He works as a screenwriter, playwright, film director, and professor at the University of São Paulo. He graduated in film from the University of São Paulo’s School of Communication and Arts. His short films were "Lyrics" (1991) and "Mutant…" (2002), which screened at the 26th Mostra. His feature length debut came with codirecting the film "Body", in partnership with Rossana Foglia, which screened at the 31st Mostra, following it up with "Waiting Telê" (2009) and "Super Nothing" (2012), which screened at the 36th Mostra.

Born in Charleroi, Belgium, in 1936. Bernardet is professor emeritus at the University of São Paulo, cinema theorist, critic, filmmaker, screenwriter, writer, playwright, and actor. As an actor, he participated in films such as "Orgia" (1969), by João Silvério Trevisan, "Sweet Thieves" (1977), presented at the 44th Mostra, by Fernando Coni Campos, and "Before the End" (2017), presented at the 41st Mostra, by Cristiano Burlan. He signs the script for films such as "Case of the Naves Brothers" (1967), presented at the 37th Mostra, by Luís Sérgio Person. Bernardet directed "Eterna Esperança" (1972), "São Paulo, Sinfonia e Cacofonia" (1994), and "Sobre Anos 60" (1999).