Person

João Niza Ribeiro

Directing

Studied Cinema at Porto’s UCP School of Arts where he finished his Master’s degree in Directing, over the contours of the Absurd in the Cinematic Language. His final Film, The Damned Manifesto, won the School Competition at Fantasporto International Film Festival, and awarded the Take One! prize at Curtas de Vila do Conde International Film Fest. His path in Film has allowed him to work in close proximity with directors as Adirley Queirós, Joana Pimenta and Salomé Lamas, as Producer, as well as Production Manager for Basil da Cunha, Vasco Saltão, Pedro Pinho, among others. As Assistant Director, he supported films from Edgar Pera, José Magro and Vasco Saltão. In 2020, together with director José Magro, he creates Pântano Films, witch aims to contribute and catalyse the cinematographic fabric in the north region of Portugal.

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  Campos Belos

  Assistant Director

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  Nha Sunhu

  Producer

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  Dry Ground Burning

  Production Director

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  Coroa de Espinhos

  Producer

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  Raticide

  Director

• Asphalt Reds

  Writer

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  Manifesto dos Danados

  Writer

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  Nameless Heitor

  First Assistant Director

• 2026Asphalt RedsWriter
• 2026Coroa de EspinhosProducer
• 2023Campos BelosAssistant Director
• 2023Dry Ground BurningProduction Director
• 2022RaticideDirector
• 2022Nameless HeitorFirst Assistant Director
• 2021Nha SunhuProducer
• 2012Manifesto dos DanadosWriter