Miguel Gomes (director)
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Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Lisbon, Portugal |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Other names | Miguel Gomes |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 2000 - present |
Known for | Tabu |
Miguel Gomes (born 1972) is a Portuguese film director. He studied cinema at Lisbon Theatre and Film School. His films include The Face You Deserve (2004), Our Beloved Month of August (2008) and Tabu (2012), Arabian Nights (2015) and Grand Tour (2024). For the last, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Biography
Trained at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Superior School of Theatre and Film Lisbon), Gomes[2] worked initially as a film critic and author of theoretical writings on cinema. His films include The Face You Deserve (2004), Our Beloved Month of August (2008) and Tabu (2012).
Tabu was a winner of the Alfred Bauer Prize for Artistic Innovation and the FIPRESCI Jury Prize at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent.
His 2015 film Arabian Nights was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Filmography
Short films
- Christmas Inventory (2000, Inventário De Natal)[4]
- 31 Means Trouble (2001, 31)[5]
- Kalkitos (2002)[6]
- Canticle Of All Creatures (2006, Cântico Das Criaturas)[7]
Feature films
- The Face You Deserve (2004)
- Our Beloved Month of August (2008)
- Tabu (2012)
- Arabian Nights (2015)
- The Tsugua Diaries (2021)
- Grand Tour (2024)
References
- ^ Debruge, Peter (25 May 2024). "Cannes Awards: Female-Centered Stories Win Big in Cannes, as Sean Baker's 'Anora' Earns Palme d'Or". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ http://mubi.com/cast_members/85272 Biography in MUBI Europe,
- ^ Justin Chang; Elsa Keslassy (18 April 2015). "Cannes: Miguel Gomes' 'Arabian Nights' to Screen in Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Christmas Inventory (Inventário De Natal)". Kinoscope. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "31 Means Trouble (31)". Kinoscope. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Kalkitos". Kinoscope. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Cântico Das Criaturas (Canticle Of All Creatures)". Kinoscope. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
External links
- Miguel Gomes at IMDb
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- The Face You Deserve (2004)
- Our Beloved Month of August (2008)
- Tabu (2012)
- Arabian Nights (2015)
- Grand Tour (2024)
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