Luís Costa

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Porto, Portugal

Luís Costa

Biography

Luís Costa (1993) was born in Porto, Portugal. As a young director, he worked on several projects in the audiovisual area, and his two academic short films were recognised in several national and international festivals. He has also develops parallel projects on photography and music videos, among others. In 2017, 'The Everlasting Man' premiered and was recognised with the Sophia award for best documentary short film by the Portuguese Film Academy. 'Our Kingdom',a short film based on the novel by Valter Hugo Mãe, is currently in distribuition and won several awards. Recently, he co-founded Olhar de Ulisses, a film production company in Porto, in which he is developing several projects in different positions, from production to script writing. 'Light Was A Break', based on the book by Rui Nunes, is his latest film. Currently, he is post-producing his two next short films, making a documentary series on photography and writing his first feature film. He co-founded and works as a director at Pinehouse Concerts.

Known For

Director

2024
Light Was a Break

as Director

2024
God-and-a-Half

as Assistant Director

2022
Saturn

as Director

2022
At Sixteen

as Assistant Director

2020
Our Kingdom

as Director

2017
2014
Pena Fria

as Director

2013
Fontelonga

as Director

Producer

2024
Light Was a Break

as Producer

2024
God-and-a-Half

as Line Producer

2024
2024
God-and-a-Half

as Producer

2024
Cul-de-sac

as Producer

2022
Saturn

as Producer

2022
At Sixteen

as Producer

Editor

2024
God-and-a-Half

as Editor

2023
Espinho

as Editor

2023
Maria

as Editor

2020
Ursula

as Color Grading

2018
Slope

as Editor

2018
Slope

as Colorist

2017

Writer

2024
Light Was a Break

as Screenplay

2022
Saturn

as Writer

2022
At Sixteen

as Screenplay

2020
Our Kingdom

as Dialogue

2020
Our Kingdom

as Writer

2014
Pena Fria

as Screenplay

Camera

2021
Lethes

as Director of Photography

2020
Ursula

as Director of Photography

2013
Fontelonga

as Director of Photography