I’m a versatile film and video professional with a background that blends directing, cinematography, and video editing across France and Mexico. I thrive on adapting to project needs, leading creative teams, and delivering polished visuals from concept to final cut. I enjoy hands-on collaboration and am comfortable managing shoots, post-production, and motion design to tell compelling stories. I am French and Portuguese and currently living in Mexico. I work across languages and cultures to craft engaging visual content for fiction, TV, brand storytelling, and corporate communications, always aiming for clear narrative and strong aesthetic impact.

Michael Carreira

I’m a versatile film and video professional with a background that blends directing, cinematography, and video editing across France and Mexico. I thrive on adapting to project needs, leading creative teams, and delivering polished visuals from concept to final cut. I enjoy hands-on collaboration and am comfortable managing shoots, post-production, and motion design to tell compelling stories. I am French and Portuguese and currently living in Mexico. I work across languages and cultures to craft engaging visual content for fiction, TV, brand storytelling, and corporate communications, always aiming for clear narrative and strong aesthetic impact.

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I’m a versatile film and video professional with a background that blends directing, cinematography, and video editing across France and Mexico. I thrive on adapting to project needs, leading creative teams, and delivering polished visuals from concept to final cut. I enjoy hands-on collaboration and am comfortable managing shoots, post-production, and motion design to tell compelling stories.

I am French and Portuguese and currently living in Mexico. I work across languages and cultures to craft engaging visual content for fiction, TV, brand storytelling, and corporate communications, always aiming for clear narrative and strong aesthetic impact.

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Language

French
Fluent
English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent

Work Experience

Account Manager (Mexico) at Lagardère Studios
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025
Video editing and motion design for Lagardère Studios' Mexico operations; part of audio-visual production and distribution for a French group handling fiction, TV shows, brand content and corporate projects.
Director - Cinematographer - Video Editor at Lagardère Studios
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2022
Team management; filming; photography; food styling; video editing; motion design.
Video Department Manager at NotreFamille.com - Bayard Press Group
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016
First French parenting website; responsible for interviews, reports, filmed recipes and DIY content; filming; interviews; production assistance.
Director - Cinematographer - Video Editor at Reworld Media
December 31, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Team management; filming; photography; food styling; video editing; motion design. French press group with magazines including Be Magazine, Auto Moto, Marie France, Le Journal de la Maison, etc.

Education

Certificate of Higher Studies of Cinema Techniques and Filming Practice at FLEC Cinema School (France)
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Arts - Cinema at Paris VII Diderot University (France)
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012
Bachelor of Portuguese, Literature and Foreign Civilization at Paris VII Diderot University (France)
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009
First Year of Communication at Paris VII Diderot University (France)
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007

Qualifications

Certificate of Higher Studies of Cinema Techniques and Filming Practice
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other