Name: Pedro Riera
Area of work: Directing, Screenwriting
Program: Bolsa
Edition: 2025
City: São Paulo
State: SP
City of origin: Itajubá, MG
E-mail: [email protected]
Pedro Riera Emleh is a Brazilian writer and director who holds degrees in Communications and Playwriting. In 2024, he completed a Master's in Screenwriting at Chapman University with a Fulbright Scholarship. With over a decade of experience as a staff writer, his TV writing credits include Back to 15 (Netflix), Love Me Not (Warner), Friend for Rent (Universal TV), Neighbors (GNT), and Brainiacs (Gloob). In feature films, he collaborated on the screenplay for the romantic comedy Dissonant's (Disney+). In non-fiction, he was the head writer for The History Show (Futura) and contributed to the docudrama A Thousand Days (History Channel). Pedro also created and wrote the feature documentary Wladimir – Memories Beyond Football, which is set to be filmed in 2025. His first documentary short, Almost a Family Trip Movie (2019), was screened at various Brazilian festivals, winning awards, including one for "Making People Cry at a Comedy Festival”.
In 2025, Pedro received a fellowship to attend Cine Qua Non Lab and became part of the Paradiso Talent Network.
