Luís Alves de Matos
Known for
Directing
Born
August 27, 1962 (age 64)
Biography
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 A...
Best known work
Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter
1998
Um Rio Chamado Ave
2012
Ana Hatherly: A Mão Inteligente
2002
The Passanger
2018
Unwavering Light
2010
Sombras
2014
A Casa de Dentro Carlos Nogueira
2023
Room in Lisbon
2016
Blind Runner – An Artist under Surveillance
2007
A Praça
2004Filmography
2023
A Casa de Dentro Carlos NogueiraDirector
2022
Se o Mar DeixarDirector
2018
The PassangerDirector
2016
Room in LisbonProducer
2014
SombrasDirector
2014
Refúgio e EvasãoDirector
2012
Um Rio Chamado AveDirector
2010
Unwavering LightWriter, Director
2009
Cold MountainDirector
2007
Blind Runner – An Artist under SurveillanceDirector, Editor, Director of Photography
2007
Lost In ArtDirector
2005
Fiat LuxDirector, Editor, Producer
2004
A PraçaDirector, Editor
2003
2002
Ana Hatherly: A Mão InteligenteDirector
2000
A Fazer o MalDirector, Editor
1998
Mário Eloy - A Runaway PainterEditor, Director
1998
António Silva - Um Artista PopularDirector, Writer