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Luís Alves de Matos
Holding a degree in Film Directing from the School of Theatre and Cinema (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema - Lisbon), he has collaborated on contemporary creation projects since…
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Holding a degree in Film Directing from the School of Theatre and Cinema (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema - Lisbon), he has collaborated on contemporary creation projects since 1993, focusing mainly on directing documentaries about Portuguese visual artists. In 2001, he founded the production company Amatar Filmes, dedicated to the independent production of documentaries and experimental cinema. He has been distinguished with several awards, including the X International Documentary Film Meetings (X Encontros Internacionais de Cinema Documental) of Malaposta (1999) for A Fazer o Mal (Making Evil/To Do Evil) and the Best Portuguese Film Award at Temps D’Images (2008 and 2011) for Lost in Art – Looking For Wittgenstein and Luz Teimosa (Stubborn Light).
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2023
A Casa de Dentro Carlos Nogueira
Movie Director
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2022
Se o Mar Deixar
Movie Director
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2018
The Passanger
Movie Director
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2016
Room in Lisbon
Movie Producer
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2014
Sombras
Movie Director
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2014
Refúgio e Evasão
Movie Director
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2012
Um Rio Chamado Ave
Movie Director
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2010
Unwavering Light
Movie Director
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2009
Cold Mountain
Movie Director
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2007
Blind Runner – An Artist under Surveillance
Movie Director
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2007
Lost In Art
Movie Director
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2005
Fiat Lux
Movie Director
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2004
A Praça
Movie Editor
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2003
Fernanda Fragateiro: Perfect Places
Movie Director
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2002
Ana Hatherly: A Mão Inteligente
Movie Director
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2000
A Fazer o Mal
Movie Director
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1998
Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter
Movie Editor
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1998
António Silva - Um Artista Popular
Movie Director
