Born in Fortaleza (Brazil) and based in the United Kingdom for over 30 years, where she worked as a journalist at the BBC, Carla studied Journalism in Italy and most recently obtained a degree in film from the London Southbank University, where she specialized in Screenwriting, Production and Directing. With a career marked by courage and overcoming challenges, Di Bonito consolidated her position in the audiovisual market with her second short film, “Luzinete”—inspired by her sister’s death from an overdose—gaining international recognition by receiving over 220 awards and being exhibited in 45 countries.

At present, the filmmaker is focused in producing two new authorial projects: the feature film “Nossos Caminhos” (Our Paths), whose screenplay has received over 100 international awards to date, and “Connor and Sonia”, also internationally awarded .