Manuel Mozos

Manuel Mozos (born June 6, 1959 in Lisbon ) is a Portuguese film director .

Career

He studied history and philosophy before moving to the Lisbon University of Film and Theater in Amadora and studying film with a focus on editing. In 1989 he made his first film, "Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois ..." ("One step, one more step, and then ..."), with Henrique Canto e Castro , Sandra Garcia and Pedro Hestnes in the leading roles and with soundtrack by Rodrigo Leão . He won the International Film Festival of Belfort the award for "Best Film". In the same place, he also won an award in 1992 with his first full feature film "Xavier" .

Other projects followed, in addition to feature films, video clips and documentaries, for example for the European Capital of Culture Lisbon 1994 ( “Lisboa no cinema” , “Lisbon in the cinema”), with images from 28 Portuguese films showing footage of the city (see also list of Films related to Lisbon ). His 2009 documentary “Ruínas” (“Ruins”) won prizes at the “FID Marseille” and “ IndieLisboa ” film festivals . In the same year his feature film "4 Copas" was released .

Filmography

• 1989: Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois ... ("One step, one more step, and then ...")
• 1992: Lisboa No Cinema ("Lisbon in the Cinema")
• 1992: Xavier
• 1996: Solitarium
• 1997: Cinema Português? ("Portuguese cinema?")
• 1998: José Cardoso Pires - Diário de Bordo ("José Cardoso Pires - Board diary")
• 1999: Censura: Alguns Cortes ("Censorship: Some cuts")
• 1999: Quando Troveja ("When it thunders")
• 2000: Crescei e Multiplicai-vos ("Be fruitful and multiply")
• 2009: 4 copas ("Four times hearts")
• 2009: Ruínas ("Ruins")

Web links

• Brief information in the "Ruínas" press kit (page 4 )
• Manuel Mozos in the Internet Movie Database (English)

See also

• Portuguese film

Individual evidence

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