Luís Costa
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.
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Movies (22)
Wild is the Wind
2026 · Producer
Fio Vermelho
2026 · Director, Editor

The Dark Knot at the Center
2026 · Producer

Sorelle Senza Nome
2025 · Producer

Ku Handza
2025 · Producer

Ofélia
2025 · Assistant Director, Producer

God-and-a-Half
2024 · Editor, Line Producer, Assistant Director, Producer

Light Was a Break
2024 · Screenplay, Director, Producer

That's How I Love You
2024 · Producer

Cul-de-sac
2024 · Producer

Espinho
2023 · Editor

Maria
2023 · Editor

Saturn
2022 · Director, Producer, Writer

At Sixteen
2022 · Assistant Director, Producer, Screenplay

Lethes
2021 · Director of Photography

Our Kingdom
2020 · Dialogue, Director, Writer

Ursula
2020 · Director of Photography, Color Grading

Slope
2018 · Editor, Colorist

The Everlasting Man
2017 · Editor, Director

Pena Fria
2014 · Director, Screenplay

Fontelonga
2013 · Director, Director of Photography
Não Falarei
· Producer, Assistant Director

