João Henrique Kurtz (they/them – he/him) is a Brazilian film and TV producer dedicated to projects that promote diversity and inclusion, especially within the queer community. Kurtz started their career in the film industry as Assistant Executive Producer, involved in a number of feature films and TV series. During that time, they co-wrote, co-directed, and produced their first short film "Satin Bird", presented at Cannes Short Film Corner in 2016. Most recently they were the Executive Producer to the children's series "Radio Zoo", Executive and Development Producer to Star+ Original Series "Impuros", and Development Producer to Lucas Camargo de Barros' feature film debut as a director, "Petit Mal", co-directed with Nicolas Thomé Zetune. The film was selected for the Buenos Aires Talents Campus and received the consultancy of Andrea Chignoli (editor of Pablo Larrain’s NO) and, after that, had its world premiere at the 29th FIDMarseille.
