- Known For
- Directing
- Born
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- Place of Birth
- São João da Madeira, Portugal
André Gil Mata
André Gil Mata was born in 1978. Having studied mathematics, he has worked mostly in photography, theatre and film and is one of the founders of the Portuguese photography and cinema laboratory Átomo 47. In 2009, his debut short-film WATER ARK won several awards having been shown in several international festivals, as well as his second short-film HOUSE. GRAVEDIGGER, his third short-film, won the Mèlies d'Argent and CAPTIVITY, his first feature-length documentary won the DocAlliance Award at Cannes, in 2013. Gil Mata obtained his master degree in film direction in 2012, at Lisbon Theatre and Film School and finished his PhD at Film. Factory (Sarajevo) in 2016.
Filmography
movieCaronte
2026
movieCalhau
2025
movieThe Flame of a Candle
2025 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieGods of Stone
2025 · Producer
movieWhen the Land Runs Away
2024 · Executive Producer
movieCampos Belos
2023 · Writer, Production Manager, Editor
movieTanganhom
2023
movieUbu
2023 · Todo o Exército Russo, Writer
movieThe Damned Yard
2023 · Schmar, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
movieExpectant
2018 · Co-Producer
movieThe Tree
2018 · Director, Writer
movieThe Night of All Things
2016 · Cinematography
movieHow I Fell in Love with Eva Ras
2016 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
movieLabirinto
2014
movieParque Soviético
2013 · Cinematography
movieThe Gravedigger
2012 · , Director, Screenplay, Producer
Cativeiro
movieCativeiro
2012 · Director, Producer, Cinematography, Screenplay
movieBeard
2011 · André
Casa
movieCasa
2010 · Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
movieArca D'Água
2009 · Director, Screenplay