Person
João Rui Guerra da Mata
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- From
- Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
João Rui Guerra da Mata was born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. He teached Art Direction at the Lisbon Film School from 2004 to 2011. In 1997 he co-starred in the short PARABÉNS!, directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, that won the Special Jury Mention at the 54th Mostra di Venezia. As an Art Director, he worked in several features and shorts, notably the ones directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, whose films he also co-scripted. This collaboration lately evolved to co-direction, namely in the shorts CHINA, CHINA (2007) – 39th Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes; Best Short Film and Audience Award, Belfort Film Festival and ALVORADA VERMELHA (2011) – Best Portuguese Short Film, IndieLisboa Film Festival; international premiere at Locarno Film Festival. O QUE ARDE CURA (2012) is his debut solo film.
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O Fantasma
The Last Time I Saw Macao
Happy Birthday!
Mahjong
Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
Here in Lisbon
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After
A Portuguese Film
L'oiseau de la nuit
Will-o'-the-Wisp
As the Flames Rose
China, China
Red Dawn
IEC Long
The Ornithologist
To Die Like a Man
Two Drifters
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