João Viana

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Huambo, Angola

João Viana

Biography

João Viana graduated in law at the university of Coimbra and studied cinema in Porto (1988/1994). He worked in the areas of production, sound, story-board, direction e script-writing. In 2007 he wrote the script Olhos Vermelhos for film-director Paulo Rocha, obtaining the first prize in the contest for feature films of the ICA. He worked with film director like Oliveira, Biette, César Monteiro, Schroeter, José Alvaro, Seixas Santos and technicians like Bonfanti and Joaquim Pinto… He was one of the authors (2005/2007) of the Dicionario de cinema Iberoamericano, in 10 volumes, published by the SGAE, Madrid, and edited by Bénard da Costa of the Cinemateca Portuguesa. He started to direct his own films, with Iana, in 2004 with the film A Piscina (in competition at the Venice Film Festival) “the Portuguese fictional short film that won the most awards ever” (Central de Informação).

Known For

Director

2018
Our Madness

as Director

2018
Madness

as Director

2014
Tabatô

as Director

2013
2010
O Acordeão

as Director

2009
Alfama

as Director

2004
The Swimming Pool

as Director

Writer

2018
Our Madness

as Screenplay

2018
Madness

as Writer

2013
The Battle of Tabato

as Screenplay

2004

Producer

2018
Our Madness

as Producer

2015
Ashes and Embers

as Producer

2013

Actor

2009
Alfama

as Producer