Directing
Community Rating
5.6
TMDB estimate
Born in
Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
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.
Afonso's Smile
as Writer, Production Design
TBA
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13 Alfinetes
as Director, Screenplay
2025
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Will-o'-the-Wisp
as Production Design, Writer
2022
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Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After
as Director
2022
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A Room in Town
as Director
2021
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Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
as Cinematography
2016
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The Ornithologist
as Screenplay, Art Direction
2016
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Here in Lisbon
2015
—L'oiseau de la nuit
2015
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IEC Long
as Director, Editor, Screenplay, Director of Photography
2015
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Goodnight Cinderella
as Art Direction
2014
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Mahjong
as Screenplay, Director, Art Direction
2013
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The Last Time I Saw Macao
as Screenplay, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
2013
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The King's Body
as Assistant Director
2012
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Morning of Saint Anthony's Day
as Art Direction
2012
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As the Flames Rose
as Director, Writer
2012
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Side Effects
as Art Direction
2011
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A Portuguese Film
as Himself
2011
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Red Dawn
as Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
2011
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To Die Like a Man
as Art Direction
2009
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