Pedro Maia (PT/DE)
Born in Vila do Conde (Portugal). Based in Berlin.
Portuguese filmmaker working predominantly with 16mm and 8mm film, pushing the boundaries between analog, digital and live cinema. Extending the limits and aesthetic of analog medium by manipulating the raw materials, challenging the traditional process and continually expanding the visual and technological heritage of classic film methods.
His work has been presented and exhibited at renowned film festivals, institutions and galleries, including The Barbican Center, Serralves Museum, The Centre Pompidou, Tokyo Contemporary Art Museum, Armenian Centre for Contemporary Experimental Art, MACBA Barcelona, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mostra São Paulo, Curtas Vila do Conde, Indie Lisboa, amongst others.
Maia has contributed to projects to Patti Smith, Soundwalk Collective, Danny Elfman and Lucrecia Dalt and has presented solo performances as well collaborations with musicians such as Vessel, Shackleton, Holy Other, Visionist, Kevin Richard Martin, Shapednoise, Jacaszek, Shxcxchcxsh, Nik Void & Klara Lewis, Raul Refree, Maya Shenfeld, Fennesz, Nisennenmondai, Craig Leon, Lee Ranaldo, and many others, with presentations of these worldwide in leading festivals like Sonar, Unsound, Berlin Atonal, Rewire, Ars Electronica, All Tomorrow’s Party, Mutek, TaicoClub Japan, Red Bull Music Academy, as well in renowned places like Brooklyn Academy of Music, CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Eye Film Museum, Contemporary Cultural Center of Valencia, CaixaForum Barcelona, among others.