Rodrigo Abreu Teixeira (born 2 December 1975) is a Brazilian film producer. Through his RT Features production company, he produced numerous acclaimed feature films, in Hollywood and Brazil, including: Frances Ha (2012), The Witch (2015), Mistress America (2015), Call Me by Your Name (2017), The Lighthouse (2019), The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (2019), Ad Astra (2019), Bergman Island (2021), Armageddon Time (2022) and I'm Still Here (2024).
In 2024, Teixeira was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing I'm Still Here.
Early life Teixeira was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He began his career in the 1990s by acquiring book copyrights.
Career In 2005, Teixeira launched RT Features, a production company focusing on producing and financing films. Its first feature film was the dark comedy Drained (O Cheiro do Ralo), directed by Heitor Dhalia.
Frances Ha (2012), directed by Noah Baumbach, was his first international success as producer. Teixeira re-teamed with Baumbach on Mistress America (2015).
In 2017, Teixeira produced Call Me by Your Name directed by Luca Guadagnino, which earned four nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, with Texieira winning the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature and receiving a nomination for Independent Spirit Award for Best Film.
Teixeira partnership with Martin Scorsese's Sikelia Productions to produce and finance films by emerging filmmakers, financed and produced numerous international productions including: Port Authority directed by Danielle Lessovitz and Murina directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović.
He is also known for his longstanding partnership with James Gray, producing: Ad Astra (2019), Armageddon Time (2022) and Paper Tiger (2026).
In 2024, Teixeira produced I'm Still Here directed by Walter Salles, earning him a nomination for Academy Award for Best Picture.
Filmography
As producer YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Notes2007Drained O Cheiro do RaloHeitor Dhalia2009NatimortoPaulo MachlineB1Felipe Braga and Eduardo Hunter MouraDocumentary2011The Silver CliffO Abismo PrateadoKarim AïnouzHelenoHeleno: O Príncipe MalditoJosé Henrique Fonseca2012Frances HaNoah BaumbachThe GorillaO GorilaJosé Eduardo Belmonte2013Night MovesKelly Reichardt2014When I Was AliveQuando Eu Era VivoMarco DutraAlemãoJosé Eduardo BelmonteTim MaiaMauro Lima2015The WitchRobert EggersMistress AmericaNoah BaumbachLoveGaspar Noé2016IndignationJames SchamusThe Human SurgeEl auge del humanoEduardo WilliamsThe Silence of the SkyO Silêncio do CéuMarco DutraThe Eternal SonO Filho EternoPaulo Machline2017Call Me by Your NameLuca GuadagninoPatti CakesGeremy JasperA CiambraJonas CarpignanoFriendly BeastO Animal CordialGabriela AmaralSeverinaFelipe Hirsch2018Skate KitchenCrystal MoselleToo Late to Die YoungTarde Para Morir JovenDominga SotomayorThe Father's ShadowA Sombra do PaiGabriela Amaral2019Yes, God, YesKaren MainePort AuthorityDanielle LessovitzThe LighthouseRobert EggersThe Invisible Life of Eurídice GusmãoA Vida Invisível de Eurídice GusmãoKarim AïnouzWasp NetworkOlivier AssayasAd AstraJames Gray2021MurinaAntoneta Alamat KusijanovićBergman IslandMia Hansen-LøveWandering HeartErrante corazónLeonardo Brzezicki2022Alemão 2José Eduardo BelmonteArmageddon TimeJames GrayWelcome, Violeta!Bem-Vinda, Violeta!Fernando FraihaMeteorosLuis Carone2024Drenched in BloodBarba Ensopada de SangueAly MuritibaI'm Still HereAinda Estou AquiWalter SallesBury Your DeadEnterre Seus MortosMarco Dutra2025Kontinental '25Radu JudeO'DessaGeremy JasperDraculaRadu Jude2026Bowels of HellPrivadas de Suas vidasGurcius Gewdner and Gustavo VinagreIsabelGabe KlingerPaper TigerJames GrayLa PerraDominga SotomayorGlaxoBenjamín NaishtatFuriesRami KodeihPost-productionTBASweet VengeanceBrian De PalmaPre-productionLove DiptychRadu JudePre-production
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