João Rui Guerra da Mata
Personal Info
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Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
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Place of Birth
Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
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João Rui Guerra da Mata
Biography
João Rui Guerra da Mata was born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. He teached Art Direction at the Lisbon Film School from 2004 to 2011. In 1997 he co-starred in the short PARABÉNS!, directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, that won the Special Jury Mention at the 54th Mostra di Venezia. As an Art Director, he worked in several features and shorts, notably the ones directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, whose films he also co-scripted. This collaboration lately evolved to co-direction, namely in the shorts CHINA, CHINA (2007) – 39th Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes; Best Short Film and Audience Award, Belfort Film Festival and ALVORADA VERMELHA (2011) – Best ...
Acting
Production
2022
2022
as Production Design
2012
as Screenplay
2012
as Director
2012
as Director
2007
as Writer
2007
as Director
2011
as Director
2013
as Director
2013
as Screenplay
2022
as Writer
2015
as Director
2016
as Cinematography
2016
as Screenplay
2005
as Set Decoration
2005
as Costume Design
2016
as Art Direction
2012
as Writer
2009
as Art Direction
2000
as Costume Design
2000
as Production Design
2000
as Makeup Artist
1996
as Costume Design
2011
as Writer
2011
as Director of Photography
2011
as Editor
2012
as Editor
2012
as Director of Photography
1997
as Production Assistant
2007
as Art Direction
2012
as Art Direction
2012
as Assistant Director
2013
as Art Direction
2015
as Screenplay
2015
as Director of Photography
2015
as Editor
2004
as Art Direction
2011
as Art Direction
2021
as Director
2014
as Art Direction
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