FRANCISCO ANTUNEZ # film director

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, spent his childhood in Denmark and Belgium and is currently living in Lisbon, Portugal.

Worked as an assistant director from 1999 to 2005. In numerous long-feature films (ex: "The Invisible Circus", "Animal", "April Captains"..), television series (ex: "O Processo dos Távoras"), advertising films (ex: "Opel Corsa", "Givenchy", "Knorr"..).

In 2006 started working as a full-time director. Since then, he made four short films (all exhibited in portuguese and international festivals), a dozen music videos (ex: Sir Scratch, Donna Maria, Freddy Locks), tv and internet commercials (Teatro Meridional, Motel Tagus, Teixeira Duarte), video-art (exhibited in numerous art galleries), and collaborated in awarded documentary "É Dreda ser Angolano".

Also between 2007 and 2008, he wrote film and festival reviews for portuguese cinema magazine "Première".

francisco.antunez@gmail.com / +351 916409088

complete showreel at http://www.vimeo.com/franciscoantunez