Director

Edgar Morais

Acting

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 2019944

IMDb ID: nm2273354

Known for: Acting

Born: June 25, 1989

Age: 36

Place of birth: Coimbra, Portugal

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2008 - 2024

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 5.62

Wikidata: Q1284058

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Biography

Edgar Morais (born June 25, 1989) is a Portuguese actor, director, screenwriter, and producer living in New York. Edgar won the award for Best Actor at Prishtina International Film Festival; the Best Acting award at Cineuphoria and was nominated for a Portuguese Golden Globe for his performance in Albania's official Oscar submission A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On, for which he received rave reviews from international press such as Variety and Screen International. His directorial works include Heatstroke which screened in competition at PÖFF Shorts, Maryland Film Festival, IndieLisboa and others and We Won't Forget which screened at over 25 festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest, Hamptons, Woodstock, Tirana, Dresden, Rooftop Films, IndieLisboa and Rio de Janeiro and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize and the award for Best Editing at Castrovillari, and the Honorable Mention at FEST New Directors New Films. The film was also nominated for a Portuguese Academy Award (Sophia) for Best Short Film and was selected as Vimeo Staﬀ Pick and Short of the Week.