Antonio Matos

A multi-award-winning director, Antonio Matos (1984) graduated in advertising from Faculdade Mackenzie and cinema from Academia Internacional de Cinema. With more than ten years of experience, he was a screenwriter and director of the short films Em Branco (5th Campinas audiovisual exhibition, 18th Gramado Cine Video, 17th Vitória Cine Video and 6th Mercosur Young Filmmakers Festival), Não Sermos Zumbis ( 18th Free Film Festival, 6th Other Cinemas Exhibition, 7th CineBH Exhibition, 1st Guarú Fantástico Exhibition, 3rd Petrópolis Festcine, RioFan 2013 – Fantastic Festival of Rio de Janeiro, 7th CineBH Exhibition and 21st MixBrasil Festival), Teste Brasil (Calcutta International Cult Film Festival - Best Web & New Media, Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival, Inshort Film Festival 2019, Festival Verouvindo, Top Indie Film Awards - Best humor short, Tenemos que ver - Festival Internacional de Cine and Human Rights International, Austin Micro Short Film Festival, Brazil Cinefest) and the documentary Pandelivery (Canal Brasil Short Film Award 2021, Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2021 - Honorable Mention, 32nd São Paulo International Short Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Short Film, Sinédoque Festival - Award of the public for best short film, 7th Mostra Ambiental de Cinema do Recife, 20th Goiânia Mostra Curtas, Bogotá Short Film Festival 2021, Leria Short Film Festival 2021, CineSesc Festival 2021). In 2020, wrote the article "Documentary of an invisible Army" for Le Monde Diplomatic. In advertising, he has worked on hundreds of projects for production companies such as Bossa Nova Filmes, Fulano Filmes, VML, Mutato. In 2023, he served as creative consultant for the worldwide catalog of Havaianas.