André Gil Mata
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
São João da Madeira, Portugal
André Gil Mata
Biography
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.
Acting
Crew
(2025)
The Flame of a Candle
Director, Writer, Producer
(2025)
Gods of Stone
Producer
(2024)
When the Land Runs Away
Executive Producer
(2023)
The Damned Yard
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
(2023)
Campos Belos
Writer, Production Manager, Editor
(2023)
Ubu
Writer
(2018)
The Tree
Director, Writer
(2018)
Expectant
Co-Producer
(2016)
How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(2016)
The Night of All Things
Cinematography
(2013)
Parque Soviético
Cinematography
(2012)
Cativeiro
Director, Producer, Cinematography, Screenplay
(2012)
The Gravedigger
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2010)
Casa
Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
(2009)
Arca D'Água
Director, Screenplay