Hello! I'm Will Negrão, a multidisciplinary professional in audiovisual production with a degree in Cinema and Digital Media from IE SB and international specialization from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. I work as a mentor in audiovisual, sound engineering, and music production, helping teams grow and deliver high-quality creative work. My recent work includes editing the feature film In Silence (No Silêncio, 2024), which won three awards at the Cannes World Film Festival 2025 (Best Film, Best Emerging Filmmaker, Best Feature Thriller/Suspense). I have contributed to Brazil-Germany co-productions and other multi-cultural initiatives, guiding sound and post-production across formats.

Will Negrão

Hello! I'm Will Negrão, a multidisciplinary professional in audiovisual production with a degree in Cinema and Digital Media from IE SB and international specialization from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. I work as a mentor in audiovisual, sound engineering, and music production, helping teams grow and deliver high-quality creative work. My recent work includes editing the feature film In Silence (No Silêncio, 2024), which won three awards at the Cannes World Film Festival 2025 (Best Film, Best Emerging Filmmaker, Best Feature Thriller/Suspense). I have contributed to Brazil-Germany co-productions and other multi-cultural initiatives, guiding sound and post-production across formats.

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Hello! I’m Will Negrão, a multidisciplinary professional in audiovisual production with a degree in Cinema and Digital Media from IE SB and international specialization from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. I work as a mentor in audiovisual, sound engineering, and music production, helping teams grow and deliver high-quality creative work.

My recent work includes editing the feature film In Silence (No Silêncio, 2024), which won three awards at the Cannes World Film Festival 2025 (Best Film, Best Emerging Filmmaker, Best Feature Thriller/Suspense). I have contributed to Brazil-Germany co-productions and other multi-cultural initiatives, guiding sound and post-production across formats.

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Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Sound Engineer / Music Producer at Blue Records Studio
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2008
Started career as a sound engineer and music producer under mentor Kiko Freita(s).
Master Sound Engineer at Refinaria Studios
January 1, 2008 - Present
Responsible for technical quality, team development and training, management of audio visual projects, digital marketing, and music productions.
Owner / Studio Manager at Negra Audio Visual – MEI
January 1, 2014 - Present
Own company providing audio and video capture, recording, editing, mixing, mastering, and finishing services; project management for Brazilian and American TV, fiction and documentary films, band and artist DVDs, and VR.
Cultural Analyst at SESC DF
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026
Managed large-scale cultural projects including Sesc + Música, FestClown, and other multicultural initiatives.
Owner / Audio Visual Producer at Negra o Audio Visual - MEI
January 1, 2014 - Present
Owns and runs an audio-visual services company providing capture, recording, editing, mixing, mastering, and finishing across formats; handles project management for TV, film, music videos/DVDs, and VR.
Editor at In Silence (No Silêncio)
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Edited the feature film In Silence (No Silêncio, 2024); project noted for award recognition at Cannes World Film Festival 2025.

Education

Bachelor of Social Communication – Cinema and Digital Media at IESB
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
Film Making Workshop at New York Film Academy – Los Angeles
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Intensive English Course at English Studio – London
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Sound Engineering – Course 501 at AES Brazil (Professor Aldo Soares)
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2002
Cultural Mediation – In Silence (No Silêncio) – Feature Film – Editing & Montage at Media to Awards (In Silence)
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Bachelor of Social Communication – Cinema and Digital Media at IE SB
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Film Making Workshop at New York Film Academy – Los Angeles
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Intensive English Course at English Studio – London
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
Sound Engineering – Course 501 at AES Brazil
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002

Qualifications

NR10 - Safety Training for Electrical Installations
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
NR35 - Training for Working at Heights
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
NR10 - Safety Training for Electrical Installations
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
NR35 - Training for Working at Heights
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
Cultural Mediation – In Silence (No Silêncio) – Feature Film – Editing & Montage
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
NR10 – Safety Training for Electrical Installations
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
NR35 – Training for Working at Heights
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
Cultural Mediation Training (In Silence – No Silêncio)
January 1, 2024 - May 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
    paper Cannes Best Film of the Year 2025

    This is the intro scene of the Grand Winner of The World Film Festival Cannes 2025 – Best Film of 2025 called In Silence (No Silêncio/2024). It’s a first film of a theater director who choose to film everything in continuing shot. The rough cut has plus 5 hours. The rejected Directors cut 2h54min. I need almost three months to watch everything and sync the audio than three months to edit using deleted scens, reordering flashbacks and doing thousands of jump cuts. The last two months to fine tune cuts, audio edit and some reference sound design to be whatch again by the producer and be aproved. Now is history.

    This intro scene is a piece of the final cut with no color grade. The sound design and music are references.