Manuela Viegas (born 13 October 1958) is a Portuguese film

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. She is considered to be part of ''

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'' film tradition. An influential film editor since the 1970s, she has edited dozens of films, among them

Pedro Costa Pedro Costa (born 30 December 1958) is a Portuguese film director. He is best known for his sequence of films set in Lisbon, which focuses on the lives of the impoverished residents of a slum in the Fontainhas neighbourhood. Biography After comp ...

's ''

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Joaquim Sapinho Joaquim Sapinho (born 1965 at Sabugal, Portugal) is a Portuguese film director. Founder of production company Rosa Filmes, he is considered to be part of ''The School of Reis'' film family. Career Joaquim Sapinho was a student at the Portugue ...

's '' The Policewoman'' and

João César Monteiro João César Monteiro Santos (2 February 1939 – 3 February 2003) was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic. He is known for writing and directing films such as '' Recollections of the Yellow House'' (1989), '' God's Comedy ...

's ''Silvestre'' and ''À Flor do Mar''. In 1999, she directed her first and only feature film to date, '' Gloria'', which was part of the official competition at the

49th Berlin International Film Festival The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999. The festival opened with '' Aimée & Jaguar'' by Max Färberböck. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' The Thin Red Line'' directed by Terrence Malick. Th ...

. It was the only Portuguese film to featureInfos at rosafilmes.pt
click on "''ENG''", then on "''DIRECTORS''", then on "''JOAQUIM SAPINHO''" until '' Tabu'' was selected in 2012. She is currently a professor of film editing at the Portuguese National Film School.

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