Luís Alves de Matos
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).
Crew
Movie
Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter
Editor
1998
Movie
Um Rio Chamado Ave
Director
2012
Movie
Ana Hatherly: A Mão Inteligente
Director
2002
Movie
The Passanger
Director
2018
Movie
Unwavering Light
Director
2010
Movie
Sombras
Director
2014
Movie
A Casa de Dentro Carlos Nogueira
Director
2023
Room in Lisbon
Producer
2016
Movie
Blind Runner – An Artist under Surveillance
Director
2007
Movie
A Praça
Director
2004
Movie
Se o Mar Deixar
Director
2022
Movie
Lost In Art
Director
2007