About
André Gil Mata was born in 1978. Having studied mathematics, he has worked mostly in photography, theatre and film and is one of the founders of the Portuguese photography and cinema laboratory Átomo 47. In 2009, his debut short-film WATER ARK won several awards having been shown in several international festivals, as well as his second short-film HOUSE. GRAVEDIGGER, his third short-film, won the Mèlies d'Argent and CAPTIVITY, his first feature-length documentary won the DocAlliance Award at Cannes, in 2013. Gil Mata obtained his master degree in film direction in 2012, at Lisbon Theatre and Film School and finished his PhD at Film. Factory (Sarajevo) in 2016.
Filmography
The Flame of a Candle2025 · Director, Writer, Producer
Gods of Stone2025 · Producer
When the Land Runs Away2024 · Executive Producer
Campos Belos2023 · Writer, Production Manager, Editor
Ubu2023 · Writer
The Damned Yard2023 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Expectant2018 · Co-Producer
The Tree2018 · Director, Writer
The Night of All Things2016 · Cinematography
How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras2016 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Parque Soviético2013 · Cinematography
The Gravedigger2012 · Screenplay, Director, Producer
Cativeiro2012 · Producer, Cinematography, Director, Screenplay
Casa2010 · Cinematography, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director
Arca D'Água2009 · Screenplay, Director