Biography

Antonio Sequeira is an award-winning writer/director whose films have participated in a number of high profile Academy Award and BAFTA Qualifying festivals. He was named "25 Screenwriters to Watch" by American magazine "Moviemaker"

'Autumn' was his debut feature based on a script developed with the aid of the Torino Film Lab. As a work-in-progress, the film was selected to the "Goes to Cannes" section of the Marché du Film in the 'Cannes Film Festival', and eventually had its world premiere at the 'Austin Film Festival', winning the prestigious Audience Award. At the end of 2023, 'Autumn' opened nationwide in cinemas in Portugal, being critically and commercially successful. It was also nominated for the Sophia Awards of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema. In 2024, it was distributed by HBO Max, where it remained on the Top 10 Movies for 20 days

In addition to selling a few scripts, Antonio directed the limited series 'Instaverse' for Portuguese broadcaster, RTP. He is also the founder of film production company Movie Monkeys and co-founder of Kurious Studios with producer Steven Flynn and recurring creative partner, Anastasiia Vorotniuk.

Antonio is a graduate of the London Film School with an MA in Filmmaking and a member of BAFTA.

- IMDb mini biography by: AS