Director
João Rui Guerra da Mata
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.
Often works with
João Pedro Rodrigues
6 titles together
The Last Time I Saw Macao, Mahjong, As the Flames Rose
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Cláudia Jardim
3 titles together
Will-o'-the-Wisp, Here in Lisbon, 13 Alfinetes
Ricardo Meneses
2 titles together
O Fantasma, Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
Joana Barrios
2 titles together
Will-o'-the-Wisp, Here in Lisbon
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Cindy Scrash
2 titles together
The Last Time I Saw Macao, Here in Lisbon
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Maria João Guerra da Mata
2 titles together
The Last Time I Saw Macao, Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
Full filmography · 14
13 Alfinetes
Director
2025
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After
cast and Director
2023
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Writer
20226
A Room in Town
Director
2021
Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
cast
2016
Here in Lisbon
cast
2015
IEC Long
Director
2015
Mahjong
cast and Director
2013
The Last Time I Saw Macao
cast and Director
2013
As the Flames Rose
Director and Writer
2012
Red Dawn
Director and Writer
2011
China, China
Writer and Director
2007