Pedro Costa

Born in Lisbon, Pedro Costa attended classes taught by the poet and filmmaker António Reis at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School. His first film Blood had its world premiere at the Mostra di Venezia, in 1989. Down to Earth, his second feature, shot in Cabo Verde, screened in Cannes, in 1994. His other works include In Vanda’s Room (2000), Colossal Youth, screened in Competition in Cannes, in 2006, and Horse Money, which was awarded the Pardo per la migliore regia at the Locarno Film Festival, in 2014.

Locarno Festival