Bruno Costa

I am a freelance Producer, Technical Director and Broadcast Director based in Arruda dos Vinhos, near Lisbon, Portugal. I lead teams and deliver projects while also working hands-on as an EVS replay, camera, vision-mixing and media-server operator.

My 15-year career combines marketing management, creative direction and live production across 54+ countries. I founded NiusCUP, leading 32 collaborators across a programme of 58 tournaments and 178 live broadcasts. I was Creative Director for the IPL opening ceremony in Chennai and PSL opening ceremonies, and Broadcast Director at Diriyah Biennale, leading more than 42 broadcast professionals within a 183-person production.

My camera and directing work spans television, live events, documentary and branded content. I work in assistant direction and EVS with Mediapro, live direction and video with AVK, and broadcast graphics/video engineering with wTVision. EVS credits include the UEFA Champions League Final and Paris Premier Padel Major at Roland-Garros. At City Walk Jeddah I programmed and operated seven Disguise VX4 servers over 45 live days.

Technical tools include EVS LSM/LSM-VIA and IPDirector, Disguise, PIXERA, WATCHOUT, Resolume, Mitti, QLab, Barco E2/S3, Analog Way LivePremier, Blackmagic, Sony PTZ, vMix, OBS, NDI, SRT, RTMP and SMPTE ST 2110. I also manage rehearsals, run-of-show, cue sheets and live showcalling.

Through Avymex I lead marketing strategy and creative direction, simplifying business offers and translating them into persuasive communication. My agency background includes BORN and career-wide work involving Continente, Tivoli, UNICEF, Standard Bank, Sagres, ZAP and Cimangola.

Selected career dates: BORN, project coordination, 2017 to 2019; NiusCUP, founder/producer/director, 2017 to 2020; AVK assignments, 2021 to 2026; Mediapro T100 assistant-director assignments, 2026; Clube Intercultural Europeu, cinematography and communication, 2014.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Management, IPAM, completed 2019. Level 4 in Communication, Marketing, Public Relations and Advertising, EPAD, completed 2012.

Professional training: Disguise Advanced Operator and Programmer; PIXERA Certified Operator; WATCHOUT Certified Operator; EVS Basic and EVS XT Advanced Operator; Analog Way LivePremier Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Portuguese, English and French fluent; conversational Spanish and Italian. Available worldwide for freelance projects, with preparation and shoot dates agreed individually. Travel and accommodation must be arranged and paid by production before departure, separately from fees. Equipment, additional crew and project expenses are scoped and quoted separately. Fees depend on the role and scope.

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