Director
Luís Alves de Matos
64 years · 19 films
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).
Best known for
Filmography 19
A Casa de Dentro Carlos Nogueira
2023 · Director
Se o Mar Deixar
2022 · Director
The Passanger
2018 · Director
Sombras
2014 · Director
Refúgio e Evasão
2014 · Director
Um Rio Chamado Ave
2012 · Director
Unwavering Light
2010 · Director, Writer
Cold Mountain
2009 · Director
Blind Runner – An Artist under Surveillance
2007 · Director, Cinematography
Lost In Art
2007 · Director
Fiat Lux
2005 · Director, Editor
A Praça
2004 · Editor, Director
Fernanda Fragateiro: Perfect Places
2003 · Director
Ana Hatherly: A Mão Inteligente
2002 · Director
João Penalva - Characters and Players
2002 · Director
A Fazer o Mal
2000 · Director, Editor
Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter
1998 · Editor, Director
António Silva - Um Artista Popular
1998 · Director, Writer
Vianna
1994 · Director