ABOUT & CONTACT

Experienced in several fields of communication: video, design, press, public relations and community projects. Specializing in science communication, mainly focused on Ocean Sciences. Living in the Azores.

Fascinated by unknown territories in general and islands in particular.

15 July 2015–January 2017 Science Communication - Content development for BIOMETORE (scientific project communication). Direction and design of a documentary, several educative resources and videographics. @OMA - Observatório do Mar dos Açores / MARE

15 August 2016–April 2017 Science Communication - Content development for FixO3 (scientific project communication). Posters, flyers, videos and videographics.
@IMAR - University of the Azores / MARE

18 February 2013–Present Director of the Cultural Association Fazendo, Horta (Portugal) Editorial director of the cultural and scientific journal Fazendo. Director of the Maravilha Street Art Festival

February 2015 “Um Dia Normal” Production and Direction of 200 one minute clips for a multimedia project in the 25th anniversary of Publico newspaper

15 May 2014 - 15 November 2014 Eurodyssey trainee in Brussels for IRDECOF in editing TV documentaries and conceiving the layout + illustrations of a manual

September 2013–November 2014 Script writer, film director and editor of a documentary film about the Training Program of the MARIE-Medstrategic project (Mediterranean Building Rethinking for Energy Efficiency Improvement)

October 2010–November 2014 Creative director of musical videos for the musical project O Experimentar, Azores Video-making and Video-jamming

01 October 2009–Present Workshop teacher Public Library of Horta and Museum of Horta, Horta (Portugal) Several video, photography and visual education workshops for pupils of different age groups

March 2013 Assistant Camera and Script Supervisor in the short movie "Ponta dos Rosais" Directed by Dinarte Branco AGECTA CRL

20 March 2013–31 December 2013 Public relations and Communication representative for the Rebikoff-Niggeler Foundation, Horta (Portugal). The Rebikoff-Niggeler Foundation is a non-profit organization with the purpose of researching and documenting the deep sea and publishing educational material such as photographs, films, etc. about the marine environment)

October 2012 - April - 2013 Camera operator and editor of two short movies about traditional handcrafts. Direction: Lídia Silva - DRAC- Azores

October 2012 - January 2013 Filming and editing of the theatre play "CALEIDOSCOPIO" Directed by Veronika Scholer

July 2012 - October 2012 Camera operator and editing consultant on the documentary Baleias e Baleeiros, directed by Luís Bicudo

September 2012 Subtitler of the movie Não me importava morrer se houvesse guitarras no céu Directed by Tiago Pereira Cultural Association Música Vadia, Azores

July 2012 Logo design and animation for the project DISCOVERAZORES of MIRATECARTS -Pico Portugal

January 2012 - October 2012 Video director Direction of the TV political advertising for the "Regionais 2012" campaign Bloco de Esquerda Açores, Azores (Portugal)

January 2011–December 2011 Director of a short film named "Safira" With the Handicapped People Association of Faial APADIF

October 2011 Jury Member of the International Federation of Film Societies on Faial Films Fest 2011

23 June 2009–29 April 2011 Script writer for a documentary about the University's project "Condor Seamount" Oceanography and Fisheries Department - Azores University, Horta (Portugal)

01 October 2009–30 September 2011 Trainee Cultural Association Fazendo, Horta (Portugal) Working in all publication steps of the cultural and scientific magazine "Fazendo": pagination, editorial organization, management, administration, etc

03 April 2007–30 September 2009 Film director of the Documentary "Passing by Zé Marôvas" Pana Tainies productions, Évora (Portugal) (Winners of "Best portuguese short documentary" award in Doclisboa 2009)

01 September 2007–31 December 2007 Direction trainee and script supervisor in the documentary "Ruas da Amargura" directed by Rui Simões Real Ficção - Film Productions, Lisbon (Portugal)

10 September 2005–30 October 2006 Film director of the fictional short "Dear Carlos Alberto"
Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, Lisbon (Portugal)

EDUCATION

10 September 2003–30 July 2008 Degree in CINEMA Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, Lisbon (Portugal)