Gustavo Lipsztein

Gustavo Lipsztein is a television and film screenwriter, director, producer born in Rio de Janeiro.^[1] He created, wrote and executive produced the Netflix miniseries Todo Dia a Mesma Noite [pt] (The Endless Night) [2023],^[2][3] wrote Amazon comedy feature Depois a Louca Sou Eu [pt] (Losing My Marbles) [2022],^[4][5] co-created and wrote Fox series 1 Contra Todos (One Against All) [2017-2020],^[6] wrote the feature O Paciente - O Caso Tancredo Neves [pt] (The Patient: The Last Hours of Tancredo Neves) [2018],^[7][8] wrote Polícia Federal: A Lei É para Todos (Operation Carwash: A Worldwide Corruption Scandal Made in Brazil) [2017],^[9] and created and wrote Brazilian broadcast series Sem Volta [pt] [2017].^[10][11] Lipsztein also wrote Santo [2022] 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.^[12]

Lipsztein earned a BA from NYU's Tisch School of Arts, a Masters in screenwriting from the American Film Institute,^[13] and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.^[14] He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.^[15]

Awards & nominations

Depois a Louca Sou Eu [pt] won the Best Comedy Feature Film at the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro in 2022.^[16]

1 Contra Todos was twice nominated for Best Drama Series at the International Emmy Awards in 2018 and 2019.^[17][18]

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.

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Comedy	Depois a Louca Sou Eu [pt]	Won	[19]
2022	Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro [pt]	Best Comedy Screenplay	Gustavo Lipsztein for Depois a Louca Sou Eu		[20]
2022	Prêmio Guarani de Cinema Brasileiro [pt]	Best Adapted Screenplay	Gustavo Lipsztein for Depois a Louca Sou Eu		[21]
2019	International Emmy Awards	Best Drama Series	1 Contra Todos		[22]
2019	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Adapted Screenplay	Gustavo Lipsztein for O Paciente - O Caso Tancredo Neves [pt]		[23]
2018	International Emmy Awards	Best Drama Series	1 Contra Todos		[24]
2018	Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro	Best Screenplay	Gustavo Lipsztein for 1 Contra Todos		[25]
2017	Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro	Best Screenplay	Gustavo Lipsztein for 1 Contra Todos		[26]
2017	Monte-Carlo Television Festival	Best Long Fiction Program	Gustavo Lipsztein for 1 Contra Todos		[27]