Biônica Filmes was founded in 2012 by Bianca Villar, Fernando Fraiha and Karen Castanho. Produced the series for HBO: “PSI”, nominated for the 2015 Emmy Awards (Best Drama Series); and the feature films: “Men Are From Mars… And That’s Where I’m Going!” (2014), by Marcus Baldini, seen by more than 1.8 million viewers and winner of the 2015 Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix (Best Comedy); “Reza a Lenda” (2016), by Homero Olivetto, winner of the Special Jury Prize at Tallinn Black Nights 2016; and “TOC – Disturbed, Obsessiva, Compulsiva” (2017), by Paulinho Caruso and Teo Poppovic, selected for SXSW 2018. In 2017, Biônica was co-producer of the documentary “Divinas Divas”, by Leandra Leal, winner of the Audience Award – Global at SXSW and “La Vingança”, by Fernando Fraiha, Brazil/Argentina co-production, winner of the Brooklyn Film Festival's Best New Director award. In 2018, the production company released “Uma Seguila”, starring Tatá Werneck and Cauã Reymond, which was seen by more than 600,000 people in theaters. In 2019, it launched the first live action based on the stories of Turma da Mônica, by Mauricio de Sousa, “Turma da Mônica – Laços”, directed by Daniel Rezende, which took more than 2 million people to the cinemas. In 2021, he released “Outubro”, by Maria Ribeiro, a documentary about the 2018 presidential election.
In 2021, the producer launched the sequel to the success of “Turma da Mônica – Ties”, “Turma da Mônica – Lessons”, the highest grossing of the year: 817,009 spectators.
In 2022, he released “Meu Álbum de Amores”, by Rafael Gomes, a musical romantic comedy with a soundtrack signed by Arnaldo Antunes; “A Viagem de Pedro”, by Laís Bodanzky, a Brazil/Portugal co-production, with Cauã Reymond, which tells the story of the return of Dom Pedro I to Portugal; “Carvão”, by Carolina Markowicz, which had its world premiere at TIFF – Toronto International Festival, and soon after was exhibited at the San Sebastián Festival; and “Bem-Vinda Violeta”, a Brazil/Argentina co-production, directed by Fernando Fraiha, based on the book “Cordilheira”, by Daniel Galera, which received the award for best film at the Austin Film Festival.
Currently, the production company is editing the feature film “Toll”, by director Carolina Markowicz; from the children's series “Franjinha e Milena em Busca da Ciência” for HBO/Max and the documentary about the greatest Brazilian rock star: Rita Lee, in addition to having several projects in development, such as “The Caretaker” by Fernando Fraiha and “O Son of a Thousand Men”. by Daniel Rezende, based on the book by Valter Hugo Mãe.
Biônica Filmes was founded in 2012. Over 10 years of history, it has reached the top 1 box office film mark 3 times in the year. With productions selected for participation in more than 60 international festivals, its nominations include an Emmy for best drama.
