The Movie - Agur

Said to be cool Agur movie

Movie Is being made - in 2006.

Copyright Holder: Joao Costa Menezes
Color Info: Color
Countries: Portugal
Genres: Short
Locations: Camden Town, Camden, London, England, UK, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, Porto, Portugal
Runtimes: 11
Tech Info: RAT:1.66 : 1
Release Dates: Portugal:February 2006, Portugal:3 March 2006

In movie played:

Anthony Haine (actor)

Joel Portugal (actor)

Rebeka Biguria (actress)
Articles:"Screen International" (UK), 21 November 2003, Iss. 1430, pg. 15, by: Jennifer Green, "Catalan talent to watch"
Birth Notes:Switzerland
Other Works:2003: Executive Producer of "Mellancholic Ballad" (music video for the band The Fingertips), Metrosonic Records, Portugal.

Emily Hadley (producer)

Joo Costa Menezes (producer)
Articles:"Magazine Artes" (Portugal), 3 August 2003, Iss. 9, pg. 53, by: Pedro Abrunhosa, "Armas de construcao Macica ("Weapons of mass construction")", "Jornal de Noticias" (Portugal), 25 March 2001, Vol. 1, pg. 46, by: Americo Sarmento, "Realizador a procura do cinema fantastico", "Premiere" (Portugal), October 2000, Vol. 1, pg. 27, by: Miguel Somsen, "2001, Odisseia no Porto", "Jornal de Noticias" (Portugal), 24 September 2000, Vol. 1, pg. 44, by: Americo Sarmento, "Um actor em Londres fascinado pelo cinema", "Premiere" (Portugal), September 2000, Vol. 1, pg. 24, by: Miguel Somsen, "Portugal, Zero - Londres, Um"
Interviews:"RTP - Radio Televisao Portuguesa" (Portugal), 21 February 2001, Vol. RTP Video, Iss. 21/02/2001, pg. news: 32, by: RTP , "Akasha", "O Comercio do Porto" (Portugal), 20 February 2001, Vol. 1, pg. 28+29, by: Susana Ribeiro, "Um olhar sobre o cinema portugues"
Joao Costa Menezes, a London-based pageantry actor and film demonstrating, be born bordered by Porto, Portugal. Over the trajectory of his job, he hang next to also lived in Paris, Barcelona and New York City. Joao Costa Menezes vegetate aware during Portugal's "Carnation Revolution," a military-led coup d'etat which instigate in Lisbon on 25 April 1974 and done almost 50 years of dictatorship in Portugal. The revolution has have a left over impact on Menezes's embassy and ocular view. The year consequent the revolution was punctuate next to civic anarchy and government dispute in proportion to gone and freedom wing political forces - a incident which Menezes more often than not refers to in location of utopian. The havoc was be a resident of and material. It was the maximum elating interval of his existence: the tank, the clash between population and police forces in the street, freedom bear out of chaos, and the pervasive import of empowerment and panic. Joao Costa Menezes remember all of this as a important second, in stark evaluation to the normal social apathy that democracy ultimately bring. It was his drawn out to warren in the footsteps of the revolution that lead Joao Costa Menezes to attempt a decree seam at the University of Coimbra, distinguished as the lettering of the academic current underlying the revolution. As such, play an alive factor in university life and politics, and was part of the piece of paper of Coimbra's dishonourable beginner alliance. This was duplicate union that organized group of student to coat the streets and sidewalks of Coimbra with soap for that reason that mount police would have a rock-hard time chase them lint to discount their demonstration in 1968. In the unwary 90s, when the elected representatives try to initiate guidance fees, the student's union fight hindmost with a succession of protest that paralyzed Lisbon. As a ending, the government capitulate and the Minister at fault all for the oral cavity was unnatural to resign his stake. After attain a degree in law from the University of Coimbra, Menezes work as a attorney in Portugal for three years, until that time becoming pungent by the antisocial even-handedness rules. Following his law to depart from endorsed convention, Joao Costa Menezes moved to London, in 1998, to preference a career in the film industry. As an actor, Menezes vent appear in the BBC series Sunburn, in 1999, starring conflicting Sharon Small as a Portuguese fisherman name Luis. In compatible item, he perform stunts on Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang and played a Roman Soldier in Ridley Scott's Gladiator. In June 2005, Menezes get his Unarmed Rapier and Dagger Certification from the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat. Joao Costa Menezes also completed voice-over hard work in his film, Serial Killer, and for Apple Inc.'s population kin solicit vote in Portugal in 2007. However, it be his connected work as a filmmaker for which he is most puffed-up. In London in 2000, he directed, produced and starred in Zero, his first stout film. It was award a extraordinary winnings at the Huesca Short Film Festival in Spain. In 2001, he directed his first cross film, Akasha, a no-budget film shot in video, which was distributed in Russia and nominated for the Mlis d'Argent. Akasha premiered in the U.S. at the Atlanta Film Festival. In 2004, Menezes directed his first music video, Melancholic Ballad (for the Left Lovers), for the common Portuguese trimming, The Fingertips, which go to cipher one on Sic Radical, a music box station. Pedro Abrunhosa, a height Portuguese musician, was quote in Magazine das Artes adage "[Menezes is] a weapon of mass construction," who "seeks the unreachable horizon of the indefatigable navigator of dreams. He shoot with a craving for the fluency of the moment as if it was authentic to generate admire, pulsation, desire and fear changeless." In 2007, he directed the short film Remember My Dream, with the English shining example Jakki Degg. In 2008, he directed Mulheres, Bah! - a short film with London's West End soloist and actress Madalena Alberto - which premiered at the Fantasporto Film Festival and was presented at the 2008 Cannes Short Film Corner.
Height:180 cm
Quotes:If the girls leave, I turn the camera on myself, and I make a movie., To live is to forget and to fear.. forget the past and fear the future. Well, that's not my life!, Quiters never win and winners never quit., For the Portuguese National Television, during the 2003 Cannes Film festival, when insistently asked, upon his constant refusal to answer, diverting the talk to the Iraq war, to talk about his film project: But I don't want to talk about cinema. Cinema is not important. As any other form of Art, cinema is only important if used to open doors to discussion and to talk about the things that you don't want to hear. Otherwise it's just a mere object of vanity.
Birth Notes:Porto, Portugal
Other Works:2001: director of "My Way" (videoclip for the band 500&Crave), Feline Records UK, 2003 - member of the International Jury of the Fantasporto Film Festival, 2004: director of "Melancholic Ballad" (videoclip for the band The Fingertips), Metrosonic Records, Portugal, 2005: director of "Fingertips Live Act" (accoustic live concert for the band The Fingertips), Metrosonic Records, Portugal., 2007: director of "Como Sempre Fui" (videoclip for Fernando Cappelle), Metrosonic Records, Portugal, 2007: voice-over for Apple Portugal
Where Now:(October 2002) Barcelona, Spain, in pre-production of feature film "Penta".
Between 2002 and 2004 was responsible for the projects of the newly formed Barcelona based production company Bruta Escena. Markets attended: Cannes, San Sebastian, Las Palmas, Malaga, Docs Barcelona., Moved to London in 1995 to become an actor. After film courses attended at Panico Studios and Raindance became more involved in directing than acting., Used to teach tennis to help pay for his studies at the Faculty of Law., While at University of Law did a theater practical training course., His first short film, shot on super8 and then blown up to 16mm, was awarded in Spain., Got his Unarmed & Rapier and Dagger certification by the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat in June 2005.
Articles:"Magazine Artes" (Portugal), 3 August 2003, Iss. 9, pg. 53, by: Pedro Abrunhosa, "Armas de construcao Macica ("Weapons of mass construction")", "Jornal de Noticias" (Portugal), 25 March 2001, Vol. 1, pg. 46, by: Americo Sarmento, "Realizador a procura do cinema fantastico", "Premiere" (Portugal), October 2000, Vol. 1, pg. 27, by: Miguel Somsen, "2001, Odisseia no Porto", "Jornal de Noticias" (Portugal), 24 September 2000, Vol. 1, pg. 44, by: Americo Sarmento, "Um actor em Londres fascinado pelo cinema", "Premiere" (Portugal), September 2000, Vol. 1, pg. 24, by: Miguel Somsen, "Portugal, Zero - Londres, Um"
Interviews:"RTP - Radio Televisao Portuguesa" (Portugal), 21 February 2001, Vol. RTP Video, Iss. 21/02/2001, pg. news: 32, by: RTP , "Akasha", "O Comercio do Porto" (Portugal), 20 February 2001, Vol. 1, pg. 28+29, by: Susana Ribeiro, "Um olhar sobre o cinema portugues"
Joao Costa Menezes, a London-based consideration actress and film controller, be born bounded by Porto, Portugal. Over the trajectory of his exchange, he personal also lived in Paris, Barcelona and New York City. Joao Costa Menezes stab uphill during Portugal's "Carnation Revolution," a military-led coup d'etat which inaugurate in Lisbon against 25 April 1974 and exhausted almost 50 years of dictatorship in Portugal. The revolution has have a annoying impact on Menezes's ambassadorial and ocular view. The year repeated the revolution was punctuate using national anarchy and influence dispute vis-a-vis not here and authorization wing political forces - a event which Menezes repetitively refers to by vehicle of utopian. The precariousness was survive and authentic. It was the crest bracing permanent status of his energy: the tank, the clash between ethnic group and police forces in the street, freedom bear out of chaos, and the pervasive power of empowerment and dread. Joao Costa Menezes remember all of this as a furious minute, in stark discrimination to the nonspecific social apathy that democracy over and done next to time bring. It was his pining to bully in the footsteps of the revolution that lead Joao Costa Menezes to engage in a order amount at the University of Coimbra, eminent as the method of the highbrow current underlying the revolution. As such, play an stimulating segment in university life and politics, and was part of the passage of Coimbra's dishonourable beginner coalition. This was matching union that organized group of student to coat the streets and sidewalks of Coimbra with soap in this manner that mount police would have a not easy time chase them downhill to fracture their demonstration in 1968. In the hasty 90s, when the administration try to initiate teaching fees, the student's union fight wager on with a succession of protest that paralyzed Lisbon. As a arise, the government capitulate and the Minister to blame in favour of the chops was guarded to resign his conditions. After attain a degree in law from the University of Coimbra, Menezes work as a lawful expressive in Portugal for three years, since becoming despondent by the aberrant even-handedness rules. Following his ruling to activation out legal try-out, Joao Costa Menezes moved to London, in 1998, to desire a career in the film industry. As an actor, Menezes starting appear in the BBC series Sunburn, in 1999, starring divergent Sharon Small as a Portuguese fisherman name Luis. In appendage, he perform stunts on Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang and played a Roman Soldier in Ridley Scott's Gladiator. In June 2005, Menezes get his Unarmed Rapier and Dagger Certification from the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat. Joao Costa Menezes also completed voice-over hard work in his film, Serial Killer, and for Apple Inc.'s community children drum up mast in Portugal in 2007. However, it be his applicable work as a filmmaker for which he is most vain. In London in 2000, he directed, produced and starred in Zero, his first broad film. It was award a better grant at the Huesca Short Film Festival in Spain. In 2001, he directed his first element film, Akasha, a no-budget film shot in video, which was distributed in Russia and nominated for the Mlis d'Argent. Akasha premiered in the U.S. at the Atlanta Film Festival. In 2004, Menezes directed his first music video, Melancholic Ballad (for the Left Lovers), for the grassroots Portuguese restrict, The Fingertips, which go to figure one on Sic Radical, a music duct station. Pedro Abrunhosa, a pinnacle Portuguese musician, was quote in Magazine das Artes dictum "[Menezes is] a weapon of mass construction," who "seeks the unreachable horizon of the patient navigator of dreams. He shoot with a desire for food for the practice of the moment as if it was logical to making feature, distress, desire and fear that will live evermore." In 2007, he directed the short film Remember My Dream, with the English shining example Jakki Degg. In 2008, he directed Mulheres, Bah! - a short film with London's West End songster and actress Madalena Alberto - which premiered at the Fantasporto Film Festival and was presented at the 2008 Cannes Short Film Corner.
Height:180 cm
Quotes:If the girls leave, I turn the camera on myself, and I make a movie., To live is to forget and to fear.. forget the past and fear the future. Well, that's not my life!, Quiters never win and winners never quit., For the Portuguese National Television, during the 2003 Cannes Film festival, when insistently asked, upon his constant refusal to answer, diverting the talk to the Iraq war, to talk about his film project: But I don't want to talk about cinema. Cinema is not important. As any other form of Art, cinema is only important if used to open doors to discussion and to talk about the things that you don't want to hear. Otherwise it's just a mere object of vanity.
Birth Notes:Porto, Portugal
Other Works:2001: director of "My Way" (videoclip for the band 500&Crave), Feline Records UK, 2003 - member of the International Jury of the Fantasporto Film Festival, 2004: director of "Melancholic Ballad" (videoclip for the band The Fingertips), Metrosonic Records, Portugal, 2005: director of "Fingertips Live Act" (accoustic live concert for the band The Fingertips), Metrosonic Records, Portugal., 2007: director of "Como Sempre Fui" (videoclip for Fernando Cappelle), Metrosonic Records, Portugal, 2007: voice-over for Apple Portugal
Where Now:(October 2002) Barcelona, Spain, in pre-production of feature film "Penta".
Between 2002 and 2004 was responsible for the projects of the newly formed Barcelona based production company Bruta Escena. Markets attended: Cannes, San Sebastian, Las Palmas, Malaga, Docs Barcelona.

Tiago Almeida (cinematographer)

Joo Costa Menezes (cinematographer)