Director
André Gil Mata
São João da Madeira, Portugal
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.
Often works with
Valdemar Santos
3 titles together
The Gravedigger, Ubu, Arca D'Água
David Almeida
3 titles together
The Gravedigger, The Damned Yard, Labirinto
Catarina Lacerda
2 titles together
The Flame of a Candle, The Damned Yard
Laura Frederico
2 titles together
Calhau, Ubu
Jorge Quintela
2 titles together
Calhau, Beard
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Miguel Cardoso
2 titles together
The Gravedigger, Arca D'Água
Full filmography · 13
Caronte
cast
2026
Calhau
cast
2025
The Flame of a Candle
Director and Writer
2025
Campos Belos
Writer
2023
Tanganhom
cast
2023
Ubu
as Todo o Exército Russo and Writer
2023
The Damned Yard
as Schmar and Director
2023
The Tree
Director and Writer
2018
How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras
Director and Writer
2016
Labirinto
cast
2014
The Gravedigger
cast and Director
2012
Beard
as André
2011