Luís Alves de Matos
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 27, 1962
Biography
Holding a degree in Film Directing from the School of Theatre and Cinema (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema - Lisbon), he has collaborated on contemporary creation projects since 1993, focusing mainly on directing documentaries about Portuguese visual artists. In 2001, he founded the production company Amatar Filmes, dedicated to the independent production of documentaries and experimental cinema. He has been distinguished with several awards, including the X International Documentary Film Meetings (X Encontros Internacionais de Cinema Documental) of Malaposta (1999) for A Fazer o Mal (Making Evil/To Do Evil) and the Best Portuguese Film Award at Temps D’Images (2008 and 2011) for Lost in Art – Looking For Wittgenstein and Luz Teimosa (Stubborn Light).
Movies directed by Luís Alves de Matos
- Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter 1998 · ★ 7.3
- Um Rio Chamado Ave 2012 · ★ 10.0
- Blind Runner – An Artist under Surveillance 2007 · ★ 10.0
- Ana Hatherly: A Mão Inteligente 2002 · ★ 10.0
- The Passanger 2018 · ★ 10.0
- Unwavering Light 2010
- Sombras 2014
- A Casa de Dentro Carlos Nogueira 2023
- A Praça 2004
- Se o Mar Deixar 2022
- Lost In Art 2007
- Cold Mountain 2009
- Refúgio e Evasão 2014
- Fiat Lux 2005
- Fernanda Fragateiro: Perfect Places 2003
- A Fazer o Mal 2000
- António Silva - Um Artista Popular 1998
- João Penalva - Characters and Players 2002
- Vianna 1994