Miguel Ribeiro (born in

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, 1974) is a Portuguese

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and

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Studies

Ribeiro graduated in Political Science from

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in 1999. He went on to take film studies at

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in 2002, and in 2003 returned to Portugal to take a documentary filmmaking course at the Videoteca Municipal de Lisbo

In 2005 he completed post-graduate studies at the Faculdade de Direito of the

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. He attended

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's "Story Seminar" in 2008 and

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's writing workshop. He lives and works in Sintra.

Filmography

* '' Um quadro de rosas'', documentário, 2003 * '' Interrogatório legal'', curta-metragem, 2003 * ''Aquecimento'', documentário, 2004 * ''Making a Man'', documentário, 2007 * ''Poesia de segunda categoria'', curta-metragem em produção, 2010

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Miguel Portuguese film directors 1974 births Living people New York Film Academy alumni People from Sintra Portuguese screenwriters Portuguese male screenwriters