Joao Costa Menezes Email & Phone Number

I finished my Law degree at the University of Coimbra Law School, in 1994 and became a member of the Portuguese Bar Association in 1996.At the end of 1997, I suspended my professional license and went to London. I returned to Portugal in 2015.During those years, I worked, in front and behind the camera in films of all kinds of budgets, from Hollywood to Bollywood.In Barcelona I was responsible for co-productions and sales at Bruta Escena (2002-2005); in New York I worked in publicity, for Madley Creative (2005-2008).I shot my first short film Zero, in London in 2000. My first music video, Melancholic Ballad, won the Lousa 2009.In 2006 I directed the English model Jackie Degg in the film Remember my Dream.In April 2017, the music video Coração Vadio, for Sandra Correia, won Best Music Video at the International Portuguese Music Awards.In NYC, I was production assistant in Charlie (2006), by Salvatore Interlandi; during my internship at Globalvision, I shot parts of the doc 9/11 Press For Truth; I was 2d AD in On The Other Side (2006), by Shanti Chilumala; 1st AD on The Bomb (2007) by Ted Wallach, and did V.O. for the Apple campaign.I Produce movies, television, music videos; concerts, albuns; book tours; represent artists.emailME: jcm@menezesentertainment.comAWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS2019 Independent Music Awards, NYC – Best Traditional World Album - nominated (“Sandra Correia – Aqui Existo”)2019 International Portuguese Music Awards – Best Fado - nominated (“Sandra Correia - Tarde Demais”)2018 International Portuguese Music Awards – Best Fado - nominated (“Sandra Correia - Aqui Existo”)2017 International Portuguese Music Awards – Best Music Video (“Sandra Correia - Coração Vadio”)2016 Arouca Film Festival – Best photography (“Sandra Correia - Coração Vadio”)2010 Fantasporto Film Festival – Prémio de carreira2009 Arouca Film Festival – Best Music Video (“Fingertips - Melancholic Ballad”)2009 Tokyo – Best Urban Comercial (“Met Tower”)2004 Eureka – selected (“Penta”)2004 ICAM – won (“Serial Killer”)2003 Fantasporto Film Festival - Internacional Jury2001 Méliès D'Argent - nominated ("Akasha”)2000 Huesca Film Festival – Special Award (“Zero”) LANGUAGES SPOKENFluent in English, Spanish and FrenchOTHER WORKS2006-2012 translator ENG-PORT-ENG among others for Netflix, ONU, Chevron. NYC2008 Tennis Instructor @ Andy Keen Children Tennis Academy, London2006 Director “Cuentos sueltos” – theatre “Los de La Otra Orilla”, Barcelona1993 Tennis Instructor @ INE, Portugal1989/91 Tennis Instructor @ AAC (inc. program @ UNICEF for children)

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