
André Gil Mata
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- São João da Madeira, Portugal
André Gil Mata was born in 1978. Having studied mathematics, he has worked mostly in photography, theatre and film and is one of the founders of the Portuguese photography and cinema laboratory Átomo 47. In 2009, his debut short-film WATER ARK won several awards having been shown in several international festivals, as well as his second short-film HOUSE. GRAVEDIGGER, his third short-film, won the Mèlies d'Argent and CAPTIVITY, his first feature-length documentary won the DocAlliance Award at Cannes, in 2013. Gil Mata obtained his master degree in film direction in 2012, at Lisbon Theatre and Film School and finished his PhD at Film. Factory (Sarajevo) in 2016.
Filmography
- Alado
Alado 2026
Actor

Caronte 2026
Actor

Calhau 2025
Actor

The Flame of a Candle 2025
Director, Writer, Producer

Gods of Stone 2025
Producer

When the Land Runs Away 2024
Executive Producer

Campos Belos 2023
Writer, Production Manager, Editor

Tanganhom 2023
Actor

Ubu 2023
as Todo o Exército Russo, Writer

The Damned Yard 2023
as Schmar, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor

Expectant 2018
Co-Producer

The Tree 2018
Director, Writer

The Night of All Things 2016
Cinematography

How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras 2016
Director, Writer, Director of Photography

Labirinto 2014
Actor

Parque Soviético 2013
Cinematography

The Gravedigger 2012
Actor, Screenplay, Director, Producer
- Cativeiro
Cativeiro 2012
Producer, Cinematography, Director, Screenplay

Beard 2011
as André
- Casa
Casa 2010
Cinematography, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director

Arca D'Água 2009
Screenplay, Director
Credits from TMDB.