Renate Costa graduated in Audiovisual Direction and Production from the Paraguayan Professional Institute. She studied Documentary Filmmaking at the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. In the field of documentary production, she worked in Paraguay as producer of “Cándido López – Los campos de batalla” (José Luis García, 2005). In fiction films she has collaborated in “Paraguayan Hammock” (Paz Encina, 2006; Fipresci Award at Cannes – Un Certain Regard). As a director, she debuted in 2007 with the short documentary film “Che yvotymi – Mi pequeña flor” which she also produced. “Cuchillo de Palo / 108” is her first feature film.

FILMOGRAPHY
2010 Cuchillo de Palo 108
2007 Che yvotymi – Mi pequeña flor (short)
2005-06 Historias del camino” Paraguay (TV documentary series)