Zé Fonte
Directing
- Born
- January 6, 2003 (age 23) · Lisboa, Portugal
José Fonte, born in Lisbon on January 6, 2003, is a student at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Higher School of Theater and Cinema) in Amadora.
After studying science and technology in secondary school, he graduated in Dental Prosthetics from the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Lisbon in 2024. That same year, he decided to follow his dream and apply for a degree in cinema.
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At ESTC, he participated in several projects, notably his first screenplay, Entre a Chave e a Parede (Between the Key and the Wall, 2025), and the post-production editing of Novidades (News, 2025), directed by his colleague Leonor Cintra.
Outside of school, he has participated as a camera operator and production assistant in films organized by his third-year colleagues at ESTC.
At the age of 23, he directed his first short film, Philia (2026).
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2026Crescer na Terra First Assistant Director
- 2026Segue Jogo Assistant Editor
- 2026Philia Director
- 2026Lira Art Department Assistant
- 2025Ritmos Perdidos Boom Operator
- 2025NOVIDADES Gaffer, Editor
- 2025Between a Key and a Hard Place Writer, Assistant Camera
- TBAMenina e Moços Camera Operator
- TBABetween Us Production Assistant