About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1958-12-30
Place of birth:
Lisbon, Portugal
Website:
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Pedro Costa

Overview

Pedro Costa is a Portuguese film director. While studying history at University of Lisbon, Costa switched to film courses at Lisbon Theatre and Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema) where he was a student of António Reis, Paulo Rocha and Alberto Seixas Santos. After working as an assistant director to several directors such as Jorge Silva Melo, Vítor Gonçalves and João Botelho, he made a first feature film O Sangue (The Blood) in 1989. He collected the France Culture Award (Foreign Cineaste of the Year) at 2002 Cannes Film Festival for directing the film In Vanda's Room. Colossal Youth was selected for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and earned the Independent/Experimental prize (Los Angeles Film Critics Association) in 2008. He is considered to be part of "The School of Reis" film family. António Reis, Portuguese director, was his teacher at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called Pedro Costa "the Samuel Beckett of cinema". He is acclaimed for using his ascetic style to depict the marginalised people in desperate living situations. Many of his films are set in a district of Lisbon inhabited by socially disadvantaged and shot in a natural and low-key way in documentary format: some are docufictions.

Known for

Acting
2021 Uncertain Path Actor N/A
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2019 Sacavém: The Films of Pedro Costa Actor Himself 59
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2018 Wiara Actor Himself N/A
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2006 All Blossoms Again: Pedro Costa, Director Actor 59
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2001 Dialogues clandestins 2001 Actor N/A
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Finding the Criminal Actor N/A
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Directing
2023 The Daughters of Fire Directing Director 58
Average
2019 Vitalina Varela Directing Director 60
Fair
2014 Horse Money Directing Director 60
Fair
2012 Historic Centre Directing Director 59
Average
2012 Sweet Exorcist Directing Director N/A
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2010 Our Man Directing Director 59
Average
2009 Change Nothing Directing Director 59
Average
2007 The State of the World Directing Director 58
Average
2007 The Rabbit Hunters Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Tarrafal Directing Director N/A
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2007 Memories Directing Director 59
Average
2006 Colossal Youth Directing Director 60
Fair
2006 Minino macho, Minino fêmea Directing Director N/A
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2005 Change Nothing Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie? Directing Director 59
Average
2003 The End of a Love Affair Directing Director 59
Average
2001 6 Bagatelas Directing Director 59
Average
2001 Cinéma, de notre temps: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub - cinéastes Directing Director 59
Average
2001 In Vanda's Room Directing Director 59
Average
1997 Ossos Directing Director 59
Average
1995 ¡Qué vienen los Beatles! Directing Director N/A
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1995 Casa de Lava Directing Director 59
Average
1989 Blood Directing Director 59
Average
1988 Agosto Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1986 A Girl in Summer Directing Assistant Director 58
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1986 A Portuguese Farewell Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1984 É Tudo Invenção Nossa Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 The Daughters of Fire Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2019 Vitalina Varela Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2014 Horse Money Writing Writer 60
Fair
2012 Historic Centre Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2012 Sweet Exorcist Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Our Man Writing Story 59
Average
2007 Memories Writing Story 59
Average
2006 Colossal Youth Writing Writer 60
Fair
2003 The End of a Love Affair Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2001 In Vanda's Room Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1997 Ossos Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1995 ¡Qué vienen los Beatles! Writing Writer N/A
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1995 Casa de Lava Writing Writer 59
Average
1989 Blood Writing Screenplay 59
Average

Production
2024 Fire of Wind Production Producer 58
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Art
1993 Hovering Over the Water Art Props 59
Average

Camera
2012 Historic Centre Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2003 Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie? Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2001 Cinéma, de notre temps: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub - cinéastes Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2001 In Vanda's Room Camera Director of Photography 59
Average

Crew
2016 How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras Crew Thanks 59
Average
2009 Change Nothing Crew Cinematography 59
Average
2006 Colossal Youth Crew Cinematography 60
Fair

Editing
1994 Atlântida: Do Outro Lado do Espelho Editing Editor N/A
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