Foi Bonita a Festa

Inês Nunes




(1993)

Graduated in Film, specializing in Directing, from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School in 2015. In 2024, completed a Master’s degree in Creation at Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola in San Sebastián, as a scholarship recipient of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

The graduation film, History of the Night, premiered at the IndieLisboa International Film Festival in 2019. In 2020, Dream of a Summer was presented at the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival.


Since 2015, has worked regularly as a film editor while simultaneously developing, producing, and directing independent projects.


The most recent short film, The Loneliness of Lizards, was part of the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 2025. It received the Best Short Film Award in the Nest section at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and, the following year, the award for Best Portuguese Short Film at IndieLisboa.


Currently developing a first feature film, The Spirit Healer Is Away for the Weekend.