Pedro Costa

Pedro Costa
Born (1958-12-30) 30 December 1958 (age 65)
Lisbon, Portugal
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Lisbon Theatre and Film School
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1984–present

Pedro Costa (born 30 December 1958)[1] is a Portuguese film director. He is best known for his sequence of films set in Lisbon,[2] which focuses on the lives of the impoverished residents of a slum in the Fontainhas neighbourhood.

  1. ^ "Prémios Gulbenkian: Realizador Pedro Costa distinguido na categoria Arte". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015. Pedro Costa nasceu em Lisboa, 30 de Dezembro de 1958.
  2. ^ "Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2022-10-15.

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