Resume
Henrique Breia Szolnoky writes for TV, streaming and videogames since 2009, in English or Portuguese. He has European citizenship, likes to name cats after food and promises his writing is usually more exciting than this intro.
Skills
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Screenwriting for live-action, animation and videogames, in English or Portuguese;
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On-site or remote head writer;
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Bible iteration, IP development, lore;
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Script editing and doctoring;
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Linear and non-linear storytelling and dialogue;
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Found narrative and character barks;
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Softwares: Final Draft, Celtx, WriterDuet, Twine, Photoshop/GIMP (basic), InDesign (basic), Gsuite.
Languages
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Native Portuguese;
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Native-level English. IELTS (2023): 8,5 out of 9. TOELF (2022): 116 out of 120;
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Basic Spanish.
Professional Experience
Contract work
Head writer
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1st season of Lupi & Baduki. Screenwriter and writers room lead. Warner-Max-Discovery. Oct/22 to Feb/23.
Production: Flamma Studio and Birdo.
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1st season of Tuca, o mestre-cuca. Screenwriter and writers room lead. 2017-18. Production: Belli Studio.
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2nd season of Dino Adventures. Screenwriter and bilingual writers room lead. Disney Junior. 2016.
Production: Faunea and Cinefilm.
Screenwriter
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4th season of Turma da Mônica.
Cartoon Network/ Warner-Max-Discovery. Jul/2023 to Feb/24.
Production: Split Studio.
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45’ thriller/drama series for Amazon Prime (under n.d.a.). Nov/2022 to Jul/23. Production: Gullane.
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1st season of Espadachim de Carvao,
adapted from Affonso Solano's best-selling book series. 2018/2021.
Production: Split Studios.
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2nd and 3rd seasons of live-action comedy Mal me quer. From Jul/19 to Sep/19, then Apr/20 to Jun/20. Production: Boutique.
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1st season of Ovelina and of Ana Bolinha. The head writer was the famed author Mario Prata. 2018-2019.
Production: Cafundo.
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1st season of Diario de Pilar pelo Mundo, based on best-selling book series
by Flavia Lins e Silva. Nat Geo Kids. 2018. Production: Pilar Produções and Mono.
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1st and 3rd seasons of Boris & Rufus,
Disney XD and TV Cultura. 2016-17. Production: Belli Studio.
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1st, 2nd and 3rd seasons of Sitio do Picapau Amarelo (Yellow Woodpecker Ranch). Globo/Cartoon Network. 2010-15.
Production: Mixer.
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1st season of Passionais. 2012.
Production: Pródigo.
Game writer
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Tetragon 2, in development. Mobile, PC e consoles. Apr-Jun/23. Production: Cafundó.
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Games mobile such as Zooba, Tennis Clash and War Machines. Dec/2018-Feb/2021.
Production: Wildlife Studios.
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Tekoha: A tale among the stars, in development. PC and consoles. May-Jul/22. Production: Split.
Education
Post-grad/ Specialization
Screenwriting for Cinema and TV.
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, 2010-12.
Bachelor degree
Cinema.
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, 2001-04.
Publications
● Translation (books): The boy at the top of the mountain (2016), A history of loneliness (2015), This house is haunted (2015), Stay where you are & then leave (2014) and The thief of time (2014) novels by John Boyne, adapted from English to Brazilian Portuguese.
Published by Companhia das Letras.
● Translation (book): Footlights, by Charles Chaplin, with The world of Limelight,
by David Robinson (2014), adapted from
English to Brazilian Portuguese.
Published by Cia das Letras.
● Translation (books): Foundation’s edge (2012), Foundation and Earth (2012) and
Prelude to Foundation (2013), novels by
Isaac Asimov, adapted from English to
Brazilian Portuguese. Published by Aleph.
● Translation (article): “The human condition, at the disturbing border between good and evil”, additional content for the 50th anniversary edition of A Clockwork Orange,
by Anthony Burgess, adapted from English to Brazilian Portuguese. Book published by Aleph; the article was also published by the renowned newspaper O Estado de São Paulo in Nov/2012.