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Miguel Gomes (born 1972) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and editor. He studied cinema at Lisbon Theatre and Film School. His films include The Face You Deserve (2004), Our Beloved Month of August (2008) and Tabu (2012), Arabian Nights (2015) and Grand Tour (2024). For the last, he won Best Director at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.




Career


Trained at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, Gomes began his career as a film critic and author of theoretical writings on cinema. His early filmography includes The Face You Deserve (2004) and Our Beloved Month of August (2008).
His 2012 film, Tabu, was selected in the Competition programme at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize for Artistic Innovation and the FIPRESCI Jury Prize. It also won the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 39th Film Fest Gent.
His 2015 film, Arabian Nights, premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 68th Cannes Film Festival.
In 2024, Gomes was honored with a 'Special Program in Focus' at the 29th Busan International Film Festival, titled Miguel Gomes, a filmmaker of Joyful Melancholy. The program showcased the complete catalog of his eight feature films, from his 2004 debut The Face You Deserve to his latest work, Grand Tour, which won him Best Director at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. He was the first Portuguese director to ever win that award. He also conducted a masterclass, sharing insights into his creative process and cinematic vision.




Filmography






= Short films

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Christmas Inventory (2000, Inventário De Natal)
31 Means Trouble (2001, 31)
Kalkitos (2002)
Canticle Of All Creatures (2006, Cântico Das Criaturas)




= Feature films

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The Face You Deserve (2004)
Our Beloved Month of August (2008)
Tabu (2012)
Arabian Nights (2015)
The Tsugua Diaries (2021)
Grand Tour (2024)




Awards and nominations






References






External links


Miguel Gomes at IMDb

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