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Vasco Alexandre | |
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| Born | 20 November 1993 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal |
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| Notable work | Yard Kings |
| Awards | 2 Royal Television Society Awards, 8 FFTG Awards, Giornate della Luce Award from Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Hanse Sail Nordic Music Video Award, Best International Music Video at LIFF, Best National Film at Leiria Film Fest |
| Website | http://www.vascoalexandre.com |
Vasco Alexandre is a Portuguese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Yard Kings and Ten With a Flag.[1]
Biography
[edit]Vasco Alexandre was born in 1993 in Lisbon, Portugal. He earned a bachelor’s degree in film at Middlesex University in London, including an Erasmus exchange at CEU San Pablo University in Madrid.[2] He later studied at Screen Academy Scotland in Edinburgh[3], where he completed a master’s degree in Film Directing in 2021.
He is the co-founder of Franzi Films, a film production company based in Copenhagen, Denmark,[4][5] and the programme director of Franzi Shorts, a screenwriting fund for short films.[citation needed]
Career and Awards
[edit]Vasco's debut short film, Yard Kings (2020, United Kingdom), which he wrote and directed, is inspired by the British social realism tradition, whose standouts include Ken Loach and Andrea Arnold. The film depicts people’s struggles with poverty and exposure to various forms of violence. [6][7] Yard Kings received multiple awards and nominations, including:
- 2 Royal Television Society Awards, hosted by The Vivienne, and presented by the Royal Patron, Charles III[8][9][10]
- 1 Giornate della Luce Award presented by Ca' Foscari University of Venice[11][12]
- 8 Jury Choice FFTG Awards[13]
- 1 European Cinematography Award[14]
In 2023, Vasco adapted Joseph Paul Haines’ short story Ten With a Flag into a short film of the same name (United Kingdom),[15] which won Best National Film at Leiria Film Fest,[16][17][18] and received nine additional nominations at other festivals, including Fantasia Film Festival,[19] Sci-Fi London,[20] Aesthetica Short Film Festival,[21] Utopiales,[22] Filmquest,[23] and Curtas Vila do Conde.[24]
Later, his short film King (2024, Denmark) was nominated for Best Short Film at the Reykjavík International Film Festival[25] and Dallas International Film Festival.[26]
In 2025, his music video Monolink: Avalanche (Denmark/Germany) won Best International Music Video at Leeds Film Festival[27] and Best Nordic Music Video at Hanse Sail.[28]
Filmography
[edit]Short films
[edit]| Short Film | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Yard Kings | 2020 | Director and Screenwriter[29][30][31][32] |
| Super-Sub | 2021 | Director[33] |
| Gummy Bear | 2021 | Director and Screenwriter[34] |
| Ten With a Flag | 2022 | Director, Editor[35][36][37] |
| King | 2024 | Director, Screenwriter, Editor |
Music Videos
[edit]| Music Video | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| HVOB: What They Gave Me | 2025 | Director, Screenwriter[38][39] |
| Monolink: Avalanche | 2025 | Co-Director[40][41][42] |
| Monolink: Powerful Play | 2025 | Director, Screenwriter[43][44][45] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Vasco Alexandre: O cinema em Portugal é um "gentlemen club" - Jpn". 3 November 2022.
- ↑ https://shortshotfest.com/interview/vasco
- ↑ https://filmsandfestivals.britishcouncil.org/projects/ten-with-a-flag
- ↑ "Franzi Films ApS - CVR-nr 45515931 - København S - Se Regnskaber, Roller og mere".
- ↑ "Monolink "Powerful Play": Novo single com videoclipe feito por Portugueses".
- ↑ https://www.festival.curtas.pt/en/film/film-2021138/
- ↑ https://www.indieshortsmag.com/reviews/2023/09/yard-kings-make-believe-dreams-and-their-makeshift-realisation/
- ↑ https://rts.org.uk/person/his-majesty-king-charles-iii
- ↑ "RTS Student Television Awards 2021 | Royal Television Society". 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "Winners of the RTS Student Television Awards 2021 announced | Royal Television Society". 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 2021: winners". Cinematographe.it. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Eye for Film: Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival wrap piece".
- ↑ "Vasco Alexandre". FFTG Awards. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "WINNERS – September 2020". European Cinematography Awards. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ https://www.thecampuscitizen.com/article/2024/02/review-ten-with-a-flag-2023-goes-full-black-mirror-in-a-melancholic-look-at-modern-society
- ↑ https://akademicos.ipleiria.pt/2023/05/16/leiria-film-fest-celebra-10-o-aniversario/
- ↑ https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/noticia/ja-sao-conhecidos-os-vencedores-do-10o-leiria-film-fest
- ↑ https://leiriafilmfest.com/leiria-film-fest-2023/
- ↑ "Fantasia Festival | PRESENTING THE SHORT FILM LINEUP OF FANTASia's..."
- ↑ Sci-Fi London
- ↑ https://pure.port.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/81677798/Aesthetica-Short-Film-Festival_2023.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ https://www.utopiales.org/app/uploads/2023/11/Programme-v13-planche.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ "STUDENT SHORT FILMS 2023 – FilmQuest".
- ↑ "Ten with a Flag".
- ↑ "Reykjavík International Film Festival 2025".
- ↑ https://diffshorts2024.eventive.org/films/66a932ad9a445b0026e4cc90
- ↑ "Leeds International Film Festival (2025)". IMDb.
- ↑ "HanseFiSH 2025 - FiSH". 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "British Council UK Films Database: Yard Kings".
- ↑ https://filmthreat.com/reviews/yard-kings/
- ↑ "Yard Kings Film Review | Finding Safety in the Chaos | in My Opinion Flicks".
- ↑ "Yard Kings – Apple TV". 12 November 2020.
- ↑ "Super-Sub". IMDb. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gummy Bear". IMDb. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ten with a Flag Review | Film Reviews".
- ↑ "Ten with a Flag (2023) | MUBI".
- ↑ "British Council UK Films Database: Ten with a Flag".
- ↑ "Video Premiere: HVOB – What They Gave Me". 16 January 2025.
- ↑ https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/hvob-2
- ↑ "Monolink drops new single "Avalanche" and announces European album tour". 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "Monolink Drops New Single Avalanche, Announces European Album Tour | UFO Network". 13 June 2025.
- ↑ "Monolink Drops New Single 'Avalanche'". 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Monolink Drops "Powerful Play" with Haunting Music Video". 27 March 2025.
- ↑ "Monolink Releases "Powerful Play" | Beatportal".
- ↑ "Monolink presents new single 'Powerful Play,' shares video". 2 April 2025.
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