Cinematographer

Tiago Mesquita

7 films

Tiago Mesquita is an award-winning director, cinematographer and producer with over twenty years of film experience in Europe, the USA, and across four continents. He combines robust technical expertise with a very personal, story-driven and artistic background. He is an award-winning director of "Cinequest," the feature film directing competition. Graduating with honours from the Los Angeles Film School on a scholarship from his national Ministry of Culture, he later taught film directing, film production and cinematography. Tiago is the studio head and lead producer of Crafted Films and Crafted United Industries, which combine production company, film financing and film studios (including full cinema equipment "A to Z" and full post-production facilities). Apart from his film training, his 25 years of traditional martial arts, mixed martial arts, and combat training serves him well when shooting ambitious action and fighting sequences. He worked with stunt teams from movies like "The Matrix," "Batman," "Transformers," "Rush Hour," and "Pirates of the Caribbean." Tiago also has a law degree, specializing in Cinema, European and International Law.