Biography
João Gonzalez (Porto, 1996) is a Portuguese director, animator, illustrator and musician with classical training in piano. In 2022 he premiered his first funded film “Ice Merchants” in Cannes Film Festival, winning Best Short Film in Competition from the Semaine de La Critique Jury, which would later become the first Portuguese film to be nominated for an Oscar®, and the most awarded Portuguese film in history, with more than 150 international awards. João has a great interest in combining his musical background with his artistic practice in animated cinema, always playing the role of composer and occasional instrumentalist in all the films he makes.
Filmography
Cast Credits
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Crew
Crew Credits
Ice Merchants
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Ice Merchants
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2023
Ice Merchants
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2023
Ice Merchants
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2023
Ice Merchants
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2023
Ice Merchants
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 2023
Ice Merchants
Role: Animation
MOVIE • 2023
Nigel
Role: Animation
MOVIE • 2020
Nestor
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
Nestor
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2019
Nestor
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2019
Nestor
Role: Sound Designer
MOVIE • 2019
The Voyager
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
The Voyager
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2017
The Voyager
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2017