João Rui Guerra da Mata
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- Directing
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João Rui Guerra da Mata was born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. He teached Art Direction at the Lisbon Film School from 2004 to 2011. In 1997 he co-starred in the short PARABÉNS!, directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, that won the Special Jury Mention at the 54th Mostra di Venezia. As an Art Director, he worked in several features and shorts, notably the ones directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, whose films he also co-scripted. This collaboration lately evolved to co-direction, namely in the shorts CHINA, CHINA (2007) – 39th Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes; Best Short Film and Audience Award, Belfort Film Festival and ALVORADA VERMELHA (2011) – Best Portuguese Short Film, IndieLisboa Film Festival; international premiere at Locarno Film Festival. O QUE ARDE CURA (2012) is his debut solo film.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2023 | Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After | |
| 2016 | Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues? | |
| 2015 | Here in Lisbon | |
| 2015 | L'oiseau de la nuit | |
| 2013 | Mahjong | |
| 2013 | The Last Time I Saw Macao | |
| 2011 | A Portuguese Film | Himself |
| 2000 | O Fantasma | Police 2 |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday! | Francisco |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | 13 Alfinetes | Director, Screenplay |
| 2023 | Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After | Director |
| 2022 | Will-o'-the-Wisp | Writer |
| 2021 | A Room in Town | Director |
| 2016 | The Ornithologist | Screenplay |
| 2015 | IEC Long | Director, Screenplay |
| 2013 | Mahjong | Director, Screenplay |
| 2013 | The Last Time I Saw Macao | Director, Screenplay |
| 2012 | As the Flames Rose | Director, Writer |
| 2011 | Red Dawn | Director, Writer |
| 2007 | China, China | Writer, Director |
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