Alexandre Braga
Film Director / Auteur Filmmaker
Artistic Content: Short Films + Poetry Films + Music Videoclips
Bio:
Alexandre began his studies in music during childhood but chose to pursue communication and cinema upon entering university in his hometown of São Paulo, Brazil. At the time, he worked in the production and direction of commercial spots. Years after releasing his first fiction short film, he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, where he founded BASE Comunicação Audiovisual, an audiovisual communication agency managing specialized accounts for various brands and products. Simultaneously, with a more artistic approach, he dedicated himself to the world of poetry film, fiction, and drama.
Resuming his academic activities, he earned a Master's degree in Cinematic Project Development with a specialization in Narratology and Cinematic Narratives. Later, he completed a PhD in Communication Sciences, also specializing in Cinema, at NOVA University Lisbon, where he is currently a researcher at IFILNOVA – NOVA Institute of Philosophy. He is also a professor of Audiovisual Communication at a renowned professional school in Lisbon and is frequently invited as a story consultant for projects aiming for cinematic audience impact.
His most recent and ongoing project, focused on promoting the sharing of narratives as a means of therapeutic self-care, was the founding of PROSA Plataforma Cultural. This community-driven space offers activities that harness the transformative power of narrative and visual arts. Under his curation and through the creation of an extensive network of cinema spectators, PROSA hosts weekly film cycles and screenings followed by discussions and analyses.
(Filmography Short Films + Poetry Films)
O amor, quando sopra, 6'30'' – 1988
Mickey, 18’ – 1992
Buritizal, 39' – 2008
(Ce n'est pas une) Chanson d'Amour, 9'30'' – 2009
Fiapo, 5' – 2010
Um Fiapo de Homem (Remixes), 3'/7' – 2011
Devolvendo Isabel, 11’ – 2012
Meu Pássaro, 15’ – 2017
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3528706/
(Ce n'est pas une) Chanson d'Amour
Short Film | Fiction | Portugal/France | Color/B&W 2008 | Dur: 14'
Official Selections & Screenings:
4th Zebra Poetry Film Festival | Love Films | 2008 | Berlin - Germany
Kota 2023 Festival of Short Minimalist Films | 2008 | Skopje - Macedonia
9th See the Voice - Visible Verse | 2008 | Vancouver - Canada
2nd Sadho Poetry Film Festival | 2008 | India & Worldwide
Fest'A'Film 2009 | 2009 | Montpellier - France
Culture Unplugged | 'Spirit Enlightened' Film Festival | Online Screenings
Festival Silêncio | Best of Zebra | 2010 | Lisboa - Portugal
Buritizal
Short Film | Fiction | Portugal/France | Color 2008 | Dur: 38'20''
Official Selections & Screenings:
FICAP - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Artes Performativas | 2008 | Lisboa - Portugal
Awards:
FICAP - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Artes Performativas | 2008 | Lisboa - Portugal
Best Fiction Award
Important Links:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1805179/
Fiapo
Poetry Film | Portugal/Brasil | Color 2010 | Dur: 5'20''
Official Selections & Screenings:
5th Zebra Poetry Film Festival | 2010 | Berlin - Germany
29th Uppsala Short Film Festival | 2010 | Uppsala - Sweden
10th See the Voice - Visible Verse | 2010 | Vancouver - Canada
PUFF Poetry Underground Film Festival | 2010 | Sydney - Australia
Shortcutz LIsboa Sessão #029 | 2010 | Lisboa - Portugal
La Parolla Imaginatta | 2011 | Treviglio - Itália
Festival Silêncio | 2011 | Lisboa - Portugal
Fesancor | 19° Festival Chileno Internacional del Cortometraje de Santiago | 2011 | Santiago - Chile
'Human' Screenings | Die Bäckerei | 2011 | Innsbruck - Austria
Cologne OFF | 2011 | Travelling & Online Screenings
Culture Unplugged | 'We Speak here' Film Festival | Online Screenings
Important Links:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1805228/
http://vimeo.com/fiapo
Eu (não) me resigno | Fernando Pessoa
Poetry Film | Portugal | Color 2011 | Dur: 3'00''
Official Selections & Screenings:
Cologne OFF | 2012 | Travelling & Online Screenings
Culture Unplugged | 'Spirit Enlightened' Film Festival | Online Screenings
minimART 2.0 | 2012 | Singapura
Magmart | International Videoart Festival | Online Screenings
Important Links:
https://vimeo.com/album/1763643
Devolvendo Isabel
Short Film | Fiction | Portugal | Color 2012 | Dur: 8'24''
Official Selections & Screenings:
Cinemateca Portuguesa | 2012 | Lisboa - Portugal
Poetry Slam Lisboa | 2012 | | Lisboa - Portugal
Cine MUbe - Vitrine Independente de São Paulo | 2012 | São Paulo - Brazil
Eurochannel USA | '5th European Short Film Tour' \\\ 'Women in Europe'
Indieflix | Independent Film Plataform + Online Streaming Media | 2013 | Seattle - USA
Ó Bhéal International Poetry-Film Competition | 2013 | Cork - Ireland
Fest'A'Film 2012 | 2012 | Montpellier - France
International Film Poetry Festival | 2013 | Athens - Greece
Culture Unplugged | 'We Speak here' Film Festival | Online Screenings
Voices from the Waters International Travelling Film Festival | Bangalore Film Society | 2014 | Bangalore - India
Salon Video | MAGMA Contemporary Art Space | 2014 | Sf. Gheorghe - Romênia.
De Dentro
Poetry Film | Portugal | Color 2013 | Dur: 3'07''
Official Selections & Screenings:
International Film Poetry Festival | 2013 | Athens - Greece
10th See the Voice - Visible Verse | 2010 | Vancouver - Canada
Edita-me | Concurso Performance Poética em Vídeo | 2013 | Porto - Portugal
Filmpoem Festival 2013 | 2013 | Dunbar - Scotland
Cologne OFF | 2013 | Travelling & Online Screenings
Salon Video | MAGMA Contemporary Art Space | 2014 | Sf. Gheorghe - Romênia.
TIME is Love.8 | International Video Art Program
Awards:
Edita-me | Concurso Performance Poética em Vídeo | 2013 | Porto - Portugal
Best Poetry Film Award
Meu Pássaro
Short Film | Portugal | Color 2017 | Dur: 14'55''
Official Selections & Screenings:
Angola International Film Festival | 2018 | Luanda - Angola
Festival de Cortometrajes Cine de la Culata | 2018 | Guayaquil - Equador
INCORTO Film Festival | 2018 | México City - México
V Festival CINEMÍSTICA | 2018 | Granada - Spain
INSHORT Film Festival | 2019 | Lagos - Nigéria
SOLARIS Film Festival | 2019 | Nice - France
Festival RENUAC | 2022 | Santiago - Chile
Helios Sun Poetry Film Festival | 2024 | Cidade do México - México
*Please request via e-mail, the password to watch the full short film. Thank you.
Important Links:
http://base.co.pt/mybird
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7217596
https://www.facebook.com/mybirdshortfilm
Showcase MUSIC VIDEOCLIPS:
'Ó Gente da Minha Terra' | MARIZA | 2002
'Fado em mim' | World Connection | 2001
'Quando é que chegas?' | BRI | 2021
'Quando é que chegas?' | Independente | 2021/2022
'Inconstância' | Luís Coelho & CONTOS DE CORDAS | 2021
'Contos de Cordas' | Museu do Fado Discos/EGEAC | 2021/2022
Please feel comfortable to contact me for any further question.
I'll give you a feedback ASAP.
Thanks!
Alexandre.