Director of the Department of Cinema and Media Arts at Lusófona University. Professor at the University of Minho, PhD in Communication from the New University of Lisbon. Author of several books and articles in national and international peer-reviewed publications. Coordinator of the European University FILMEU - The European University for Film and Media Arts Project: 101004047, EPP-EUR-UNIV-2020 ¿ European Universities, EPLUS2020 Action Grant. 2018/2022) Chair of the European Association of Film and Audiovisual Schools (GEECT - Groupe Europeen des Ecoles de Cinema et Television) and Member of the Executive Committee of CILECT ¿ Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision. Coordinator FilmEU - European University of Cinema and Media Arts.