2016Nominee
Best Director
An Outpost of Progress
Hugo Vieira da Silva
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Porto, Portugal
July 16, 1974
Biography
After studying law at the Catholic University in Porto, he earned a degree from the Lisbon School of Theater and Cinema (ESTC) in 1998 with his graduation project, the documentary Arte Pública. Da Silva made two other documentaries before directing his first full-length feature film, Body Rice, in 2006. Swans is his second full-length feature film. Hugo Vieira da Silva currently lives and works in Vienna and Berlin.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2011Nominee
Best Director
Swans
2006Nominee
Best Director
Body Rice
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Performance
Fantasmas do Império
2025Highlight
Best Writing
Off the Beaten Track
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Body Rice