Ico Costa

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Lisbon, Portugal

Ico Costa

Biography

Ico Costa was born in Lisbon in 1983. He studied at the Portuguese National Film School, in Lisbon, at the Universidad del Cine, in Buenos Aires and at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains, in Tourcoing, France. He directed the short films Libhaketi (2012), Four Hours Barefoot (2012), Current (2013), Antero (2014) and Nyo Vweta Nafta (2017), the documentary UPROAR, ECLIPSE (2017) and fiction feature film ALVA (2019). His work was shown at several film festivals, such as the Critics' Week of Cannes, Rotterdam, Rome, Cinéma du Réel, New Directors/New Films, Oberhausen, Jihlava, Vila do Conde, IndieLisboa, DocLisboa, among many others.

Known For

Director

2024
Gold Songs

as Director

2023
Timkat

as Director

2019
Alva

as Director

2018
WZ604_Mont1

as Director

2017
Searching Nafta

as Director

2017
Uproar, Eclipse

as Director

2013
Current

as Director

2012

Producer

2024
The Human Surge 3

as Producer

2024
2024
Gold Songs

as Producer

2023
Timkat

as Producer

2022
Waters of Pastaza

as Producer

2019
Alva

as Producer

2017
Searching Nafta

as Producer

2017
Uproar, Eclipse

as Producer

Writer

2024
Gold Songs

as Writer

2019
Alva

as Writer

2017
Searching Nafta

as Writer

2012

Editor

2017
Searching Nafta

as Editor

2017
Uproar, Eclipse

as Editor

2012

Actor

2024
Cidade Rabat

as João Allen

2018
Drifters of a shadowy dream

as Café Chantal waiter

Camera

2024
Gold Songs

as Director of Photography

Crew

2023
Timkat

as Cinematography