Nuno Serrão

Photographer and Cinematographer

Photographer and Filmmaker

“Nuno Serrão is a Portuguese photographer, filmmaker, and creative director, interested in the dialogues between science and contemporary art. Each of his images considers how information is handled, shared and perceived, framing scenarios as micro-narratives, demonstrating a sensitivity and a curiosity for the planet and its inhabitants.” Kate Simpson, Aesthetica Magazine, 2019.

Hi, I’m a Portuguese photographer and filmmaker born in Madeira Island, 1980.
My blank slate starts with a functional level of emotion, logic, minimalism, and curiosity. I consider these to be my metric system. Curiosity often leads me into document frameable micro-narratives that, in the end, will pose a whole new set of questions.
With the sum of all relatable questions, I think I’ll get an answer.

For commission, collaboration, limited edition prints and licencing enquiries:

e: hello@nunoserrao.com
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Portrait

Selected exhibitions

Lenzburg Photo Festival, Lenzburg (Sep 12th – Oct 25th, 2020)
Helsinki Photo Festival, Helsinki (Jul 7th – Sep 30th, 2020)
Oneself Exhibition, Rome (May 18 – 24th, 2020)
Living Apart Exhibition, Rome (2020)
Rotterdam Photo Festival, Rotterdam (2020)
World Press Photo Rotterdam, WTC Rotterdam (2020)
Arts In Residency, Madeira (2017, 2018)
Kernel Festival, Milan (2013)
Madatac Festival, Madrid (2013)
Augmented Reality Event, San Francisco (2012)
Casa das Mudas, Madeira (2012)

Selected screenings

We are all on the same bus (short film):

Boston Short Film Festival – Official Selection (Somerville Theatre, Boston, July 7th, 2020)
ReelHeart International Film Festival – Official Selection (Carlton Cinemas, Toronto, July 6th, 2020)
LA Experimental Film Festival – Official Selection (Regal Cinemas, Los Angeles, June 4th, 2020)
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival – Nominated for Best Experimental (Wales, 2020)
EnCore Film Festival – Official Selection (Core Studios, Atlanta, May 22nd, 2020 – Postponed)
Astoria Film Festival – Official Selection (The Zuker Theather, NY, May 17th, 2020 – Postponed)
ScreenDance Festival – Official Selection (Dansmuseet, Stockholm, April, 2020)
Austin Dance Festival – Official Selection (Ventures Studio Theater, Austin, April 3rd, 2020 – Postponed)
Tiny Dance Film Festival – Official Selection (Little Roxie Theater, San Francisco, March 28th, 2020 – Postponed)
Jacksonville Dance Film Festival – Official Selection (Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, March 26th, 2020 – Postponed)
Red Finch Film Festival – Official Selection (Utah, 2020)
Greensboro Dance Film Festival – Official Selection (HQ Greensboro, 2020)
Brussels Independent Film Festival – Official Selection (Cinema Galeries, Brussels, 2020)
Phoenix Dance Film Festival – Official Selection (Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Phoenix, 2020)
International Microfilm Festival – Official Selection (Sala Esquis, Madrid, 2020)
InShadow Festival – Awarded Best Portuguese Film (Teatro do Bairro, Lisbon, 2019)
ARRF Berlin – Official Selection (Berlin, 2019)
IMARP – Mostra Internacional de Dança – Official Selection (São Paulo, 2019)
Prémios Lusófonos – Silver Award, (Lisbon, 2019)

Selected publications, essays and features

“Micro-Narratives” (Aesthetica Magazine, 2019); “In Between” (The Photographic Journal, 2019); Interview (Hippo Magazine, 2019); “Selection” (Fisheyemagazine, 2019); “Folk Tales” (Cultura Colectiva, 2019); “Under The Storm” (Boom Saloon Magazine nº4, 2019); “Name of the week” (Neim Design, 2019); “Inland” (Osso Magazine, 2019); “Perspectiva e Circunstância” (Translocal Magazine nº1, 2019); “Inland” (Dodho, 2018); “Confronting Existentialism” (Plain, 2018); “Finding Beauty in simplicity” (C-Heads Magazine, 2018); “Inland Iceland” (Featured on Booooooom, 2018); “Unique Travel Photography” (Inspiration Grid, 2018); “The Truth is Out There” (This Isn’t Happiness, 2018); “Driving on an Unknown Road” (ETC Zine, 2018); “Inland Iceland” (L’Œil de la Photographie, 2018); “Inland Morocco” (This Isn’t Happiness, 2018); “Inland Morocco” (Photomag, 2018); “Inland Madeira” (Mâché, 2018); “Inland Morocco” (Mâché, 2018); “Under a Storm” (Mâché, 2018); “Morrocos minimal” (Fugas, 2018); “Perseids” Huffington Post (2015); Sic Notícias (2015); Público (2015); RTP (2015); TSF (2015); Focus.it (2015); The Weather Network (2015); “Perseids” (P3, 2013); The Creators Project/Vice (2012); Page Magazine (2012); The Next Web (2012); Mashable (2012); Read Write Web (2012); “O Natal é um estacionamento deserto” (Público, 2012)