Ana Rocha de Sousa explained

Ana Rocha de Sousa (born 25 October 1978) is a Portuguese director, screenwriter and actress.

Life and career

Born in Lisbon, Rocha de Sousa graduated in Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon.^{[1] [2]} She made her film debut in 1991, in João Botelho's No Dia dos Meus Anos, but became popular thanks to television, starting from her leading role in the 1997 RTP1 TV-series Riscos.^[3] She then moved to London, where she studied direction at the London Film School.

As a director, after some shorts and a documentary about Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Rocha de Sousa made her feature film debut in 2020, with Listen; the film premiered into the Horizons section at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the Lion of the Future Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film and the section's special jury prize.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Redação . Ana Rocha de Sousa com dupla consagração em Veneza . 3 February 2023 . Revista RUA . 14 September 2020 . pt-PT.
2. News: dos Reis . Abílio . Ana Rocha de Sousa, a realizadora que levou Veneza a ouvir o cinema de Portugal . 3 February 2023 . SAPO 24 . 1 January 2021 . pt.
3. News: Pina . Pedro Filipe . 14 September 2020 . Dos pequenos papéis ao sucesso em Veneza. A história de Ana Rocha de Sousa . pt-PT . NiT . 3 February 2023.
4. News: Horta . Bruno . Ana Rocha de Sousa premiada em Veneza: "Não estou só a contar uma história, estou a retratar a realidade das adoções forçadas" . 3 February 2023 . . 11 September 2020 . pt-PT.