Sérgio Galvão Roxo (1990, Portugal) is a transdisciplinary artist, researcher, and LGBTQIA+ social intervention specialist based in Norway. He has developed his career around media production and communication. Recently, he has been exploring the potential of digital media and immersive nonfiction narratives as tools for social intervention and education. His artistic work has been selected and presented at many film festivals worldwide.
Education
(2024 – Present) PhD Media Production and Digital Storytelling – University of Bergen – Norway
(2022-2023) PGCert Affirmative Psychosocial Intervention with LGBTQIA+ People – Instituto Português de Psicologia e Outras Ciências – INSPSIC
(2020-2022/2023) MA Communication and Media – ESECS. IPLeiria
(2012-2015) BA Sound and Image – ESAD.CR IPLeiria
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(2021) Cultural Communication – Acesso Cultura – Catarina Medina
(2020) The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing – Google Digital Garage – Google
(2019) Digital Communication for Cultural Projects and Organizations – Maike Moncayo
(2018) Project Management: Organising Large-scale Projects and Events – Joanne Pouzenc
(2012) Film Stills – Ana Sluga
FILMOGRAPHY
(2023) Her Name Was Gisberta (2D/XR)
(2015) Morrer no Mar
(2015) So many eyes in so many places
(2014) A Void
(2014) Unmoved
FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS
FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival – Winner – National Grand Prix Competition – 2024
SXSW “XR Experience Spotlight” – 2024
Prishtina Queer Festival – 2024
Queer Lisboa – 2024
Fértil – 2024
40th LGBT Film Festival Ljubljana – 2024
Descubre XR – 2024
RIO2C – Rio Creative Conference – 2024
Sunny Side of the Doc – 2024
Anibar International Animation Festival – 2024
24FRAME Future Film Fest – 2024
Festival MixBrasil – 2024
KABOOM Animation Film Festival – 2024
27th Ji.hlava IDFF – 2023
DOK Leipzig / DOK NEULAND – 2023
PREVIOUS SCREENINGS (Before 2023)
Queer Lisboa | Internacional Queer Film Festival
IndieCork Film Festival
Fringe! Film Fest, London
Festival Caminhos Cinema Português XX
“Ante-Estreias ESCR” – Cinemateca
Vilnius LGBT* Festival “Kreivės”
Rio Festival de Gênero & Sexualidade no Cinema
Verona Internacional Film Festival
Festival Curta o Gênero
Omovies Film Festival
Queer Porto | Internacional Queer Film Festival
The Bangalore Queer Film Festival
DIGO–Festival Internacional de Diversidade Sexual de Goiás
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
YMOTION – Concurso e Mostra de Cinema Jovem
FARCUME Festival de Curtas-Metragens de Faro
2Annas – Riga International Film Festival
DocAlliance – Cities and Places / Film Essay
Festival Impulso – Retrospetiva 2018