Rita Azevedo Gomes is a versatile and independent filmmaker whose enduring interest is in exploring new ways of expression. Her work spans cinema; theatre, opera and other arts.
For over 30 years she worked closely with João Bénard da Costa, first in the Gulbenkian Foundation’s Cinema Department and then, after 1993, at the Cinemateca Portuguesa. During this time she has established a solid reputation for her graphic design work in film catalogues and cinema-related publications.
Her films have been screened and acclaimed in international film festivals - Venice, Locarno, Montreal, Bafici, Roterdam, Turin, Viennale, Jeonju, Doc Lisboa, Marseille, Cinesul Rio, among others - and distributed in Portugal, France and Spain. In 2014, Bafici organized a full retrospective of her work, which was followed by Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla and Filmoteca de Madrid.
Rita Azevedo Gomes works as a programmer for the Cinemateca Portuguesa. She also curates exhibitions and publications. She is presently working on her next film co-directed with Pierre Léon and Jean-Louis Schefer (in post-production).
Filmography
THE SOUND OF THE EARTH SHAKING | O Som da Terra a Tremer 1990
CINEMA GOES TO THE THEATRE | O Cinema Vai ao Teatro,1996
INTROMISSIONS: CONGRATULATIONS MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA | Intromissões:
Parabéns Manoel de Oliveira, 1998
KING ARTHUR (opera production for the CCB), 1999
FRAGILE AS THE WORLD | Frágil Como o Mundo, 2001
ALTAR, 2002
THE 15TH STONE: MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA AND JOÃO BÉNARD DA COSTA IN CONVERSATION |
A 15ª Pedra: Manoel de Oliveira e João Bénard da Costa em Conversa, 2004
THE CONQUEST OF FARO, 2005
THE INVISIBLE COLLECTION, 2009
A WOMAN’S REVENGE, 2011
CORRESPONDENCES, 2016
THE PORTUGUESE WOMAN, 2018
DANSES MACABRES, SQUELETTES ET AUTRES FANTAISIES (co-directed with Pierre Léon and
Jean-Louis Schefer, in post-production)