Writer · Director · Editor · Essayist

Erik Avilez

film & text, from Brazil to everywhere

Erik Avilez is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. His focus is shaping stories through screenwriting, directing, and editing, with additional experience in all stages of production.

He is a Suncoast Student Emmy recipient, holds an MFA in Film Production, and is currently a doctoral candidate in Arts (Film Studies).

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commercial · 2026

Behind the Screens

Script supervisor and editor. Produced for Coca-Cola, distributed across 1,200+ theaters and 15,000 screens throughout the US. Winner of the Red Ribbon Award.

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short film · 2025

Welcome

Script supervisor and editor. An immigrant maid is put in an impossible situation. Winner of the Suncoast Emmy Award, 2025.

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short film · 2025

Crooner

Writer, director, and editor. A jazz-driven character drama in which music becomes the lens through which legacy and the cost of success are examined.

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From the Blog

June 2026 · Field Notes

The HOST Diaries #2: The Concept Develops

On solving problems we created.

September 2025 · Field Notes

The HOST Diaries #1: The Idea Incubates

On generating ideas for a short film.

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Podcast

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Ordem do Dia

Um podcast sobre fazer cinema. Em breve.

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