Jorge Quintela

Jorge Quintela is a Portuguese filmmaker and cinematographer from Porto, Portugal. He graduated in Photography and Audiovisual Studies from the Escola Superior Artística do Porto (ESAP) in 2003. He is a founding member of the Portuguese production company Bando à Parte, where he has built a career as both a film director and director of photography.

Quintela made his directorial debut in 2010 with the documentary On the Road to Femina and the short fiction film Ausstieg, which received an Honorable Mention at the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival. His 2011 short film O Amor é a Solução para a Falta de Argumento won the Best Portuguese Short Film award at FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival. In 2013, his acclaimed short Carosello earned the Grand Prize at Curtas Vila do Conde and additional awards at the Luso-Brazilian Film Festival.

As a cinematographer, Jorge Quintela has worked on numerous acclaimed Portuguese films, including Mar Infinito (2021), Não Sou Nada – The Nothingness Club (2023), UBU (2023), O Pior Homem de Londres (2024), and several award-winning short films. He is recognized for his visually expressive cinematography and his contributions to Portugal's independent cinema.