Luisa Mello
Luisa Mello (Brazil, 1989) is a film director based in Lisbon. She holds an MA of Arts in Documentary Directing from the international DocNomads Join Master Degree Program based in Portugal, Hungary and Belgium. Beforehand, she earned a BA in Cinema, a PGCert in Art and Philosophy from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and studied Documentary Filmmaking at the International Film School of Cuba (EICTV).
Her work as a director, cinematographer and editor has been awarded and shown at numerous festivals, such as the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bogoshorts, Vienna Shorts, IndieLisboa, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Ji.Hlava, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival and exhibited in Brazilian Television.
Luisa also works as a researcher in the cinema field. She was the researcher and director's assistant on the development stage of the feature films: Noites em Branco (2020/2023, under development), by director Tiago Hespanha (Terratreme Filmes production); Filipinas (2021/2022, under development) by director Leonor Noivo (Terratreme Filmes production).
portfolio: www.luisamello.com