Biography
Frederico Mesquita (b. 1991, Lisbon, Portugal) finished in 2013 the Painting Degree at the Lisbon Fine Arts School (FBAUL) and in 2016 the Film Degree at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School (ESTC). Between 2016 and 2020, he worked as an assistant to the artist and director Gabriel Abrantes, collaborating in films such as “Diamantino” (2018, winner of the Grand Prize of Cannes' Critics Week) and "The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady" (2019). Since then, he has been working as a production and post production manager, in films of directors such as Miguel Gomes, Marco Martins, João Nicolau, Carlos Conceição and Mónica Lima. His first short film “A Barriga de Mariana”, was part of the National Competition of IndieLisboa Film Festival in 2018, having premiered on TV and VOD in Portugal. His new short film, “Francisco Perdido”, will premiere in 2024, as part of his recently founded production company Seara Filmes.
