Filipe Melo (writer)

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Filipe Melo
Born (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 46)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Area(s)Music, Comics, Film
Notable works
The Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizzaboy Ballad for Sophie

Filipe Melo (born 13 September 1977) is a Portuguese musician, film director and comic book writer.

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Early life

As a teenager, Filipe Melo was a computer hacker. At age 15, he was questioned by the police and he was denied access to computers for a few years. [1]

Music

An accomplished jazz pianist, Melo studied at the Hotclube in Lisbon and at the Berklee College of Music with Joanne Brackeen and Ray Santisi . In Portugal, he did sideman work for many international musicians including Benny Golson, Seamus Blake, Jorge Rossy, John Ellis, Omer Avital, Peter Bernstein, Donald Harrison, Andrea Bocelli, Jesse Davis, Paulinho Braga, Sheila Jordan, Herb Geller and Martin Taylor, among many others.

He has been working as an arranger and orchestrator for many artists, and composing original soundtracks for theatre and film.

Films

His first short film was I'll See You in My Dreams, which he wrote and produced, winner of Fantasporto, a Méliès d'Argent [2] and 12 more international awards. I'll See You in My Dreams is now considered to be the first Portuguese zombie film.[ citation needed ]

He wrote and directed "Um Mundo Catita" with Manuel João Vieira, a TV show in 6 episodes, and also directed 2 music videos for the band Moonspell. He has directed two short films: "Sleepwalk" (2018) and "The Lone Wolf" (2021). Both films won the Sophia Award for Best Short by the Portuguese Film Academy.

His short film "The Lone Wolf" became the first Portuguese entry to the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Comic Books

Melo is an Eisner and Harvey nominated author - His work has been published in many countries and languages. His latest book, “Ballad for Sophie” was published by Top Shelf Productions in 2021.

He also wrote The Adventures of Dog Mendonça & Pizzaboy , a series of three graphic novels Dark Horse Comics. The books feature forewords from filmmakers John Landis, George A. Romero, Tobe Hooper and Lloyd Kaufman. In 2012 he was invited to write a story for the Eisner award-winning anthology Dark Horse Presents , also featuring works by Frank Miller and Mike Mignola.

He frequently works with Argentinian artist Juan Cavia.

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References

  1. "Filipe Melo: De cromo informático a pianista e escritor de BD". May 22, 2016.
  2. "European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation - the home of the Méliès d'Or". Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

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