Person
André Gil Mata
Directing · São João da Madeira, Portugal
Biography
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
When the Land Runs Away
Executive Producer
The Gravedigger
2012
Parque Soviético
Cinematography
Campos Belos
Writer
Beard
André
Calhau
2025
Gods of Stone
Producer
Ubu
Todo o Exército Russo
Cativeiro
Director
The Flame of a Candle
Producer
Filmography
- 2026Caronte
- 2025Calhau
- 2025The Flame of a CandleProducer
- 2025Gods of StoneProducer
- 2024When the Land Runs AwayExecutive Producer
- 2023Campos BelosWriter
- 2023Tanganhom
- 2023UbuTodo o Exército Russo
- 2023The Damned YardSchmar
- 2018ExpectantCo-Producer
- 2018The TreeDirector
- 2016The Night of All ThingsCinematography
- 2016How I Fell in Love with Eva RasDirector
- 2014Labirinto
- 2013Parque SoviéticoCinematography
- 2012The Gravedigger
- 2012CativeiroDirector
- 2011BeardAndré
- 2010CasaWriter
- 2009Arca D'ÁguaDirector
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