Vasco Costa vascosta.net m + 351 91 866 15 23 @ vascosta@gmail.com Born in Lisbon on July 29, 1982 NOW Teaches Film Production at the National Film School EDUCATION 2017 - Cinema Production Specialist Degree by the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon. 2017 - Master in Communication and Arts - Universidade Nova de Lisboa. 2005 - Film Production Degree - National Film School (Lisbon), with a one-year exchange program at Universidade Federal Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro). Workshops 2018 - European Co-Production - Legal and Financial Aspects - Erich Pommer Institut, - with the support of the Gulbenkian Foundation 2004 - International Law and Audiovisual Supports in Europe in ICA Portuguese Film Institute. 2003 - Assistant Camera, in the Portuguese Image Association. SPOKEN LANGUAGES Portuguese fluent English fluent French good oral and written comprehension Spanish oral and written comprehension COMPUTER SKILLS Windows & Mac Microsoft Office / Final Cut Pro InDesign / Movie Magic Scheduling 1
2017-2018 Research Coordinator, Casting, Line Producer, Assitant Director Amor Fati, by Cláudia Varejão - shooting Documentary Feature Length Film Filmed in Portugal Produced by Terratreme Filmes - shooting - João Gusmão, Terratreme Executive Producer: joao.gusmao@terratreme.pt 2016-2017 Producer Untitled (orchestral), João Onofre, 2016-2017 https://www.maat.pt/pt/exposicoes/joao-onofre-untitled-orchestral Site Specific by artist João Onofre for EDP Foundation Exhibition available from May to September, 2017 Produced by MAAT João Covita, EDP Producer: moscovita999@gmail.com 2
2015 + 2016 + 2017 12 th, 13 th, 14 th Doc s Kingdom, International Seminar on Documentary Film www.docskingdom.org 5 day Documentary Film Seminar Screenings and Debates in Arcos de Valdevez Produced by Apordoc - the portuguese association for documentary Nuno Lisboa artistic director : nuno.lisboa@docskingdom.org 2013-2015 Research Coordinator, Casting, Post-Production Coordinator Miguel Gomes Arabian Nights www.as1001noites.com 3 Feature Length Fiction Films Filmed in Portugal and Marseille Produced by O Som e a Fúria World première at Directors Fortnight - Cannes research coordinator for the screenplay casting coordinator in Marseille post-production coordinator with activities in Lisbon, Paris, Geneve, and Cannes Luís Urbano: producer at O Som e a Fúria : urbano@osomeafuria.com 3
2013 Panorama : Non-Competitive Portuguese Documentary Festival panorama.org.pt 9 day documentary film screenings in Cinema São Jorge, Portuguese Cinemateque and Teatro do Bairro Produced by Apordoc and the Lisbon Videoteque Fernando Carrilho artistic director : fernando.carrilho@cm-lisboa.pt 2012 Ghost joaoonofre.com video by the artist João Onofre supported by Bótin Foundation, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art and Marlborough Contemporary 4
2012 Touching Lives www.launchfactory.co.za reality-based-tv-show for Airtel Ghana produced by the South African Company Launch Factory Filmed in Ghana Melissa Thorne: Line Producer : melissawami@gmai.com / +27 82 429 4842 (SA) 2011 Health Line www.launchfactory.co.za reality-based-tv-show for Vodafone Ghana produced by the South African Company Launch Factory Filmed in Ghana Melissa Thorne: Line Producer : melissawami@gmai.com / +27 82 429 4842 (SA) 5
2010 2011 Project Manager Promarte (Maputo) Scholarship Program INOV-Art, initiative of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture Application Dossier Coordinator for - USAid / P E P F A R (President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief): Revision and written materials for the applications - USAid / A E D (Academy for Educational Development): Revision and written materials for the applications - European Union: Cultural Support for PALOP Countries art projects Revision and written materials for the application dossier Fábio Ribeiro: Director: fabiodanielribeiro@gmail.com (until 2012) / +258 824 757 975 (MZ) 2009 Film Projects Coordinator YES Filmes (Rio de Janeiro) yes.com.br Responsible for the Film Festivals film distribution and application for national grants for film production. Gustavo Beck: Director (until 2009) : gusbeck@gmail.com 6
cinema and 1 st Assistant Director for Looking for Nafta, by Ico Costa, short fiction film, shot in 16mm in Inhambane, (Mozambique), August 2015, produced by Terratreme Filmes - World Première at Rotterdam International Film Festival 2017 2 nd Assistant Director for Ramiro, directed by Manuel Mozos, feature length fiction, filmed in HD in Lisbon in 2016, produced by O Som e a Fúria - in post-production. 1 st Assistant Director for 4 hours barefoot, by Ico Costa, short fiction film, shot in 16mm in Lousã, (Portugal) April 2012, produced by Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains (France) world premiere in competition at Cinema XXI - Rome International Film Festival. Producer for The Bucket, by Ico Costa, short fiction film, shot in HD in Mozambique, 2011, produced by Filmes de Outono - world première at Vila do Conde Int. Film Festival. Broadcasted by TV5 Monde in 30 french speaking african tv stations. 1 st Assistant Director for Criminal Impunities, directed by Sol Carvalho, feature length fiction, filmed in HD in Maputo in 2010, produced by David&Golias (Portugal) and Promarte (Mozambique). 1 st Assistant Director for Sandros Home, directed by Gustavo Beck, feature length-documentary, filmed in HD in Rio de Janeiro in 2008, produced by YES Filmes Honorable Mention at the International Tiradentes Film Festival in 2009. Post Production Coordinator for Blind Runner, An Artist Under Surveillance, a feature length- documentary shot in New York, LA, Paris and Lisbon, directed by Luis Alves de Matos, produced by the Amatar Filmes - world première at DocLisboa - International Documentary Film Festival 2007. Production Coordinator (Portugal) for Fields of Fuel, Josh Tickell, a feature length-documentary shot in HD in Lisbon, Germany and the US in 2005, produced by Blue Water Entertainment. 2 nd Assistant Director for The Other Side of the Rainbow, directed by Gonçalo Galvão Telles, short film, shot in HD in Lisbon and Évora in 2004, produced by Fado Filmes. Production Coordinator for The Battle of the 3 Kings, directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes, feature fiction film, shot in mini-dv in Morocco in 2003, produced by Jump Cut. Internship at Rosa Filmes Post-Production for Odete aka Two Drifters, by João Pedro Rodrigues. Casting and Locations for 4 Hearts, feature film directed by Manuel Mozos. Assistant in applications for the Portuguese Film Institute (ICA) Eurimages, Ibermedia and UK Film Council. 7
publicity Casting Director for Chiado Factory between 2011 and 2016 Camera-man Até onde vai a Rivalidade, for Coca-Cola, directed by André Cruz, produced by Garage Films. Location Manager at Production Services of Portugal in 2010. 1 st Assistant Director in the advert Encounter for Gafisa, filmed in 16mm in Rio de Janeiro, directed by Caio Abrea, produced by YES Filmes. 1 st Assistant Director in advertising Response for Ponto Frio, shot in 16mm in Rio de Janeiro, directed by Caio Abrea, produced by YES Filmes. 1 st Assistant Director in advertising Bill Gates for Ponto Frio, shot in 16mm in Rio de Janeiro, directed by Caio Abrea produced by YES Filmes. 1 st Assistant Director in advertising buttons for Playcenter, filmed in 16mm in Rio de Janeiro, directed by Gustavo Beck, produced by YES Filmes. 2 nd Assistant Director in advertising Everybody Likes for Milk of Roses, filmed in 16mm in Rio de Janeiro directed by Caio Abrea produced by YES Filmes. Production Assistant of the TV Spot Saint Francis Xavier directed by Luis Alves de Matos, for the Tourism Board of Portugal, produced by Amatar Filmes. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNd corporate Producer of the DVD Buildings, for the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, catalogue for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation. Directed by Luis Alves de Matos, produced by Amatar Filmes. 1 st Assistant Director for Saber Porquê, science learning videos, directed by Filipa Vala for the Portugueses Ministriy of Education and Science. Production Coordinator of the Institutional Videos Money in the Azores, directed by Luis Alves de Matos for the Bank of Portugal, produced by Amatar Filmes. Production Coordinator of the Institutional Video World Travel Market 2008, Spain 2007, GOLF, directed by Luis Alves de Matos for the Tourism Board of Portugal, produced by Amatar Filmes. Line Producer of the filmed coverage of 3 Music Festivals for the Tourism Board of Portugal, directed by Luis Alves de Matos, produced by Amatar Filmes. Line Producer of a series of 49 podcasts of 1 30 for the Tourism Board of Portugal, produced by Amatar Filmes. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND tv 2 nd Assistant Director of the soap opera Anjo Meu, filmed in 2005, produced by Plural Portugal. 1 st Assistant Director of the music video I m Sexy, directed by Tiago Carvalho, filmed in Lisbon in 2009, produced by GuerrillaFilms. Production Coordinator of the music video Final Stroke, directed by Vasco Viana, filmed in Lisbon in 2008, produced by UZI Films. Production Coordinator of the video clip I want to be your hero, directed by Tiago Carvalho, filmed in Lisbon in 2008, produced by Guerrilla Films. 2 nd Assistant Director of the television series Sofia s Diary, filmed in Lisbon, 2005, produced by BeActive. 8