Vítor Gonçalves

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Vítor Gonçalves
Born	(1951-03-14) March 14, 1951 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation	Film director, film writer, film producer

Vítor Gonçalves (born 14 of March 1951, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal)^[1] is a Portuguese filmmaker, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is considered to be part of The School of Reis film family.

Career

Vítor Gonçalves was born in 1951 to Vasco Gonçalves. In 1979, he graduated from the Escola de Cinema do Conservatório Nacional (now Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema) with a degree in filmmaking, where he was a student of António Reis.

In 1984, Gonçalves, with José Bogalheiro, founded the independent production company Trópico Filmes. His debut film, A Girl In Summer, featuring Isabel Galhardo, Diogo Dória, João Perry and Joaquim Leitão in the leading roles, had its international premiere in 1986, at the Venice Film Festival. The film was the first work in cinema of future director Pedro Costa, as an assistant director. In 1989, Vítor Gonçalves produced Costa's debut film, Blood. Gonçalves spent the following years producing the 1992 film A Nuvem, directed by Ana Luísa Guimarães.

Filmography

Director

2013 - The Invisible Life
1988 - Midnight
1986 - A Girl In Summer

Producer

1992 - A Nuvem, directed by Ana Luísa Guimarães (producer)
1989 - Blood, directed by Pedro Costa (production manager)

References

↑ Info at rosasfilmes.pt: press "Realizadores", then "VÍTOR GONÇALVES"

External Connections

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Name	Goncalves, Vitor
Alternative names
Short description	Filmmaker
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth	Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death

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