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Second Life (film)
''Second Life'' is a 2009 Portuguese movie directed by Miguel Gaudêncio and produced by Alexandre Valente. It stars Piotr Adamczyk, Lúcia Moniz, Pedro Lima, Paulo Pires and Sandra Cóias Sandra Cóias is a Portuguese actress, known for Tu e Eu (2006), Terra Mãe (1998) and A Grande Aposta (1997). She began her career in 1997. Her ability to work in 5 languages gives her a skill that is rare. Alongside her professional career, as an .... It was the second highest-grossing Portuguese film in 2009. External links References {{Portugal-film-stub 2009 films Films shot in the Algarve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Gaudêncio
Miguel Gaudencio is a Portuguese film director and producer. He has been recruited by major international brands, such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola, to innovate their product commercials. Career Miguel Gaudencio directed more than 200 music videos in Portugal before reaching the age of 30. His sharp, snappy directorial style earned him many awards: ''Try Again'' won the SOL TV Music Video award for the best music video of the year in 2000. By 2001, advertising agencies were lining up to utilise Gaudencio's talent, and he began shooting commercials for leading multi-national clients such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Mercedes. By 2003 Gaudencio was working across Europe. He has now directed commercials for agencies in countries including Poland, Germany, Russia, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Maroco and Tunisia. In 2004 he directed his first short feature, ''The Hole'', a 30-minute film that was the standout work in a ten-part Christmas-story special aired on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Valente
Alexandre Cebrian Valente is a film producer and director from Portugal. His film ''Second Life ''Second Life'' is an online multimedia platform that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and then interact with other users and user created content within a multi player online virtual world. Developed and owned by the San Fra ...'' was the second highest-grossing Portuguese film in 2009. References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Portuguese film directors Portuguese film producers {{Portugal-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piotr Adamczyk
Piotr Aleksander Adamczyk (; born March 21, 1972) is a Polish film, television, voice and theatre actor. He is known for portraying pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin in the biographical film ''Chopin: Desire for love'' (2002), Pope John Paul II in the TV miniseries '' Karol: A Man Who Became Pope'' (2005) and its sequel '' Karol: The Pope, The Man'' (2006), Tomas in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series '' Hawkeye'' (2021) and Sergei Nikulov in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series '' For All Mankind'' (2021–present). Early life and education From his early childhood Adamczyk wanted to become an actor. He attended the Machulski youth theatre group in Warsaw. Thanks to an international scholarship, he was able to attend international theatre workshops in the United Kingdom and Germany. He continued his acting education by attending the Theatre Academy in Warsaw. During his second academic year, he won a scholarship from the Soros Foundation whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lúcia Moniz
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz (born 9 September 1976) is a Portuguese singer and actress. Moniz represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and has released five music albums She has also acted in several television shows, in theatre, and in films, most prominently in the 2003 British ensemble film ''Love Actually''. Life and career Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz was born on 9 September 1976 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is the eldest of two daughters of composer, performer, and conductor , and singer and actress Maria do Amparo. She spent the early years of her life on the Azorian island of Terceira, where both her parents were born, but moved with her family to Lisbon after the archipelago was struck by a serious earthquake in 1980. From the age of 5 or 6 to 14, she was a pupil at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, until deciding to pursue a career in the visual arts rather than in music. In 1993–1994, Moniz attended Eden Prairie High School in Minnesota as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Lima (actor)
Pedro Manuel Barata de Macedo Lima (20 April 1971 – 20 June 2020) was a Portuguese-Angolan actor, appearing in telenovelas in Portugal. He was also an Olympic swimmer. Swimming He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992 at the Summer Olympics. Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m freestyle, finished 62nd in the Men's 100 m freestyle, 42nd in the Men's 100 m butterfly. In 1992, Lima finished 43rd in the Men's 50 m freestyle and 53rd in the Men's 100 m butterfly. Lima also won a gold and bronze medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games, he won the gold medal in the Men's 50 m freestyle and a bronze in the Men's 100 m butterfly As of 2018, Lima held two national records for Angola the 50 m freestyle record set at the 1991 All-Africa Games of 23.98 seconds and the 100 m backstroke record of 59.30 seconds. Acting After being invited to host a TV show about cinema called ''Magacine'', he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Pires
Paulo Pires (born 26 February 1967) is a Portuguese television and film actor and former stage actor and fashion model, known for his work in Portuguese and Spanish television and films. He was named Portuguese Theatre Personality of the Year in the 1996 Portuguese Golden Globes. In October 2008 The Biography Channel aired a documentary covering 20 years of his life and work in entertainment. Career In 1996, Pires received a Portuguese Golden Globes for 'Personalidade do Ano' (Personality of the Year) for his work in theater, but has gained recognition his roles in multiple television series, including his playing Martim Botelho in 251 episodes of ''Deixa-me Amar'', playing the "evil twins" Vasco and Victor Ferreira in 237 episodes of ''Olhos nos Olhos'', playing Quim Correia in 348 episodes of '' Meu Amor'', and for hosting 222 episodes of ''Mundo VIP'' from 1996 through 2001. He made his first film appearance in 1993 as Corto Maltese in the film ''Zéfiro'', directed by José ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Cóias
Sandra Cóias is a Portuguese actress, known for Tu e Eu (2006), Terra Mãe (1998) and A Grande Aposta (1997). She began her career in 1997. Her ability to work in 5 languages gives her a skill that is rare. Alongside her professional career, as an environmental and animal activist she has been developing various initiatives to promote a culture for sustainable development based on an ethic of respect and consideration for the values associated with the preservation, conservation and rehabilitation of the natural world and biodiversity. She collaborates actively with various institutions and NGOs, giving her voice and image to causes and important issues in these areas, such as WWF - Earth Hour, Earth for All Organizations as a goodwill ambassador in 2012, and earth water ambassador. Cóias is a vegan Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Films
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Evaluation of the year Film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: ''The Reader'', '' Che'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', '' Frost/Nixon'', '' Revolutionary Road'', ''The Wrestler'', ''Gran Torino'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being '' New Moon'', the latest in Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' saga, the best the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |