Gonçalo Almeida is one of the leading names in Portuguese fantastic cinema, renowned for his work with non-human actors.
1986
BORN in Santiago do Cacém, PORTUGAL
2012
moveS to London where he completeS a master's degree in Cinema at the London Film School and begINS his career as A FILM director.
2018
"THURSDAY NIGHT" — a film starring two dogs IS nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The film gainS international press attention and receiveS the Best Short Horror Director award at the Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the United States, as well as the award for Best Portuguese Short Film at MotelX.
2019
premierS his first feature film, "KEEP ME COMPANY," IN FANTASTIC FEST AND HAS A PORTUGUESE THEATRICAL RELEASE in NOS Audiovisuais cinemas. JOINS the selection of directors at the 69th Berlinale Talents Program.
2020
awarded the NICO prize by the Portuguese Academy of Cinema, recognizing emerging talents in Portuguese cinema.
2022
"THE GIRL FROM SATURN" IS nominatED for Best Fiction Short Film at the Sophia Awards of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema and RECEIVES THE AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF THE SHORTS WITH LEGS COMPETITION at Fantastic Fest.
2023
"THE ADVENT" IS selected from 300 candidates TO PARTICIPATE IN the European Feature Film Development program LIM (LESS IS MORE). GONÇALO iS PART OF THE FEATURE FILM JURY IN MOTEL X.
2024
“ATOM & VOID” PREMIERS AT FANTASTIC FEST AND SITGES. Gonçalo takeS part in the Under the Vulcano iniciative where he makeS a film under the mentorship of Werner Herzog.
