Post-Graduation in Multimedia Arts at Fine Arts University of Lisbon. She studied Architecture and Cinema in Lisbon. / Film projects: "Our Skin" (2022) Mina (2021); Zenith (2020); 211 Avenue (2018); Catherine or 1786 (2017); Travel Shot (2015) ; Madame (2013); The Crane and The Glass (2013); MUDE (2009) trilogy. / Documentaries: The Gesture (2019) ; Jungle Red (2018); Courage of Lassie (2009) ; making of for Too many Daddies, Mommies and Babies (2009).
In 2011, she was awarded an international internship - INOV-Art in Cinema, where she was part of the Forumdoc.bh team - 15th Festival of documentary and ethnographic film in Belo Horizonte. Later and due to her experience in Brazil, she debuted as an actress in the feature film "Where i grow old" (2015), by Marília Rocha. A big winner at the 49th Brasília Cinema Festival - best actress award. She also collaborated as an actress in the film installation "Bi" (2019), by Emilly Wardill for the "Night for Day" exhibition, Secession, Vienna and in the series "Oilgarve: against oil in Portugal" (2016), by Inhabitants.
Currently she is in post-production of her first short film “The valley of doubts”.
SITE: http://www.franciscamanuel.com
20.10.2019 – 8.03.2020
Courage of Lassie
Casa São Roque Centro de Arte
Porto
2019
Honor Mention of the Jury
211 Avenue
FUSO 18 International VideoArt Festival
Lisbon
2018
Best Art Documentary Award
Courage of Lassie
New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
NYC
2009
Best Feature Film, Best Actresses, Best Directing, Best Supporting Actor
Where i grow old
48th Brasilia Film Festival
Brasilia
from the Peter Meeker collection
Courage of Lassie

from the collection of EDP Foundation
211 Avenue

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