Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
Credits
26 titles
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 Portuguese Short Film, IndieLisboa Film Festival; international premiere at Locarno Film Festival. O QUE ARDE CURA (2012) is his debut solo film.
Known For
Filmography
13 Alfinetes
Director
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Production Design
A Room in Town
Director
Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
The Ornithologist
Screenplay
Here in Lisbon
L'oiseau de la nuit
IEC Long
Director
Goodnight Cinderella
Art Direction
Mahjong
The Last Time I Saw Macao
The King's Body
Assistant Director
Morning of Saint Anthony's Day
Art Direction
As the Flames Rose
Director
Side Effects
Art Direction
A Portuguese Film
Himself
Red Dawn
Director
To Die Like a Man
Art Direction
China, China
Writer
Two Drifters
Set Decoration
The Girl in the Mirror
Art Direction
O Fantasma
Police 2
Happy Birthday!
Francisco
Haircut
Costume Design
Afonso's Smile
Writer