João Matos

Holding a degree in Sociology, João Matos has been working as a film producer since 2002, and is one of the founders of portuguese based TERRATREME Filmes, company that over the years has produced over 80 films, between shorts and features, fiction and documentaries. Working with different financial partners, portuguese and international, TERRATREME has been developing various co-productions with countries like France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, USA or Japan.
João Matos works or has worked with filmmakers such as Susana Nobre, João Vladimiro, Leonor Noivo, José Filipe Costa, Pedro Pinho, Marcela Saıd, Luísa Homem, Adirley Queiróz, Tiago Hespanha, Jorge Silva Melo, Marília Rocha, Cláudia Varejão, João Salaviza, Joana Pimenta, João Rosas or Valérie Massadian. His films have been distributed theatrically all over the world and shown at many festivals, like Cannes, Berlin, Rotterdam, Toronto, Locarno, Bafici, FID Mardeille, Rio de Janeiro, Visions du Réel, Guadalajara, New York, Vienalle, Mar del Plata, Cinéma du Réel, Ficunam, among others.