Luís Alves de Matos
Directing
- Born
- August 27, 1962 (age 64)
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).
Known for
Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter
March 13, 1998
Um Rio Chamado Ave
July 9, 2012
Blind Runner – An Artist under Surveillance
October 24, 2007
Ana Hatherly: A Mão Inteligente
April 8, 2002
The Passanger
May 6, 2018
Unwavering Light
January 1, 2010
Sombras
December 31, 2014
A Casa de Dentro Carlos Nogueira
May 3, 2023
A Praça
October 26, 2004
Se o Mar Deixar
September 25, 2022
Lost In Art
April 27, 2007
Cold Mountain
May 20, 2009
Behind the camera20
- 2023A Casa de Dentro Carlos Nogueira Director
- 2022Se o Mar Deixar Director
- 2018The Passanger Director
- 2016Room in Lisbon Producer
- 2014Sombras Director
- 2014Refúgio e Evasão Director
- 2012Um Rio Chamado Ave Director
- 2010Unwavering Light Writer, Director
- 2009Cold Mountain Director
- 2007Blind Runner – An Artist under Surveillance