Person

Zé Fonte

Directing · Born 2003-01-06 · Lisboa, Portugal

José Fonte, born in Lisbon on January 6, 2003, is a student at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Higher School of Theater and Cinema) in Amadora. After studying science and technology in secondary school, he graduated in Dental Prosthetics from the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Lisbon in 2024. That same year, he decided to follow his dream and apply for a degree in cinema. At ESTC, he participated in several projects, notably his first screenplay, Entre a Chave e a Parede (Between the Key and the Wall, 2025), and the post-production editing of Novidades (News, 2025), directed by his colleague Leonor Cintra. Outside of school, he has participated as a camera operator and production assistant in films organized by his third-year colleagues at ESTC. At the age of 23, he directed his first short film, Philia (2026).

• Lira

  Art Department Assistant

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  Segue Jogo

  Assistant Editor

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  Between Us

  Production Assistant

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  Philia

  Director

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  NOVIDADES

  Gaffer

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  Ritmos Perdidos

  Boom Operator

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  Menina e Moços

  Camera Operator

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  Between a Key and a Hard Place

  Writer

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  Crescer na Terra

  First Assistant Director

• 2026Crescer na TerraFirst Assistant Director
• 2026Segue JogoAssistant Editor
• 2026PhiliaDirector
• 2026LiraArt Department Assistant
• 2025Ritmos PerdidosBoom Operator
• 2025NOVIDADESGaffer
• 2025Between a Key and a Hard PlaceWriter
• —Menina e MoçosCamera Operator
• —Between UsProduction Assistant