Manuel José Damásio

Manuel José Damásio holds a Ph.D. in Media Studies (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and did his aggregation also in communication at Minho University. He is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Film and Media Arts Department at Lusófona University, in Lisbon. He holds vast experience in consulting and production concerning several areas of the field of audiovisual and multimedia production.

He is the chair of GEECT – the European Association of Film and Media Schools and a member of the board of the CILECT Executive Committee (International Association of Film and Media Schools). He is the coordinator of FILMEU – The European University of Film and Media Arts and the Horizon project CRESCINE on increasing the competitiveness of the film industry in small European Countries. He is the author of five books and several papers and chapters in international peer-reviewed publications.