Teresa Villaverde

Instruktør, Forfatter, Skuespiller, Producer, Filmklipper

18. maj 1966 (59 år)
Teresa Villaverde is a Portuguese screenwriter, director, and producer, born in Lisbon in 1966.

She began her artistic career as co-writer and co-director of a stage production with the Theatre Group of the School of Fine Arts in Lisbon.

Her films have won numerous awards and have been the focus of retrospectives and critical study worldwide — including the Centre Pompidou (France, 2019) and Fundação de Serralves (Portugal, 2019) — as well as complete retrospectives at festivals and cinematheques in Italy, Spain, Croatia, Switzerland, South Korea, and Portugal.

She is frequently invited to teach in Portugal and abroad.

Her work has premiered at the world’s leading festivals, including Cannes, Venice, and Berlin.

Kendt for

  • The Mutants
    The Mutants1998
  • Colo
    Colo2017
  • Bridges of Sarajevo
    Bridges of Sarajevo2014
  • Two Brothers, My Sister
    Two Brothers, My Sister1994
  • Water and Salt
    Water and Salt2001
  • Hovering Over the Water
    Hovering Over the Water1986
  • Visions of Europe
    Visions of Europe2004
  • Justa
    Justa2025

Filmografi

2025
2017
2014
2011
Cisne · as Screenplay
2006
Trance · as Screenplay
2001
1998
1994
Two Brothers, My Sister · as Screenplay
1991
1990

2018
2007
The Golden Helmet · as Enfermeira
1994
1994
Two Brothers, My Sister · as Voice Of The Teacher (voice)
1986

2025
2017
2011

2018
Antecamara · as Self
2016
Sei Quem Ele É · as Self