Marcelo Dantas studied diplomacy in Brasília, history of art in Florence and graduated in Film and Television at New York University where he also did a post-graduate extension in Interactive Telecommunications [1] He has assumed the role of producer, creator, designer and curator in many initiatives.
He has curated exhibits for Bill Viola, Gary Hill, Jenny Holzer, Shirin Neshat, Tunga, Laura Vinci, Angelo Venosa and Arthur Omar in Brazil.
His achievements include Best documentary awards in the Bienalle Internationale du Film Sur L'Art - Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, in the FestRio, and the International Film & TV Festival of New York, as well as exhibition design awards at SEGD (Society for Environmental Graphic Design), Art Director's Club of New York and IDEA.
In 1990, he created Magnetoscópio, a production company for films and cultural events, specializing in the convergence of art, history and technology.
[3] In 2007, Lusa, the Portuguese matriz opened at CCBB in Rio, São Paulo and Brasilia and NO AR, an exhibition about communication in Porto Alegre for Grupo RBS, this exhibition was awarded the Top of Marketing 2008 for Culture.