João Pedro Plácido was born in Lisbon on 3 January 1979 and has more than twenty five years of experience filming drama, documentaries, promos, commercials and music videos around the world. He has worked in both studio and location shoots, often collaborating across different languages and cultures with large crews and small teams. His fluency in French, German, English, Spanish and his native Portuguese has allowed him to work widely within the European film community. Across his career he has received several national and international awards, including Best Picture.
As a director of photography, he has worked on a wide range of projects that include short films, feature documentaries, television series and international productions. His credits cover work with companies such as C R I M, Ukbar Filmes, Noon Films, Imagina Produções, Best XXI, O Som e a Fúria and others. His cinematography has been recognised with nominations at the aip Awards, the Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards and Camerimage. His work has also been awarded at festivals such as the Chicago International Film Festival, the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, the Trento Film Festival and Doclisboa.
Plácido has collaborated with numerous directors across Portugal and abroad, contributing to documentaries, television series and short films that explore a wide variety of themes. His work includes films such as Volta à Terra, which received multiple awards and international recognition, as well as projects filmed in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Beyond his professional activity, he dedicates time to rock climbing, alpinism and snowboarding.
