Biography
Born in Lisbon, Pedro Costa attended classes taught by the poet and filmmaker António Reis at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School. His first film Blood had its world premiere at the Mostra di Venezia, in 1989. Down to Earth, his second feature, shot in Cabo Verde, screened in Cannes, in 1994. His other works include In Vanda’s Room (2000), Colossal Youth, screened in Competition in Cannes, in 2006, and Horse Money, which was awarded the Pardo per la migliore regia at the Locarno Film Festival, in 2014.
Locarno Festival
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Vitalina Varela |
| 2014 |
Horse Money |
| 2012 |
Centro Histórico |
| 2007 |
Memories |
State of the World |
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| 2006 |
Colossal Youth |
| 2000 |
In Vanda's Room |
| 1997 |
Ossos |
| 1994 |
Down to Earth |
| 1989 |
Blood |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2003 |
Homem da Conspiração, O |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
Change Nothing |
| 2007 |
Tarrafal |
| 2001 |
6 Bagatelas |
Où gît votre sourire enfoui? |
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| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
The Daughters of Fire |
| 2010 |
O Nosso Homem |
| 2005 |
Ne change rien |
| 1984 |
É Tudo Invenção Nossa |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Vitalina Varela |
| 2014 |
Horse Money |
| 2012 |
Centro Histórico |
| 1997 |
Ossos |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
The Daughters of Fire |
| 2010 |
O Nosso Homem |
Cinematographer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Centro Histórico |
| 2000 |
In Vanda's Room |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
O Nosso Homem |
Producer
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
O Nosso Homem |
Actor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Sacavém |
| 2006 |
All Blossoms Again |
Performer
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
| 1997 |
Le Cercle du cinéma |