Yuri Alves

BIOGRAPHY

Yuri Alves is an award-winning, self-taught filmmaker born in Rio de Janeiro to Portuguese parents and raised in Newark, New Jersey. A cinema enthusiast from a young age, he created the first 9/11 documentary in high school and has since directed internationally acclaimed short films and prime-time television.

Alves directed the acclaimed series "Tempo Final" (2010) and "Filha de Lei" (2017), starring Diogo Morgado. His first American series, "RZR," received a prime-time Emmy nomination in 2024 and features David Bianchi, Danny Trejo, and Mena Suvari.

His shorts, including the Emmy-winning "Grind," have screened at prestigious festivals like Cannes and Tribeca. Notably, "Emerge," a feature film trilogy with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, also won an Emmy and garnered acclaim on PBS. Alves earned his bachelor's degree in Media Arts from New Jersey City University.

EMMY AWARDS | NOMINATIONS
RZR Series, Primetime Emmy - Nomination 2024
Emerge: Part 1, Emmy - Winner 2022
Grind, Emmy - Winner 2022

FILM FESTIVAL | AWARDS
Emerge: Part 2, Thomas Edison Film Festival - Winner 2021
Grind, Africa World Documentary Film Festival - Nomination 2018
Grind, Atlanta DocuFest - Winner 2017
Grind, ECU European Independent Film Festival - Winner 2018
On the Cusp, Impact Docs Awards - Winner 2018
On the Cusp, Lift-Off Film Festivals LA - Nomination 2018
On the Cusp, Marina Del Rey Film Festival - Nomination 2018
Grind, NYPSFF - Nomination 2018
Grind, Newark International Film Festival - Winner 2018
Grind, Montclair Film Festival - Nomination 2018
On the Cusp, Thomas Edison Film Festival - Winner 2018
On the Cusp, Best Shorts Competition - Winner 2017
Grind, IndieFEST Film Awards - Winner 2017
Grind, One-Reeler Short Film Competition - Winner 2017
Exit Road, Reel Recovery Film Festival - Nomination 2016
Exit Road, ECU European Indep Film Festival - Nomination 2015
Exit Road, Hoboken International Film Festival - Nomination 2015
Exit Road, Raindance Film Festival - Nomination 2015
Exit Road, Shortcutz Xpress Viseu - Nomination 2015
Broken Clouds, CinEuphoria Awards - Winner 2012
Broken Clouds, Taos Shortz Film Festival - Nomination 2012
Broken Clouds, Avanca Film Festival - Winner 2011
Broken Clouds, ECU European Indep Film Festival - Winner 2011
Broken Clouds, NJ International Festival - Winner 2011
Broken Clouds, NYC International Film Festival - Nomination 2011
Broken Clouds, NewFilmmakers New York - Nomination 2011
Broken Clouds, Reel Indep Film Extravaganza - Winner 2011
Chronicles of a Hitman, 24fps Intl Short Film Festival - Winner 2007
Chronicles of a Hitman, George Lindsey UNA Film Festival - Nomination 2007
Xavier, NY International Independent Film Festival - Winner 2005

EMAIL | YURI@YURIALVES.COM