João Alves

DirectorAnimation DepartmentActor
Born
January 5, 1982
Awards
3 wins, 7 nominations

João Alves has worked in animation since 2006, beginning as an animator on Revolta dos Pastéis de Nata and Ilha das Cores. In 2010, he directed Bats in the Belfry, which premiered at MOTELx and won Best Portuguese Horror Short Film. He later studied animation at the University of Texas at Austin and…

Biography

João Alves has worked in animation since 2006, beginning as an animator on Revolta dos Pastéis de Nata and Ilha das Cores. In 2010, he directed Bats in the Belfry, which premiered at MOTELx and won Best Portuguese Horror Short Film. He later studied animation at the University of Texas at Austin and co-directed a trailer for The Extraordinary Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizzaboy II. A member of COLA since 2017, João has written the feature script Mindscape, co-directed the feature O Natal do Bruno Aleixo and is developing the feature film adaptation of O Baile (graphic novel).

Actor

Tomb of NightmaresTomb of Nightmares(2021)
xXxxXx(2013)as Agent Augustus Gibbons
5inco(2012)as Man in the box
Moonspell: LickanthropeMoonspell: Lickanthrope(2012)as Demon face
Bats in the BelfryBats in the Belfry(2010)as 'Deadeye' Jack Cage, Man, Skinny Vampire, Fat Vampire

Composer

Bats in the BelfryBats in the Belfry(2010)

Stunts

5inco(2012)

Additional Crew

The HuntThe Hunt(2024)

Thanks

The Beating SeedThe Beating Seed(2023)

Known for

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