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João Nicolau

Directing

  • Place of birth
  • Lisbon, Portugal

Biography

Born in Lisbon, this João Nicolau is a prominent voice in contemporary Portuguese cinema, known for his playful and imaginative films. He is also an editor, actor, and musician. His works often focus on young people and blend elements of the everyday with fairy-tale whimsy.

As actor 9

Providence and the Guitar poster
Providence and the Guitar
2026
Friends after Dark
2016
Lupo poster
Lupo
2019
The Face You Deserve poster
The Face You Deserve
2005
Christmas Inventory poster
Christmas Inventory
2000
Canticle of All Creatures poster
Canticle of All Creatures
2006
Uprise poster
Uprise
2008
Grey and Black poster
Grey and Black
2015
Alpha poster
Alpha
2008

On the crew 23

Providence and the Guitar poster
Providence and the Guitar
2026
Altered Innocence Vol. 1 poster
Altered Innocence Vol. 1
2021
Wild Haggis poster
Wild Haggis
2013
Ruins poster
Ruins
2009
Lupo poster
Lupo
2019
Happy Times Will Come Soon poster
Happy Times Will Come Soon
2016
The Sword and the Rose poster
The Sword and the Rose
2010
Song of Love and Health poster
Song of Love and Health
2009
Summer of Giacomo poster
Summer of Giacomo
2011
Technoboss poster
Technoboss
2019
The Adventures of Gigi the Law poster
The Adventures of Gigi the Law
2022
A Yellow Animal poster
A Yellow Animal
2020
John From poster
John From
2016
Come and Go poster
Come and Go
2003
31 Means Trouble poster
31 Means Trouble
2003
Kalkitos
2002
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
2007
Calado Não Dá poster
Calado Não Dá
1999
Canticle of All Creatures poster
Canticle of All Creatures
2006
Far From Amazónia poster
Far From Amazónia
2017
Bird of Prey poster
Bird of Prey
2006
The Gift of Tears poster
The Gift of Tears
2012
Redemption poster
Redemption
2013