Gustavo Lipsztein is a television and film screenwriter, director, producer born in Rio de Janeiro. He created and co-wrote the Netflix miniseries (Radioactive Emergency) , a true story centered on the 1987 radiological accident in Goiânia, Brazil . He also created, wrote and executive produced the Netflix miniseries (The Endless Night) , wrote Amazon comedy feature (Losing My Marbles) , co-created and wrote Fox series 1 Contra Todos (One Against All) [2017-2020], wrote the feature (The Patient: The Last Hours of Tancredo Neves) , wrote Polícia Federal: A Lei É para Todos (Operation Carwash: A Worldwide Corruption Scandal Made in Brazil) , and created and wrote Brazilian broadcast series . Lipsztein also wrote Santo for Netflix Spain, wrote, directed and produced the Lionsgate feature film Dead in the Water, and co-directed the Spanish/Argentinean feature film Blue Lips.
Lipsztein earned a BA from NYU's Tisch School of Arts, a Masters in screenwriting from the American Film Institute, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Awards & nominations
won the Best Comedy Feature Film at the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro in 2022.
1 Contra Todos was twice nominated for Best Drama Series at the International Emmy Awards in 2018 and 2019.
Lipsztein has personally received multiple nominations for his writing work on Depois a Louca Sou Eu, 1 Contra Todos and O Paciente - O Caso Tancredo Neves.
! scope="row" | 2022 | Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Best Comedy
! scope="row" | 2022 | | Best Comedy Screenplay | Gustavo Lipsztein for Depois a Louca Sou Eu
! scope="row" | 2022 | | Best Adapted Screenplay | Gustavo Lipsztein for Depois a Louca Sou Eu
! scope="row" | 2019 | International Emmy Awards | Best Drama Series | 1 Contra Todos
! scope="row" | 2019 | Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | Best Adapted Screenplay | Gustavo Lipsztein for
! scope="row" | 2018 | International Emmy Awards | Best Drama Series | 1 Contra Todos
! scope="row" | 2018 | Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro | Best Screenplay | Gustavo Lipsztein for 1 Contra Todos
! scope="row" | 2017 | Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro | Best Screenplay | Gustavo Lipsztein for 1 Contra Todos
! scope="row" | 2017 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Best Long Fiction Program | Gustavo Lipsztein for 1 Contra Todos
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