João Pedro Vale +
Nuno Alexandre Ferreira
 
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João Pedro Vale was born in Lisbon in 1976, he lives and works in Lisbon. He studied Sculpture at the Fine Arts Faculty of Lisbon, and Maumaus School. His work has been presented in several exhibitions in Portugal and abroad. Among his recent solo exhibitions are the ones at Galeria Leme, São Paulo; "P-Town", NurtureArt, New York, and Galeria da Boavista, Lisbon. His work is part of collections such as Tate, London; Fundação de Serralves, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

Nuno Alexandre Ferreira was born in Torres Vedras in 1973, he lives and works between Lisbon and New York. He studied Sociology at the Universidade Nova in Lisbon. Production and curatorship were some of the activities he was dedicated up to 2004, the year he started collaborating with João Pedro Vale. From 2008, they started signing common projects, namely the films Hero, Captain and Stranger (2009) and English As She Is Spoke (2010), so as the "P-Town" project (2011). He was a party promoter, and has written for other artists.


Hero, Captain and Stranger, 2009
HD Video, (B/W, sound, 68 min.)
Written and Directed by João Pedro Vale and Nuno Alexandre Ferreira
With: Anton Dickson, Tecco Ribeiro, Drako and Thomas McKean
Participation: João dos Santos Martins, Rui Ferreira, Carlos Almeida, Bruno Abreu, André E. Teodósio, Nuno Alexandre Ferreira, João Pedro Vale, Pedro Rodrigues, Luis Royal, Ynaie Dawson, Ana Pérez-Quiroga, Miguel Faro and Tiago Borges.
Music: Pedro Gonçalves
Cinematography: Pedro Diniz Reis

- Cine Paraiso, Lisbon, PT. (2009)
- Museu Colecção Berardo, Lisbon, PT. (2009)
- Artprojx Cinema, SVA Theatre, NYC, U.S.A.. (2011)
- Teatro do Bairro, Lisboa, Pt. (2014)

English As She Is Spoke, 2010
Video HD, 16:9, color, sound, 46 min.
Written and Directed: João Pedro Vale / Nuno Alexandre Ferreira
Actors: John Romão / Anton Skrzypiciel
Cinematography: Daniel Neves
Video Editing and Post-Production: Pedro Diniz Reis (Resize)
Sound Recording: Nelson Hélder / Pedro Gonçalves
Music: Pedro Pinhal (arrangements and guitar) / Luís Petisca (Portuguese guitar) based on "I'm Like a Bird" by Nelly Furtado.

- Galeria Fonseca Macedo, Ponta Delgada, Azores, PT. (2010)
- 9500 CineClube, Cine Solmar, Ponta Delgada, Azores, PT. (2010)
- Festival Temps D'Images, Espaço Nimas, Lisbon, PT. (2010)
- Fundação PLMJ, Lisbon, PT. (2011)
- Festival Walk&Talk, Ponta Delgada, Azores, PT. (2013)

King Ghob, 2012
31 HD videos, (color, sound, 1h;40m, loop)
Written and directed by João Pedro Vale and Nuno Alexandre Ferreira
With: Pedro Antunes (Ghob) and Filipe Baracho, João Robalo, Luís Magalhães, Miguel da Cunha, Rodrigo Pereira and Sérgio Matias (Little Goblins)
Cinematography: Daniel Neves
Music: Nicolai Sarbib
Editing and post-production audio and video: Pedro Diniz Reis / Resize
Post-production and special effects: Tiago Mesquita/ irmã lucia
Sound recording: Filipe Tavares and Olivier Blanc/ Vento Encanado
Sound mix: Tiago de Sousa

- O Castelo em 3 Atos, Paço dos Duques, Guimarães, PT. (2012)
- Ghob - The End Is Near, Galeria Leme, São Paulo, Brazil. (2012)
- Queer Lisboa, Festival Internacional de Cinema Queer, Lisbon, PT. (2012)

Werther Effect, 2013
Video HD, 16:9, color, sound, 85 min.
Written and directed by João Pedro Vale and Nuno Alexandre Ferreira
with: David Alexander, John Romão, Mariana Sampaio, Mariana Tegner Barros, Victor D. Rosário and Violeta Lisboa.
Music: Nicolai Sarbib (Theme "Werther Effect" Nicolai Sarbib; Techno Widow and Jiboia)
Direction of Photography: Daniel Neves
Editing and Post Production Video and Audio: Pedro Diniz Reis
Sound Mixing: Tiago Sousa.
Hair & MakeUp: Alex Me

- Werther Effect, Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa, Lisbon, PT. (2013)
- 1º Semana de Cine Portugués, MALBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2013)
- LEFFEST - Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival, Lisbon, PT. (2013)
- Espaço Nimas, Lisbon, Pt. (2013)
- Do Barroco Para o Barroco está a Arte Contemporânea, Casa da Parra, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. (Exhibition), (2013)
- 6º Cineport, João Pessoa, Brazil. (2014)
- Walk & Talk Festival, Azores, PT. (2014)
- CINETROFA – Festival Internacional de Cinema e Literatura, Casa das Artes, Trofa, PT (Oct. 2014)
- Galeria Municipal Vieira da Silva, Loures, Pt. (Exhibition), (Cat.), (2016)