Luís Costa

Birthplace:
Porto, Portugal

Luís Costa (1993) was born in Porto, Portugal. As a young director, he worked on several projects in the audiovisual area, and his two academic short films were recognised in several national and international festivals. He has also develops parallel projects on photography and music videos, among others. In 2017, 'The Everlasting Man' premiered and was recognised with the Sophia award for best documentary short film by the Portuguese Film Academy. 'Our Kingdom',a short film based on the novel by Valter Hugo Mãe, is currently in distribuition and won several awards. Recently, he co-founded Olhar de Ulisses, a film production company in Porto, in which he is developing several projects in different positions, from production to script writing. 'Light Was A Break', based on the book by Rui Nunes, is his latest film.  Currently, he is post-producing his two next short films, making a documentary series on photography and writing his first feature film.  He co-founded and works as a director at Pinehouse Concerts.

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Assistant Director:
2022  At Sixteen
2024  God-and-a-Half

Color Grading:
2020  Ursula
2022  At Sixteen
2024  God-and-a-Half

Colorist:
2018  Slope
2020  Ursula
2022  At Sixteen
2024  God-and-a-Half

Dialogue:
2018  Slope
2020  Our Kingdom
2020  Ursula
2022  At Sixteen
2024  God-and-a-Half

Director:
2013  Fontelonga
2014  Pena Fria
2017  The Everlasting Man
2018  Slope
2020  Our Kingdom
2020  Ursula
2022  At Sixteen
2022  Saturn
2024  God-and-a-Half
2024  Light Was a Break

Director of Photography:
2013  Fontelonga
2014  Pena Fria
2017  The Everlasting Man
2018  Slope
2020  Our Kingdom
2020  Ursula
2021  Lethes
2022  At Sixteen
2022  Saturn
2024  God-and-a-Half
2024  Light Was a Break

Editor:
2013  Fontelonga
2014  Pena Fria
2017  The Everlasting Man
2018  Slope
2020  Our Kingdom
2020  Ursula
2021  Lethes
2022  At Sixteen
2022  Saturn
2023  Espinho
2023  Maria
2024  God-and-a-Half
2024  Light Was a Break

Line Producer:
2013  Fontelonga
2014  Pena Fria
2017  The Everlasting Man
2018  Slope
2020  Our Kingdom
2020  Ursula
2021  Lethes
2022  At Sixteen
2022  Saturn
2023  Espinho
2023  Maria
2024  God-and-a-Half
2024  Light Was a Break

Producer:
2013  Fontelonga
2014  Pena Fria
2017  The Everlasting Man
2018  Slope
2020  Our Kingdom
2020  Ursula
2021  Lethes
2022  At Sixteen
2022  Saturn
2023  Espinho
2023  Maria
2024  Cul-de-sac
2024  God-and-a-Half
2024  Light Was a Break
2024  That's How I Love You

Screenplay:
2013  Fontelonga
2014  Pena Fria
2017  The Everlasting Man
2018  Slope
2020  Our Kingdom
2020  Ursula
2021  Lethes
2022  At Sixteen
2022  Saturn
2023  Espinho
2023  Maria
2024  Cul-de-sac
2024  God-and-a-Half
2024  Light Was a Break
2024  That's How I Love You

Writer:
2013  Fontelonga
2014  Pena Fria
2017  The Everlasting Man
2018  Slope
2020  Our Kingdom
2020  Ursula
2021  Lethes
2022  At Sixteen
2022  Saturn
2023  Espinho
2023  Maria
2024  Cul-de-sac
2024  God-and-a-Half
2024  Light Was a Break
2024  That's How I Love You

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