João Pedro Rodrigues was born in Lisbon in 1966. After studying biology at Lisbon University, he attended the Lisbon Film School, where he got his diploma. His short film Parabéns! won the Special Jury Prize at the 54th Venice Festival in 1997. In 2000, he directed his first fiction feature Phantom, which was selected for the 57th Venice Festival’s Official Competition. In 2005, his film Odete won several awards including a Cinémas de Recherche Special Mention at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. His next project To die like a man was selected in 2007 by Cinéfondation for L’Atelier in Cannes and was released in 2009.
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