Amarante Abramovici

Biography: Filmmaker with a degree in directing from La Femis, Paris. Graduated from the University of Paris III, Sorbonne. She was selected for the Cannes Film Festival - Cinéfondation section, with Gaia (2004) and for the Cinéma du Réel, with Circa Me (2002). She has made films in collaboration, such as The Culture of Capital (2003) or Travelling 70′-76′ (2007). Between 2005 and 2013 she collaborated with the Serralves Museum. She programs film sessions and cycles in alternative venues in Porto, and collaborates in educational projects focusing on cinema. She has taught Cinema and Video at FEUP, Universidade Lusófona do Porto, FAUP and ESAP, and is currently a PhD student researching amateur cinema produced during the Portuguese revolution.