Biography
Ico Costa was born in Lisbon in 1983. He studied at the Portuguese National Film School, in Lisbon, at the Universidad del Cine, in Buenos Aires and at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains, in Tourcoing, France.
He directed the short films Libhaketi (2012), Four Hours Barefoot (2012), Current (2013), Antero (2014) and Nyo Vweta Nafta (2017), the documentary UPROAR, ECLIPSE (2017) and fiction feature film ALVA (2019). His work was shown at several film festivals, such as the Critics' Week of Cannes, Rotterdam, Rome, Cinéma du Réel, New Directors/New Films, Oberhausen, Jihlava, Vila do Conde, IndieLisboa, DocLisboa, among many others.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits

Balane 3
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025

Balane 3
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2025

The Human Surge 3
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024

Gold Songs
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024

Gold Songs
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2024

Gold Songs
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2024

Gold Songs
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024

Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024

Timkat
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023

Timkat
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023

Timkat
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 2023

Domy + Ailucha: Ket Stuff!
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2022

Waters of Pastaza
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2022

Alva
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019

Alva
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2019

Alva
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2019
WZ604_Mont1
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2018

Uproar, Eclipse
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017

Uproar, Eclipse
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2017

Uproar, Eclipse
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2017