Mariana Gaivão (Lisbon) studied Photography at AR.CO and Directing at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema.
Her short films (SOLO, FIRST LIGHT and RUBY) were screened and awarded at some of the world's most renowned film festivals, and shown theatrically in several countries, including Portugal, France, Germany, Brazil, Iceland and Uruguay, as well as on European broadcasters such as ARTE and DAFilms, or Contemporary Art Institutes such as ICA (London).
Transversally, she as a long career as a Film Editor (collaborating with filmmakers such as João Pedro Rodrigues, João Salaviza, Marco Martins, among others), Programmer (DOCLISBOA - IFF and previously QUEER LISBOA & QUEER PORTO Festivals) and guest lecturer at various educational institutions (EA - Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica do Porto; ESAP - Escola Superior Artística do Porto; ETIC - Escola de Tecnologias Inovação e Criação).
Her short films (SOLO, FIRST LIGHT and RUBY) were screened and awarded at some of the world's most renowned film festivals, and shown theatrically in several countries, including Portugal, France, Germany, Brazil, Iceland and Uruguay, as well as on European broadcasters such as ARTE and DAFilms, or Contemporary Art Institutes such as ICA (London).
Transversally, she as a long career as a Film Editor (collaborating with filmmakers such as João Pedro Rodrigues, João Salaviza, Marco Martins, among others), Programmer (DOCLISBOA - IFF and previously QUEER LISBOA & QUEER PORTO Festivals) and guest lecturer at various educational institutions (EA - Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica do Porto; ESAP - Escola Superior Artística do Porto; ETIC - Escola de Tecnologias Inovação e Criação).