Catarina Alves Costa is an Assistant Professor at nova University of Lisbon in the fields of Visual Anthropology and Film with a long career as an International Filmmaker. She Coordinates the Research line "Visual Anthropology and the Arts" in the Research Centre CRIA, Supervised more than twenty Master Thesis in Visual Anthropolgy and various PhD students. Jury in different international Film festivals (Gottingen, Germany; RAY Festival; Nafa Festival). She is an Editorial Member for different publications: Anthropology Review University S. Paulo; DOC-Online; Anthrovision, Vaneasa Journal (Visual Anthropology Network, European Association Social Anthropologists). She is a regular teacher in various institutions: Master en Antropologia Visual, Módulo Cine y Antropologia, University Barcelona, Geography and History faculty; Tutor at Lisbon Docs, International Forum for the Documentary Projects Development, Lisboa, Culturgest. Since 2008 collaborates with the University Texas Austin / Portugal Summer Institute - Cinema at F.C.S.H. Nova University.

Main Filmography

2016 Pedra e Cal / A Room in the House, 55 min. Edited in DVD by Campo Arqueológico de Mértola.

2015 Fio do Azeite /The Golden Line, Financed by Associação de Municípios da Beira Baixa. Production Laranja Azul. 40 mins. Edited DVD pela CIMBB.

2009 Falamos de António Campos / Lets Talk about Antonio Campos, Doc for Portuguese television, RTP2, Produção Midas Filmes, 60 min. Edited.

2008 Nacional 206/ Route 206, 52 min.

2008 O Parque/The Park , Serralves Foundation, Porto. Production Laranja Azul, 60 min.

2004 O Arquitecto e a Cidade Velha/The Architect and the Old Village . 72 min., Production Laranja Azul, Jour J Productions (France). Distribution Documentary Educational Resources (DER), EUA. Edited DVD in Portugal Midas Filmes.

2001 Mais Alma /More Soul Laranja Azul. Apoio financeiro: ICAM, IPAE, Gulbenkian. Co-produzido RTP, 56 min.

1998 Swagatam. Produção: SP Filmes. Funded by the Portuguese Film Institute, e 55 min. Edição DVD Midas Filmes

1994 Senhora Aparecida /Our lady Aparecida Production SP Filmes, Lisbon. Funded by the Portuguese Film Institute, 55 min. Edited in DVD in Portugal Midas Filmes. Documentary Educational Resourses (DER).

1992 Regresso à Terra /Back to the Homeland.The Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, Manchester. Suporte: Hi8. 35 min. Edited DVD Midas Filmes.

Prizes

Best Film and Critics Award in the Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português, April 2009 for the film Lets Talk about Campos, Coimbra, Portugal

Best Editing for the film Route 208, Doc Lisboa International Film Festival. October 2008

Audiovisual Prize from ICOM (International Counsil of Museums), UNESCO, Festival Internacional Museus e Património, Taipé - Taiwan. May 2004

Best Production for the film Restless, by Catarina Mourão, DocLisboa Film Festival. June 2002.

Price Planéte do Bilan du Film Ethnographique, film Swagatam Paris, March 1999.

European Prize Massimo Troisi: Senhora Aparecida Melhore Opera Cultura, Storia e Tradizione Portoghese for Our Lady Aparecida, Milano, Italy. November 2000.

Director Prize, University of California Film Festival, March 1997.

First Prize VII Rassegna Internazionale di Documentari Etnografici, Nuoro, Sardenha, 1996.

Excelency Prize from Society for Visual Anthropology American Antropological Association Film Festival, San Francisco., EUA, Novembro de 1996.

Best Student Film, Gottingen International Ethnographic Film Festival, Germany, for the film Back to the Homeland, May 1994.