Diretores

Born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal, in 1958. He is currently a Full Professor at New University of Lisbon, teaching a Film Directing seminar and coordinating the new PhD in Artistic Studies, the PhD in Digital Media and the MA in Film/Television. He has published several articles on cinema and contemporary art in Portugal and abroad and is the author of numerous books. As a filmmaker he directed the feature films Maria (1978), The Foreigner (1982), The King’s Trial (1989), Saramago: Documents (1994), The Eyes of Asia (1996), 451 Forte (2000), The Break (2002), Proof of Contact (2004), The Flying Carpet (2008), Two Women (2010), Your Home (2012), Your Land (2016), presented in film festivals like Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Locarno and Rotterdam. From him, the Mostra presented The End of the World (1993) and Out of Sight (1998).