André Gil Mata
Directing
Biography
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.
As actor 8
On the crew 15
Campos Belos
2023
The Gravedigger
2012
Arca D'Água
2009
Expectant
2018
The Flame of a Candle
2025
Casa
2010
Parque Soviético
2013
When the Land Runs Away
2024
Gods of Stone
2025
The Tree
2018
Ubu
2023
The Night of All Things
2016
Cativeiro
2012
How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras
2016
The Damned Yard
2023