Vale do Côa – ibook

Available for free on the ibookstore in English, Portuguese and Spanish. This is an ibook I’ve produced about the Côa region. It’s 80 pages filled with videos, audio recordings, interactive media and tons of great photos about the history, nature and ethnography of the region.Ler mais

Documentary “do trono mais belo” (english subs!)

Hi, Here’s one of my latest projects! Soon I’ll post an ibook filled with videos, sounds and other goodies! This video was created for the Interpretive Center of Numão – Foz Coa, Portugal. It presents some of the memories, folktales and customs that the people of Numão have about their Castle. As an interpretive artifact, this video is only fully appreciated within the context of the exhibition’s narrative.  Ler mais

Mó wins “best documentary”

The doc Mó won the award for best short film/ documentary at the Côa Criativo Awards, organized by the 10 municipalities of the Côa area, in Portugal. Take a time to see the film and discover the region here! Cheers to everyone who worked on the project!!! If you want to buy the book, contact me!!  Ler mais

180 Creative Camp

photo by Joana Bourgard I just got back from the 180 Creative Camp. A extraordinary week of art and fun. Take a look at the videos bellow and also discover the work of the amazing artists I had the privilege to meet and work with: Florentijn Hoffman, Madalena Martins, Boris Hoppek, Daniel Brereton, AkaCorleone, Enrique Pacheco, Atelier da Bouça… [vimeo 70276827] [vimeo 70276828]Ler mais

Water mills & millers

Last month a new book and a new documentary came to life on the amazing world of old water mills and their inhabitants. I’m the author of half of the book, where I focused on the narratives and memories of the old millers. This same line was followed in the documentary which I co-edited with Gonçalo Mota. The book is available through the DRCN Porto – geral@culturanorte.pt . Mind that the book is in Portuguese!    Ler mais

Water mills project

Yesterday I’ve delivered the report from a research project on the Upper Douro’s region water mills. A book will come out… soon! This was a short project commissioned by the Direcção Regional de Cultura do Norte. I’ve coordinated the research, wrote the report and filmed some interviews… While the results are not public here’s an illustration of an abandoned mill, by Filipa Santos, and a photo of a chill-out moment by the river.  Ler mais

Gato

Photo by José Machado Just out of the oven… the spot for the Teatro e Marionetas de Mandragora child’s play “O gato preto e a gaivota cor de prata”. Music and camera are mine, edition with Filipa Santos.  Ler mais

Anomaly – short film

Anomaly is Niels Medemblik & Rik schutte VFX (Video Special Effects) BA graduation project, I worked on it as composer and sound designer… Four young students decide to investigate the flora and fauna in Chernobyl’s ‘Exclusion Zone’, an abandoned area since 1986… after weeks of research and preparations, the group is ready to enter the ‘Zone’.  Ler mais

Anima opus

Guess September will be the month when most movies I did and am doing will be posted. Here is Anima Opus a film by Nadine Lamandassa, I composed the music and designed the audio.  Ler mais

Profacity – newsletter

Here’s the last Profacity’s newsletter, I contributed with a report on the Webdocumentary, while Robert Maier with one on his own life path from an outsider point of view.Ler mais

of amsterdam… trailer

Following up the musics of the post “documentary on foreign artist living in the netherlands”.. here’s the trailer of the documentary… “of Amsterdam”. See how beautifull is my Gooi forest..    Ler mais

Unheard Film Festival 2011 soundtrack nominee!

This soundtrack was one of the three nominees for this movie at the Unheard Film Festival 2011! Great uh?! I choosed this movie for its theme and beauty. I tried to create a nostalgic and organic atmosphere, punctuated by magic, discovery, playfulness, sleepiness and a great sense of freedom towards the finale. In a way its a tribute to times we now see as static heritage from the past. Well they are not, they have great value for our sustainability!Ler mais

Anomaly teaser

TEASER!  ANOMALY web site This is a horror short movie about a recent exploration of Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. It’s the graduation project of Rik Schutte & Niels Medemblik from HKU. My task is to put your ears shivering… for that I have two clear concepts… but that I’ll share with all of you later.    Ler mais

First MMus project

First composition project for the Master of Music Design. This project was a collaboration between me (concepts and composition) with Ana Lopez (composition) and Sotos Bakas (production) for the SoundtrackCologne festival. It was really wonderfull to work with them! and we did it in a week…  Ler mais

Tresegy documentary on DVD!

The TRESEGY documentary has just been published in DVD in Italy! Click here to see the release and order page :) This is the “In between – nine takes from the european scene” film, for which I directed and composed music for one episode (Porto) and filmed other three episodes (Lisbon, Madrid and Utrecht).  Ler mais