Directing
João Rui Guerra da Mata
PT, FR, EN, XX cinema · 26 credits
Birthplace
Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
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
O Sorriso de Afonso
Afonso's Smile
Writer, Production Design
13 Alfinetes
Director, Screenplay
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After
Actor, Director
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Production Design, Writer
A Room in Town
Director
Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
Actor, Cinematography
The Ornithologist
Screenplay, Art Direction
IEC Long
Director, Editor, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Goodnight Cinderella
Art Direction
The Last Time I Saw Macao
Actor, Screenplay, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Mahjong
Actor, Screenplay, Director, Art Direction
As the Flames Rose
Director, Writer
Morning of Saint Anthony's Day
Art Direction
The King's Body
Assistant Director
A Portuguese Film
as Himself
Red Dawn
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
Side Effects
Art Direction
To Die Like a Man
Art Direction
China, China
Writer, Director, Art Direction
Two Drifters
Costume Design, Set Decoration
The Girl in the Mirror
Art Direction
O Fantasma
as Police 2, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup Artist
Happy Birthday!
as Francisco, Production Assistant
Haircut
Costume Design