Rodrigo Areias

Rodrigo Areias (b. 1978) studied management and then switched to the arts, attending a training programme at Eurodoc and a film course at New York’s Tisch School of the Arts. He directed several videos for leading Portuguese rock artists, and since 2001 he has produced more than thirty short films, video clips and documentaries. His feature film debut was Thebes (Tebas, 2007). He produced films by Portuguese directors Edgar Pêra and João Canijo through the Lisbon-based production company Periferia Filmes. Areias also established Bando à Parte, his own production and distribution company. In 2009 he was involved in the Producers on the Move panel at the Cannes IFF. He also worked on the film programme for Guimarães – European City of Culture for 2012.

47. MFF Karlovy Vary