João Pedro Soares

João is a filmmaker, researcher, cultural programmer, and PhD student in Artistic Studies – Art and Mediations at NOVA FCSH in Lisbon.

Based in the small town of Azeitão, Portugal, amidst the mountain of Arrábida and the Sado River, he finds himself currently working on his doctoral thesis on Ecology in Portuguese Contemporary Cinema. He directed an award-winning short film and wrote award-winning short stories and poems, as well as several academic publications focused on cinema and ecology. His interests range from cinema and literature to ecology, and regenerative agriculture.