She holds a degree in Film from Faap and also completed postgraduate studies in Screenwriting and International Distribution at Ucla (USA) and DFFB (Germany). She also participated in the training programs Locarno Industry Academy, Berlinale Talents and Torino Film Lab. Lidia worked for several years in the production and programming of film festivals in Brazil and the United States, being the coordinator of Ambulante California, created by Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, and the programming director of HBrFF, focused on Brazilian independent cinema in Los Angeles. She also worked in development at the American production company Ambush Entertainment (films by Noah Baumbach, the Daniels, Marielle Heller etc.). For seven years she managed sales, acquisitions and festivals at the American agency FiGa Films. Later she led the international department of O2 Play, the distributor of O2 Filmes. She recently cofounded and is a partner in the international distribution company MoreThan Films and is a mentor and workshop leader for the Berlin Film Festival’s EFM Toolbox Diversity Program, as well as a consultant for the IFF Rotterdam Pro Hub and Locarno Open Doors, and program manager for the Locarno Industry Academy in Brazil.
