Manuel Mozos, born in Lisbon in 1959. Concluded his degree in Cinema in 1984 at the old National Conservatory (currently the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema). He worked as a video editor, screenwriter and director’s assistant with several Portuguese filmmakers. Actively collaborates with publications, schools, institutes, universities, cultural and cinema associations, cinema clubs and festivals. Since 2002, he has worked at A.N.I.M.- Cinemateca Portuguesa in the identification, preservation and restoration of film. The first film he directed, UM PASSO, OUTRO PASSO E DEPOIS… (1989), won the award for Best Foreign Film at the International Film Festival Entrevues Belfort in 1990.  Since that time, he has directed more than 20 films, spanning fiction and documentary, short and feature-length, among which are worth highlighting the feature-length films …QUANDO TROVEJA (1999), XAVIER (1991/2002) and 4 COPAS (2008), as well as the documentaries LISBOA NO CINEMA (1994), CINEMA PORTUGUÊS […]? – DIÁLOGOS COM JOÃO BÉNARD DA COSTA (1996), RUÍNAS (2009), which won several awards at film festivals like FID Marseille and IndieLisboa, and JOÃO BÉNARD DA COSTA – OUTROS AMARÃO AS COISAS QUE EU AMEI (2014). Also, the short film A GLÓRIA DE FAZER CINEMA EM PORTUGAL (2015). His most recent film is the feature-length RAMIRO (2017).

FILMOGRAPHY

2017 – Ramiro

2015 – A Glória de Fazer Cinema em Portugal

2015 – Cinzas e Brasas

2015 – Cinema – Alguns Cortes: Censura III

2014 – Cinema – Alguns Cortes: Censura II

2014 – João Bénard da Costa  – Outros Amarão As Coisas Que Eu Ameia

2009 – Ruínas

2009 – Aldina Duarte- Princesa Prometida

2008 – 4 Copas

2007 – Diva

2006 – Olhar o Cinema Português

2003 – Sobre o Mar

2002 – António Pinho Vargas – Notas de um Compositor

2001 – Erupção

2000 – Crescei e Multiplicai-vos

1999 – Censura: Alguns Cortes

1999 – Quando Troveja

1998 – José Cardoso Pires – Diário de Bordo

1997 – Cinema Português?

1996 – Solitarium

1994 – Lisboa no Cinema – Um Ponto de Vista

1991 – Xavier

1988 – Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois…