With a degree in filmmaking from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, Lisbon, since 1993, Luís Alves de Matos has collaborated in different contemporary creative projects. He then went on to make a number of documentary films about Portuguese artists. In 2001 he founded Amatar Filmes, continuing with the independent production and directing of documentaries in the field of art, as well as experimental films. He was distinguished in 1999 with an award at the X International Meetings of Documentary Cinema of Malaposta with the documentary “A Fazer o Mal” and awarded in 2008 and 2011 with the Prize for Best Portuguese Film at the Temps D’ Images Film Awards with “Lost in Art – Looking For Wittgenstein” and  “Unwavering Light “ respectively.

FILMOGRAPHY

1993 – Eduardo Viana

1997 – Mário Eloy | O Pintor em Fuga, 59′

1999 – A Fazer o Mal, 25’

2000 – Últimos Dias, 15’

2001 – João Penalva | Personagem e Intérprete, 54’

2002 – Ana Hatherly | A Mão Inteligente, 41′

2003 – Fernanda Fragateiro | Lugares Perfeitos, 51’

2004 – A Praça, 52′

2005 – Fiat Lux, 16’

2007 – Lost in Art – Looking For Wittgenstein, 1’ (co-realizado com João Louro)

2007 – Blind Runner – An Artist Under Surveillance, 59’

2009 – Montanha Fria, 12′

2010 – Luz Teimosa, 75’

2012 – Um Rio Chamado Ave, 22’41’

2014 – Refúgio & Evasão, 67’

2015 – Sombras, 36’

2018 – O Passageiro