Biography

Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1946, Ebert began as a still photographer in 1966, became a cameraman and director of photography in 1968 and a director in 1970. At the end of the 1960's, he was involved in the Cinema Marginal movement and was cameraman and director of photography for the movement's most memorable film, "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" by Rogério Sganzerla. In 1970, he directed "República da Traição". As examples of his extensive filmography in feature length and short films, he was director of photography for the award-winning films O Rei da Vela (1983) and Fé (2000). Ebert has had an incredibly diverse influence on the Brazilian media world. He is director of photography for TV series and specials, like the recent _Povo Brasileiro, O (2000)_ for Globo Network Television which received the Grand Prize Cinema Brazil in 2001. He works on educational documentaries, institutional videos and promotional spots for big businesses, and has directed or been director of photography for hundreds of TV commercials including 60 for the "Gente que Faz" series for Banco Bamerindus. In 2001 he was director of photography for the feature length digital film "Rua Seis, Sem Número", by João Batista de Andrade. Ebert has been teaching and giving workshops since 1970. He was professor of cinema at the State Vocational College Oswaldo Aranha and was professor of studio techniques and creativity at the Escola Enfoco, both in São Paulo. He has given workshops at the National Cinemateca in Quito, Ecuador, the University of São Paulo, the Catholic University of São Paulo, the Fundação Dragão do Mar in Fortaleza, Ceará, the MTV's Promotion Department in São Paulo, and in many film festivals. Ebert is current vice-president of the Brazilian Association of Cinematographers.