João Mário Grilo
Portuguese filmmaker · Portugal · On the map · Directors · Born 1958 · age 68
João Mário Lourenço Bagão Grilo is a Portuguese film director, author and professor, born in Figueira da Foz. He attended economics at the University of Coimbra but dropped out. In 1983, he graduated in sociology at Lisbon's ISCTE and in 1994 earned a Ph.D. in communication sciences from the NOVA University Lisbon.
João Mário Grilo is read about 4 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Field of BloodFilm, Director, Writer2021
VieirarpadFilm, Director, Writer2017
Escrita ÍntimaFilm, Director2016
A Vossa TerraFilm, Director, Writer2012
A Vossa CasaFilm, Director2009
Two WomenFilm, Director2006
No Tempo do CinemaFilm, Himself2003Prova de ContactoFilm, Director2000451 ForteFilm, Director, Writer1999
Longe da VistaFilm, Director, Writer1996Saramago: DocumentosFilm, Director1993
The End of the WorldFilm, Director, Writer1982
A EstrangeiraFilm, Director, Writer1979
MariaFilm, Director, Writer1958Born8 November 1958People around João
Close ties
Adelaide João João directed The End of the World (1992)
Beatriz Batarda João directed Duas Mulheres (2009)
Nicolau Breyner João directed Duas Mulheres (2009)
Geraldine Chaplin João directed Os Olhos da Ásia (1997)
Fernando Rey João directed A Estrangeira (1983)
Maria de Medeiros João directed A Estrangeira (1983)
João César Monteiro João directed A Estrangeira (1983)
Rita Blanco Also in Longe da Vista and A Falha
Teresa Madruga João directed A Estrangeira (1983)
Dulce Maria Cardoso Also in Não Esquecerás and Field of Blood
Alexandra Lencastre Also in The End of the World and A Falha
Henrique Viana Also in The End of the World and Longe da Vista
Filmography 24
41 credits on file
About this person
He is a full professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the NOVA University Lisbon, where, among other courses, he teaches Filmology and Film Direction.
