Hi, I’m Mario Espada, a Lisbon-based film and video editor with more than 12 years of experience shaping fiction, documentary, and television. I’ve collaborated with award-winning directors and artists such as Susana de Sousa Dias, Sérgio Tréfaut, Diana Policarpo, and Mónica de Miranda, and my work has been shown at major festivals and venues around the world. I love shaping rhythm, pace, and sound to help stories breathe on screen, and I’m always up for new collaborations with a curious and collaborative spirit. Since 2017 I’ve been with Kintop in Lisbon, editing projects from feature documentaries to short films for international audiences.…

Mario Espada

Hi, I’m Mario Espada, a Lisbon-based film and video editor with more than 12 years of experience shaping fiction, documentary, and television. I’ve collaborated with award-winning directors and artists such as Susana de Sousa Dias, Sérgio Tréfaut, Diana Policarpo, and Mónica de Miranda, and my work has been shown at major festivals and venues around the world. I love shaping rhythm, pace, and sound to help stories breathe on screen, and I’m always up for new collaborations with a curious and collaborative spirit. Since 2017 I’ve been with Kintop in Lisbon, editing projects from feature documentaries to short films for international audiences.…

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Hi, I’m Mario Espada, a Lisbon-based film and video editor with more than 12 years of experience shaping fiction, documentary, and television. I’ve collaborated with award-winning directors and artists such as Susana de Sousa Dias, Sérgio Tréfaut, Diana Policarpo, and Mónica de Miranda, and my work has been shown at major festivals and venues around the world.

I love shaping rhythm, pace, and sound to help stories breathe on screen, and I’m always up for new collaborations with a curious and collaborative spirit. Since 2017 I’ve been with Kintop in Lisbon, editing projects from feature documentaries to short films for international audiences.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Montador residente at Kintop
January 1, 2018 - Present
Montagem de projetos para várias produções, trabalhando de perto com diretores e equipes de produção; integração de fluxo de montagem em diferentes formatos.
Assistente de Montagem at Faux (A NOIVA)
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Auxílio na montagem do longa-metragem de ficção A NOIVA (2022), colaborando com o realizador Sérgio Tréfaut e a equipa de produção.
Estágio curricular at Optec Filmes
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Estágio curricular com o realizador Pedro Costa, envolvendo atividades de montagem e suporte criativo.
Estágio profissional at Kintop
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Estágio profissional supervisionado pela equipa da Kintop, contribuindo para produções em curso.
Film Editor at Kintop
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2026
Editing fiction, documentary and TV projects; collaborations with directors such as Susana de Sousa Dias, Sérgio Tréfaut, Diana Policarpo and Mónica de Miranda.
Video Editor at Kintop
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Fordlandia Panacea (documentary feature, 2025).
Video Editor at Kintop
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Antarctica Landscape (short-film, 2025).
Video Editor at Kintop
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Time to Change (short-film, 2024).
Video Editor at Kintop
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
GADO (short-film, 2024).
Video Editor at Ukbar Filmes and Kintop
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
TALES OF OBLIVION (documentary feature, 2023).
Video Editor at Bruno Abib
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
DEATH IN AUGUST (short-film, 2023).
Video Editor at Kintop / Refinaria
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
RISING SUN BLUES (documentary feature, 2022).
Video Editor at Kintop
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
OCCUPIED TERRITORIES (documentary feature, 2022).
Video Editor at Kintop
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
JOURNEY TO THE SUN (documentary feature, 2021).
Video Editor at Faux, Films D’Ici
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
PARADISE (documentary feature, 2021).
Video Editor at Alice dos Reis
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
SEE YOU LATER SPACE ISLAND (short-film, 2021).
Video Editor at ESTC
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
IN CASE OF FIRE (short-film, 2019).
Video Editor at Everebode on Deck / France 3
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
CASA CONVENIENTE (documentary short-film, 2019).
Video Editor at ESTC
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
MY PAJAMAS (short-film, 2017).
Video Editor at Bruno de Freitas Leal / Miramar Filmes, ESTC
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016
BAREHANDED (short-film, 2016).
Video Editor at Helena Estrela Vasconcelos, Bruno Abib
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015
THE GIRL FROM BERLIN (short-film, 2015).

Education

Licenciatura em Cinema (Montagem) at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Lisboa)
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
Especialização em Cinema e Vídeo at Escola Artística António Arroio
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Curso Básico de Piano at Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010
Film Editing Degree at Lisbon School of Film and Theater
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
Film and Video Course at Antonio Arroio Artistic School
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Piano Studies at Lisbon Gregorian Institute
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010
Film Editing Degree at Lisbon School of Film and Theater
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
Film and Video Course at Antonio Arroio Artistic School
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Piano Studies at Lisbon Gregorian Institute
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010
Film and Video Course at Antonio Arroio Artistic School
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Piano Studies at Lisbon Gregorian Institute
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

Film Editing Degree
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
Film and Video Course
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Piano Studies
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

Skills

Experience Level