Matheus Moura

Graduated in Cinema and Audiovisual from Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais and licensed in production from EICTV, Cuba. Participated as a Bammer at BAM - Bogotá Audiovisual Market and was selected for Talents Guadalajara 2025. Co-producer of the feature film in development O RECADO DO FOGO (Mariana de Melo), selected for the 17th Nuevas Miradas, winner of the Award from CineQuaNon Lab 2024, and also participated in the CineQuaNon Lab 2025 Residency. Produces the feature film PASSAPORTE PATAXÓ (Renaya Dorea), selected for FilmAfro Cartagena 2023 (Bolivia Lab Prize - Rally Pitch), reached the final phase of the APAN Negras Narratives Lab 2024, invited to Ventana Sur 2024, and was selected for the 2nd Latin American and Caribbean Animation Forum in Havana. DITADURA ROXA (2020), his first short film as director and graduation work, was selected in over 100 national and international festivals. The short was broadcast on open TV by Rede Minas and was acquired by Canal Brasil. His second short film, À NOITE TODOS OS GATOS SÃO PARDOS (2024), premiered at the 33rd Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival and was selected at the 47th Guarnicê de Cinema Festival, the 35th International Short Film Festival of São Paulo - Kinoforum, among others, and was also acquired by Canal Brasil. Recently filmed the short BOULEVARD ARRUDAS, which is in post-production with an expected premiere in 2026. He is developing the short PROMETEU, in pre-production, selected for Cinéma de Demain – SFC | Rendez-vous Industry – Focus SCRIPT 2025, within the framework of Cannes Film Festival and Marche du Film. He is also developing the feature film ARRUDAS, selected to Produire Au Sud Fortaleza 2025, 16th Brasil Cinemundi and was semifinalist in the Treatment’s Contest at Frapa 2025. Producer of the short NUNCA PENSEI QUE SERIA ASSIM (Meibe Rodrigues, 2022), shown and awarded at major national festivals such as the 29th Vitória Film Festival, 46th Guarnicê de Cinema Festival, 25th FestCurtas BH, and others. Also produced the short films BABILONIA (Duda Gambogi, 2024), premiered at the 64th Krakow Film Festival and selected for BOGOSHORTS, MATAR A UN HOMBRE (Orlando Mora Cabrera), selected for the 45th Havana Latin American Film Festival, and others, CANCIONES PARA MORIR EN LA HABANA (María Salafranca), and ANBA DLO (Luiza Calagian and Rosa Caldeira), selected at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival - Berlinale, the 64th Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival - FICCI, the 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival, among others. Currently developing the short film UMA (Antonio Pedroni), in post-production; the animation short film ORLANDO (Luiza Garcia), in production. Executive Producer of SEM BRAVA (Montívia, in post-production). Production Manager of CELEBRAI (Maick Hannder, in post-production). Also served as Production Director on MADORNA (Higor Gomes, in post-production). Director of Production of DESEJO É O NOME DO HOMEM QUE EU AMO (Lea Monteiro), a feature film by Girolando Filmes, currently in post-production. He is a member of APAN (Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals), API (Independent Producers Association), and co-founder of URSANA FILMES production company.