João Rui Guerra da Mata
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Place of Birth Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
João Rui Guerra da Mata
Biography
João Rui Guerra da Mata was born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. He teached Art Direction at the Lisbon Film School from 2004 to 2011. In 1997 he co-starred in the short PARABÉNS!, directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, that won the Special Jury Mention at the 54th Mostra di Venezia. As an Art Director, he worked in several features and shorts, notably the ones directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, whose films he also co-scripted. This collaboration lately evolved to co-direction, namely in the shorts CHINA, CHINA (2007) – 39th Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes; Best Short Film and Audience Award, Belfort Film Festival and ALVORADA VERMELHA (2011) – Best Portuguese Short Film, IndieLisboa Film Festival; international premiere at Locarno Film Festival. O QUE ARDE CURA (2012) is his debut solo film.
Known For
Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
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as Assistant Director
as Director
as Director
Art
as Production Design
as Art Direction
as Art Direction
as Art Direction
as Art Direction
as Art Direction
as Art Direction
as Set Decoration
as Art Direction
as Production Design
Actor
Writer
as Writer
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
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as Screenplay
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Costume & Make-Up
as Costume Design
as Costume Design
as Makeup Artist
as Costume Design
Camera
as Director of Photography
as Director of Photography
as Director of Photography
Editor
Crew
as Cinematography
Producer
as Production Assistant