7.0
Movie
Directing
Luís Costa
- Birthplace
- Porto, Portugal
- Credits
- 23 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.0
Movie
8.0
Movie
Fontelonga
10.0
Movie
Pena Fria
8.0
Movie
Espinho
7.0
Movie
Cul-de-sac
Movie
Saturn
Movie
At Sixteen
Movie
Light Was a Break
Movie
The Everlasting Man
Movie
Slope
Movie
God-and-a-Half
Movie
Ursula
Movie
That's How I Love You
Movie
Maria
Movie
Our Kingdom
Movie
Ofélia
Movie
Ku Handza
Movie
Sorelle Senza Nome
Crew credits 23
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Não Falarei Film | Producer, Assistant Director |
| 2026 | Wild is the Wind Film | Producer |
| 2026 | Fio Vermelho Film | Director, Editor |
| 2026 | Eclipse TV | Director, Producer, Editor, Music, Creator (4 ep) |
| 2026 | The Dark Knot at the Center Film | Producer |
| 2025 | Sorelle Senza Nome Film | Producer |
| 2025 | Ku Handza Film | Producer |
| 2025 | Ofélia Film | Assistant Director, Producer |
| 2024 | God-and-a-Half Film | Editor, Assistant Director, Line Producer |
| 2024 | Light Was a Break Film | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 2024 | That's How I Love You Film | Producer |
| 2024 | Cul-de-sac Film | Producer |
| 2023 | Espinho Film | Editor |
| 2023 | Maria Film | Editor |
| 2022 | Saturn Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2022 | At Sixteen Film | Assistant Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2021 | Lethes Film | Director of Photography |
| 2020 | Our Kingdom Film | Director, Writer, Dialogue |
| 2020 | Ursula Film | Director of Photography, Color Grading |
| 2018 | Slope Film | Colorist, Editor |
| 2017 | The Everlasting Man Film | Director, Editor |
| 2014 | Pena Fria Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2013 | Fontelonga Film | Director, Director of Photography |