Jon Mangaba
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Jon is a long-time film industry professional with a strong background in executive management, having founded and run a translation subtitling company and then a post-production business he subsequently sold to Technicolor.
Since moving to tropical Salvador, Bahia in the northeast of Brazil in 2004, he became passionate about Brazilian culture, fluent in Portuguese and developed a network of contacts. During this time he moved from post-production to production, writing and directing a number of films, from Comida aqui é Mato! - 8 Episode TV series on wild food for TVE Bahia, 2020); Desvelando Salvador (web-series, 2022); Yemanjá - Mermaid Goddess of Fishermen - 'Best religious documentary' - Trofa International Cinema and Literature Festival (Portugal, 2014): Hotel Paraíso - 'Best Short Fiction' - South West London International Film Festival (2016); Sarmaga (Best Team Performance - Five Continents International Film Festival)
With his company Mangaba Productions Jon also offers line production and fixing services for overseas productions in Bahia and throughout Brazil. He has assisted many companies including CNN, BBC, Discovery, and Endemol.
Since moving to tropical Salvador, Bahia in the northeast of Brazil in 2004, he became passionate about Brazilian culture, fluent in Portuguese and developed a network of contacts. During this time he moved from post-production to production, writing and directing a number of films, from Comida aqui é Mato! - 8 Episode TV series on wild food for TVE Bahia, 2020); Desvelando Salvador (web-series, 2022); Yemanjá - Mermaid Goddess of Fishermen - 'Best religious documentary' - Trofa International Cinema and Literature Festival (Portugal, 2014): Hotel Paraíso - 'Best Short Fiction' - South West London International Film Festival (2016); Sarmaga (Best Team Performance - Five Continents International Film Festival)
With his company Mangaba Productions Jon also offers line production and fixing services for overseas productions in Bahia and throughout Brazil. He has assisted many companies including CNN, BBC, Discovery, and Endemol.