André Gil Mata

Known for DirectingSão João da Madeira, Portugal

André Gil Mata was born in 1978. Having studied mathematics, he has worked mostly in photography, theatre and film and is one of the founders of the Portuguese photography and cinema laboratory Átomo 47. In 2009, his debut short-film WATER ARK won several awards having been shown in several international festivals, as well as his second short-film HOUSE. GRAVEDIGGER, his third short-film, won the Mèlies d'Argent and CAPTIVITY, his first feature-length documentary won the DocAlliance Award at Cannes, in 2013. Gil Mata obtained his master degree in film direction in 2012, at Lisbon Theatre and Film School and finished his PhD at Film. Factory (Sarajevo) in 2016.Read more

Movies & web series

The Gravedigger

The Flame of a Candle

The Tree

Expectant

How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras

The Night of All Things

Caronte

Calhau

Gods of Stone

When the Land Runs Away

The Damned Yard

Ubu

Tanganhom

Campos Belos

Labirinto

Parque Soviético

Cativeiro

Beard

Casa

Arca D'Água