Joaquim Sapinho (born 1965 at

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, Portugal) is a Portuguese film director. Founder of production company Rosa Filmes, he is considered to be part of ''

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'' film family.

Career

Joaquim Sapinho was a student at the Portuguese National Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema), where he was a student of

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, Paulo Rocha and

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, and where he is nowadays a professor of directing for cinema. He started as a documentarist for television, before directing his first feature. In 1995, with his first picture, ''

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'', he gave us a rare glimpse of the Portuguese youth of the 90's, being nominated for the Golden Leopard at the

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. Working also as a producer and screenwriter, Sapinho is the founder and owner of the independent production company Rosa Filmes, which brought to light other directors as

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and

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. In 1999, the film ''

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'', written by him and the director Manuela Viegas, was in competition at the

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. In 2003, Sapinho released ''

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'', his second feature, a story of a mother and her son based on the idea that in the modern times some women might no longer remember what it means to be a mother. It was at the official selection of the

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. In 2005, Sapinho released '' Bosnia Diaries''. Shot in 1996 and 1998, taking almost ten years to complete, it is a cinematic diary documentary about his experiences in Bosnia during and after the

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. It had ir's world premiere at the

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. In 2011, after working for ten years – most of them simultaneously in ''Bosnia Diaries'' and in it – Sapinho completes his fourth feature, ''

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'', which had its world premiere at the official selection of the

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Filmography as a director

* 2011 – ''

'' (''Deste Lado da Ressurreição'') * 2005 – '' Bosnia Diaries'' (''Diários da Bósnia'') * 2003 – ''

'' (''Mulher Polícia'') * 1995 – ''

'' (''Corte de Cabelo'') * 1988 – ''At Waterside'' (''À Beira-Bar'') (short film)

Rosa Filmes' Filmography

* 2011 – ''

'' (Portuguese: ''Deste Lado da Ressurreição''). Directed by Joaquim Sapinho * 2011 – '' What's New About Love?'' (Portuguese: ''O Que Há De Novo No Amor?''). Directed by Mónica Santana Baptista, Hugo Martins, Rui Santos, Tiago Nunes, Hugo Alves and Patrícia Raposo. * 2009 – '' To Die Like a Man'' (Portuguese: ''Morrer como um homem''). Directed by

* 2008 – ''

4 Hearts ''4 Hearts'' ( pt, 4 Copas) is a Portuguese film directed by Manuel Mozos, released in 2009 and produced by Rosa Filmes. The cast features Rita Martins, Filipe Duarte, João Lagarto, Margarida Marinho and Diana Costa e Silva. Plot As a ...

'' (Portuguese: ''4 Copas''). Directed Manuel Mozos * 2005 – '' Bosnia Diaries'' (Portuguese: ''Diários da Bósnia''). Directed by Joaquim Sapinho * 2005 – ''

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'' (Portuguese: ''Odete''). Directed by

* 2003 – ''

'' (Portuguese: ''A Mulher Polícia''). Directed by Joaquim Sapinho * 2000 – ''

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'' (Portuguese: ''O Fantasma''). Directed by

* 1999 – ''Mercy'' (Portuguese: ''Mal''). Directed by

* 1999 – ''

'' (Portuguese: ''Glória''). Directed by

* 1999 – ''Jorge Molder''. Directed by José Neves * 1998 – ''A Trip to Expo'' (Portuguese: ''Viagem à Expo''). Directed by

* 1998 – ''José Cardoso Pires Logbook'' (Portuguese: ''José Cardoso Pires – Diário de Bordo''). Directed by Manuel Mozos * 1997 – ''This is my Home'' (Portuguese: ''Esta é a Minha Casa''). Directed by

* 1997 – ''Happy Birthday!'' (Portuguese: ''Parabéns!''). Directed by

* 1997 – ''Portuguese Cinema?'' (Portuguese: ''Cinema Português?''). Directed Manuel Mozos * 1995 – ''

'' (Portuguese: ''Corte de Cabelo''). Directed by Joaquim Sapinho * 1995 – ''Cinéma, de notre temps: Shohei Imamura – Le libre penseur''. Directed by Paulo Rocha * 1994 – ''Julião Sarmento''. Directed by Joaquim Sapinho * 1994 – ''Lisbon in Film'' (Portuguese: ''Lisboa no Cinema''). Directed Manuel Mozos * 1993 – ''Mr. Portugal in Tokushima'' (Portuguese: ''Portugaru San – O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima''. Directed by Paulo Rocha

References

External links

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