Rui Xavier

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Rui Xavier

Biography

Rui Xavier is a filmmaker, cinematographer and visual artist living in Lisbon, Portugal. Born in Oporto, he completes his bachelors degree in Audiovisual Communication at the Oporto Politechnics where he grew an interest in photography and film. By 1996 continues his studies at the University of Wales, Cardiff doing a Post Graduation course in Journalism. In 1998 moves to London to work as a photographer for the London based British newspaper The Independent. In 1999 returns to Portugal and in 2000 is the founder of the photographers collective Kameraphoto and K Gallery which was to become the leading hub for artists working with photography in Portugal. in 2000 time starts to experiment with video making small documentaries. From 2006 Rui has worked as a cinematographer and filmmaker. In 2008, his debut fiction film Superfície (2008) was awarded a Special Mention by the Jury of the 58th Berlinale/ Berlin Film Festival. The film was made with the support of Gulbenkian Foundation Program for Creation and Creativity. Since 2010 Rui Xavier is an artist in residence in Ateliers Garagem in Lisbon and collaborates with German artist Candida Höfer, resulting in the film and book Silent Spaces. He also collaborated with Venezuelan artist Javier Tellez for some of his film installations like "La Cueva de Arthaud" for Documenta 13 in Kassel. As a cinematographer, he has had long standing collaboration with avant garde Portuguese director and producer Sandro Aguilar.

Known For

Camera

2023
Wolf and Dog

as Director of Photography

2022
Visions of Empire

as Director of Photography

2022
Worth Your Weight in Gold

as Director of Photography

2022
The End of the World

as Director of Photography

2021
Hotel Royal

as Director of Photography

2019
Extraction: The Raft of the Medusa

as Director of Photography

2019
Interdependence Film 2019

as Director of Photography

2018
Campo

as Director of Photography

2017
Coup de Grâce

as Director of Photography

2017
Mariphasa

as Director of Photography

2015
Undisclosed Recipients

as Director of Photography

2015
Bunker

as Director of Photography

2015
Here in Lisbon

as Director of Photography

2013
Dive: Approach And Exit

as Director of Photography

2013
Bad Blood

as Director of Photography

2012
Signs of Stillness in Meaningless Things

as Director of Photography

2011
The City and The Sun

as Director of Photography

2011
Luz da Manhã

as Director of Photography

Producer

2020
Through the Haze

as Producer

2013
Bad Blood

as Producer

2011
Infinito

as Executive Producer

2010
Wild Horses

as Producer

2007
Surface

as Producer

Crew

2010
Voodoo

as Cinematography

2009
Cold Day

as Cinematography

Director

2007
Surface

as Director

Writer

2007
Surface

as Writer

Editor

2007
Surface

as Editor

Actor

2008