About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
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Place of birth:
Huambo, Angola
Website:
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João Viana

Overview

João Viana graduated in law at the university of Coimbra and studied cinema in Porto (1988/1994). He worked in the areas of production, sound, story-board, direction e script-writing. In 2007 he wrote the script Olhos Vermelhos for film-director Paulo Rocha, obtaining the first prize in the contest for feature films of the ICA. He worked with film director like Oliveira, Biette, César Monteiro, Schroeter, José Alvaro, Seixas Santos and technicians like Bonfanti and Joaquim Pinto… He was one of the authors (2005/2007) of the Dicionario de cinema Iberoamericano, in 10 volumes, published by the SGAE, Madrid, and edited by Bénard da Costa of the Cinemateca Portuguesa. He started to direct his own films, with Iana, in 2004 with the film A Piscina (in competition at the Venice Film Festival) “the Portuguese fictional short film that won the most awards ever” (Central de Informação).

Known for

Acting
2014 Water to Tabato Actor N/A
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2009 Alfama Actor Producer 59
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Directing
2018 Our Madness Directing Director 59
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2018 Madness Directing Director 59
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2014 Tabatô Directing Director N/A
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2013 The Battle of Tabato Directing Director 59
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2010 O Acordeão Directing Director N/A
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2009 Alfama Directing Director 59
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2004 The Swimming Pool Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2018 Our Madness Writing Screenplay 59
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2018 Madness Writing Writer 59
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2013 If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal Writing Screenplay 58
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2013 The Battle of Tabato Writing Screenplay 59
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2004 The Swimming Pool Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2018 Our Madness Production Producer 59
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2015 Ashes and Embers Production Producer 59
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2013 The Battle of Tabato Production Producer 59
Average