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Movie
Directing
João Gonzalez
- Born
- (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Porto, Portugal
- Credits
- 5 titles
Biography
João Gonzalez (Porto, 1996) is a Portuguese director, animator, illustrator and musician with classical training in piano. In 2022 he premiered his first funded film “Ice Merchants” in Cannes Film Festival, winning Best Short Film in Competition from the Semaine de La Critique Jury, which would later become the first Portuguese film to be nominated for an Oscar®, and the most awarded Portuguese film in history, with more than 150 international awards. João has a great interest in combining his musical background with his artistic practice in animated cinema, always playing the role of composer and occasional instrumentalist in all the films he makes.
Signature work
Known For
Crew credits 5
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ice Merchants Film | Director, Writer, Editor, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Art Direction, Animation |
| 2022 | Slow Light Film | Animation, Digital Colorist |
| 2020 | Nigel Film | Animation |
| 2019 | Nestor Film | Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Sound Designer |
| 2017 | The Voyager Film | Director, Writer, Original Music Composer |