Directing
André Gil Mata
EN, PT, BS, ES cinema · 21 credits
Birthplace
São João da Madeira, Portugal
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Flame of a Candle
Director, Writer, Producer
Gods of Stone
Producer
When the Land Runs Away
Executive Producer
The Damned Yard
as Schmar, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Ubu
as Todo o Exército Russo, Writer
Campos Belos
Writer, Production Manager, Editor
The Tree
Director, Writer
Expectant
Co-Producer
How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Night of All Things
Cinematography
Parque Soviético
Cinematography
The Gravedigger
Actor, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Cativeiro
2012
Cativeiro
Producer, Cinematography, Director, Screenplay
Beard
as André
Casa
2010
Casa
Cinematography, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director
Arca D'Água
Screenplay, Director