCECAP 19/08/2023 Parlamundi LBV Brasília, Membro da Academia Brasileira de Cinema e Artes Audiovisuais (Sócio Acadêmico listado oficial em academiabrasileiradecinema.com.br), Membro da Câmara Brasileira do Livro CBL Autor de Ruínas do Tempo (Ruins of Time) lançado oficialmente na Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa – adaptação para cinema confirmada.
CEO da WN Produções (1995) + Marc Films – maior rental de cinema/broadcast do Brasil – câmeras 4K/6K, drones 6.5K full-frame anamórficas para Netflix/Disney/Amazon Prime/HBO/Fox – 30 ANOS PRODUZINDO ENTRETENIMENTO.
40+ prêmios internacionais: Cannes 7th Art Awards Melhor Diretor 2023 Dreams + Melhor Compositor e Júri Popular 2025 The Painter (Revista Mensch/ShowVIP), Monaco International Film Festival 4 prêmios Destinos Opostos 2023 + Melhor Atriz Estranhos na Noite 2025 Angel Film Awards 2025 (Estrelando.com.br), Gladiator Istanbul Melhor Diretor, Marina del Rey LA Melhor Recurso Internacional, Florence, Hollywood Gold, Los Angeles Film Awards, New York Movie Awards, Oniros, World Film Carnival Singapore, Calcutta Melhor Drone, Paris Play Melhor Doc Curta.
Fase atual: Deixe-me Viver – Longa 90min – Estreia internacional de Gala no Marché du Film Festival de Cannes 79ª edição 2026 + Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival 30 anos Sessão Especial EUA (Tela Viva News / Alô Alô Bahia) – Elenco Mônica Carvalho, Humberto Martins, Cat Dantas. 45 Dias (4º longa finalizado, 5º em pré-produção – He leaps. He fights. He is reborn). Estranhos na Noite (2025) – Melhor Atriz Monaco 2025. The Painter – 2 prêmios Cannes 2025. Brasília 65 anos – Do sonho ao concreto: Heróis anônimos – Doc 65min – Arquivo 16mm/35mm 1957-60 JK, Niemeyer, Lucio Costa – Narração Jackson Antunes – Matéria Correio Braziliense 02/08/2025 – Festival de Trancoso 2025 Diretor Nacional 1h08 – Band Play Arte 1. Sorrisos do Futuro – Doc 90min – Jornada da Odontopediatria no Brasil – Apoio FOUSP – Inspirado no pai Prof. Luiz Reynaldo Walter criador Bebê Clínica 1984. Ruínas do Tempo – Romance – Lançamento Lusófona Lisboa – CBL. Curvas do Tempo – Oscar Niemeyer exílio Paris doc-ficção. Bragantino 1928 Documentário quase 100 anos. Pantaneiro, Dreams, Rio Grande do Sul, Alexandre Frota.
Eventos corporativos icônicos: Clube Presidente GM – Museu Americano de História Natural NY Sala da Baleia Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, Cipriani Wall Street/42nd NY, Constantin Palace São Petersburgo Rússia 2019 – Diretor Musical/Artístico e Criador para agência Mikson – Balé de Kiev, divas da Broadway, orquestra, Show Control (luz/som/vídeo/fogos/águas/mapping/domo/holografia).
Rally: Paris Dakar 2000 Equipe Hollywood Troller Doc Dir/Roteiro/DOP – Paris 28/12/99 Dakar 06/01/00 Cairo 23/01 + Equipe Reinaldo Varela 2001/02 (Campeão Dakar UTV 2018 Tricampeão Mundial) como Produtor de Conteúdo TV/Jornalismo/Fotógrafo.
Música: Deezer Artist ID 11477564 – 9 álbuns – Estranhos na Noite Trilha Original 13-10-2025 14 faixas, Jazz Pianos, Destinos Opostos OST 34 faixas – Dist Alvorada Brasileira + Tratore – Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music.
2025 – Angel Film Awards Monaco International Film Festival – Strangers in the Night – Best Actress Monica Carvalho for film directed Walther Neto – Source Estrelando.com.br
2025 – Cannes 7th Art Awards – The Painter – Best Composer Experimental Film and Jury Popular Prize – Source Revista Mensch / ShowVIP – Dir Walther Neto
2025 – Festival de Cinema de Trancoso – National Director Walther Neto + Brasilia 65 Years Special Session 1h08
2024/25 – Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival 30 years – Let Me Live – Special Session USA – Source Tela Viva News
2024/25 – Marché du Film Cannes 79th – Let Me Live – Official Selection Gala – Source Alô Alô Bahia
2023 – Cannes 7th Art Awards – Dreams – Best Director & Best Artistic Experimental Film
2023 – 19th Monaco International Film Festival – Opposite Destinations – 4 awards (Best Score, Best Photography, etc)
2022 – Gladiator Film Festival Istanbul – Opposite Destinations – Best Director
2022 – Marina del Rey Film Festival LA – Opposite Destinations – Best International Feature
2022 – Florence Film Awards – Minimalist Whispers – Best Original Score & Experimental Film
2022 – Emerald Peacock Berlin – Minimalist Whispers – Best Original Soundtrack
2022 – Hollywood Gold Awards – Renaissance Man – Best Experimental Film & Best Soundtrack + Minimalist Whispers Best Experimental
2022 – Los Angeles Film Awards – Dreams – Best Soundtrack
2022 – New York Movie Awards – Renaissance Man – Best Original Score & Best Super Short
2022 – Oniros Film Awards NY – Renaissance Man Best Film <5min, Best Experimental, Best Monologue + The Journey Pantanal Brazil Best Experimental & Best Drone
2022 – World Film Carnival Singapore – Thailand Dream Best Travel Film + The Journey Best Nature + Dreams & Renaissance Man Best Experimental & Best Soundtrack
2022 – Calcutta International Cult Film Festival – The Journey Pantanal Brazil – Best Drone Film
2022 – Paris Play Film Festival – Pantaneiro – Best Short Documentary
And 20+ more – Total 40+ international awards Cannes, Monaco, Hollywood, LA, Paris, Rome – waltherneto.com
Prêmios
DEIXE-ME VIVER / LET ME LIVE (2026) – Feature Drama 90min – Completed – Dir/DOP/Score/Coprod Walther Neto – Cast Monica Carvalho (Yva Films), Humberto Martins, Cat Dantas – Co-prod Yva/WN/Marc/Band – Official Selection Marché du Film Cannes 79th 2026 Gala + Inffinito 30 years Special Session USA – Sources Tela Viva News, Alô Alô Bahia
45 DAYS (2027) – Feature Drama Inspirational – Post-production – He leaps. He fights. He is reborn – Roger high-performance athlete martial arts Olympic jumper – Dir Walther Neto
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT / ESTRANHOS NA NOITE (2025) – Feature Drama Inspirational – Completed – Three stories nightlife São Paulo – Dir/Writer/DOP/Score Walther Neto – OST Deezer 13-10-2025 14 tracks – AWARD Angel Film Awards 2025 Monaco Best Actress Monica Carvalho for film directed Walther Neto – Source Estrelando.com.br 23/2025
LICENSE TO GO CRAZY (2024) – Romantic Comedy – Completed – Sara, Lia and Leia best friends dreams interrupted pandemic share tiny apartment São Paulo – Dir Walther Neto
OPPOSITE DESTINIES / DESTINOS OPOSTOS (2022/2023) – Adventure Drama Romance – Completed – Tony de Barros Brazilian millionaire – 4 awards 19th Monaco 2023 + Best Director Gladiator Istanbul 2022 + Best International Feature Marina del Rey LA – Released 03/08/2023 Brazil
THE PAINTER (2025) – Short – Dir Walther Neto – Prod WN + Monica Carvalho debut producer – 2 AWARDS Cannes 7th Art Awards 2025 Best Composer Experimental and Jury Popular Prize – Source Revista Mensch/ShowVIP
BRASILIA 65 YEARS – FROM DREAM TO CONCRETE: ANONYMOUS HEROES (2025) – Doc 65min – Dir/Writer Walther Neto – Prod WN/Marc + National Archive Brasilia + ABRASCI + GDF + Sec Cultura DF – Archive 16mm/35mm 1957-60 – Off Jackson Antunes – Score Luar do Sertão, Peixe Vivo, unreleased Dede Paraiso – Press Correio Braziliense 02/08/2025 – Band Play Arte 1 – Official Selection Festival Trancoso 2025 National Director 1h08
SMILES OF THE FUTURE (2025/26) – Doc 90min – Journey of Pediatric Dentistry in Brazil – Writer/Director Walther Neto – Support FOUSP – Inspired by father Prof. Luiz Reynaldo Walter creator Bebe Clinica 1984
RUINS OF TIME / RUÍNAS DO TEMPO – Novel + Film adaptation confirmed – Official launch Lusofona University Lisbon Portugal – Author Walther Neto – CBL Member
CURVES OF TIME / CURVAS DO TEMPO – Doc-fiction – Oscar Niemeyer exile Paris – in production – Pritzker-winning legend
BRAGANTINO – Documentary – 1928 almost 100 years history
PANTANEIRO – Doc/Series 5 eps – Heart Brazil rivers largest flooded plain pantanal – Best Short Doc Paris Play Film Festival 2022 – Best Drone Calcutta
DREAMS – Film about art of clown – Cannes 7th Art Awards 2023 Best Director & Best Artistic Experimental
RIO GRANDE DO SUL – Social project – young woman victim rape
ALEXANDRE FROTA – ALEX BACANA – Biography – Fortaleza middle class
