
Directing
Luís Costa
PT, EN, XX, GL cinema · 22 credits
Birthplace
Porto, Portugal
Luís Costa (1993) was born in Porto, Portugal. As a young director, he worked on several projects in the audiovisual area, and his two academic short films were recognised in several national and international festivals. He has also develops parallel projects on photography and music videos, among others. In 2017, 'The Everlasting Man' premiered and was recognised with the Sophia award for best documentary short film by the Portuguese Film Academy. 'Our Kingdom',a short film based on the novel by Valter Hugo Mãe, is currently in distribuition and won several awards. Recently, he co-founded Olhar de Ulisses, a film production company in Porto, in which he is developing several projects in different positions, from production to script writing. 'Light Was A Break', based on the book by Rui Nunes, is his latest film. Currently, he is post-producing his two next short films, making a documentary series on photography and writing his first feature film. He co-founded and works as a director at Pinehouse Concerts.
Known for
Filmography
Não Falarei
Não Falarei
Producer, Assistant Director
Fio Vermelho
2026
Fio Vermelho
Director, Editor

Ofélia
Assistant Director, Producer

Ku Handza
Producer

Light Was a Break
Producer, Screenplay, Director

God-and-a-Half
Editor, Assistant Director, Line Producer, Producer

Cul-de-sac
Producer

Maria
Editor

Espinho
Editor

Saturn
Director, Writer, Producer

At Sixteen
Assistant Director, Producer, Screenplay

Lethes
Director of Photography

Ursula
Director of Photography, Color Grading

Our Kingdom
Director, Writer, Dialogue

Slope
Colorist, Editor

The Everlasting Man
Director, Editor

Pena Fria
Screenplay, Director

Fontelonga
Director, Director of Photography




