José Paulo Lanyi


José Paulo Lanyi is a Brazilian journalist, writer and filmmaker.
He is the author of the novel "Calixto – Azar de quem votou em mim" and of the 'scenic novel' "Deus me disse que não existe" - 'scenic novel' is considered by Lanyi as a new literary genre that combines both novel and play.
Published by the Official Press of the State of São Paulo, his play "Quando dorme o vilarejo", recognized in 2002 by the Brazilian Vladimir Herzog Award for Amnesty and Human Rights coverage, tells the story of a hamlet whose residents become happy when learn that they will be hanged by the community in which they live. Inspired by the surreal movies by Luis Buñuel, the play was staged with the United Nations support at the São Bento Theatre in São Paulo, on December 10, 2008.
Lanyi graduated in journalism from Faculdade Cásper Líbero in 1993. He has worked as a reporter for some of the major São Paulo television and radio networks, among them Globo TV, Rede Bandeirantes, Manchete TV, CBN Radio, Globo Radio, Radiobrás and CNT TV. He also collaborated with the literary magazine "Cult" and was a foreign correspondent in London in 1995.
He was a columnist for Observatório da Imprensa and Comunique-se media criticism websites and worked in São Paulo as a BBC freelance reporter and as a director of making of and as an executive producer of the feature film .
Lanyi is a member of the São Paulo Association of Art Critics – APCA.

Awards

– given to allTV in recognition of their journalistic work. Lanyi was part of the news team, as host, producer, editor and reporter.
Vladimir Herzog Award – for his play "Quando dorme o vilarejo".
IBest Award given to Comunique-se web portal, for their journalistic activities.

List of works