Films
In development
Feature · DevelopmentThe AdventShooting 2027 · Alentejo coast
Selected for Less is More (Creative Europe MEDIA). Best Pitch at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
Recognition
2025TIFFQuietness50th edition — premiere
2025Méliès d'ArgentAtom & VoidHÕFF, Estonia
2025Short Shorts Film FestivalAtom & VoidJ-WAVE Sound in Cinema Award, Japan
2024SitgesAtom & VoidOfficial selection
2024Fantastic FestAtom & VoidHonorable Mention
2021Fantastic FestThe Girl from SaturnBest Director — Shorts with Legs
2019Fantastic FestKeep Me CompanyWorld premiere
2019Berlinale Talents—Selected director
2018SundanceThursday NightGrand Jury Prize nominee
2017Méliès d'ArgentThursday NightBest European Fantastic Short
About
Portuguese filmmaker working in fantastic and genre cinema. Trained at the London Film School; Berlinale Talents alumnus.
His short Thursday Night was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and won the Méliès d'Argent. His first feature, Keep Me Company, premiered at Fantastic Fest. In 2024 he joined Werner Herzog's Under the Volcano, where he directed Quietness, which premiered at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival.
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