Born in Coimbra in 1971, Catarina Ruivo enrolled on a degree course in Marine Biology before studying at the College of Theatre and Cinema in Lisbon, where she trained to be an editor.
In 1998, her first short film Uma Cerveja no Inferno screened at several festivals, in particular the Vila do Conde (Portugal) and Oberhausen (Germany) International Short Film Festivals.
She continued to work in editing, in collaboration with Alberto Seixas Santos for the film Mal (a competition entry at the Venice Festival in 1999) and Joaquim Sapinho for Mulher Polícia (The Berlinale’s Panorama section, 2003).
After two rejections from the ICAM Selection Commission, André Valente was finally funded and produced, by Paulo Branco. Screened in Portugal in 2004 and in France at the beginning of 2005, the film was an Official Competition entry at the last Locarno Festival.
Catarina Ruivo is currently editing Alberto Seixas Santos’ new film, A Monte.

Filmography

Director, Scriptwriter, Editor
2004, André Valente
1998, Uma Cerveja no Inferno, short film

Editor
2005, A Monte, by Alberto Seixas Santos
2003, Mulher Polícia, by Joaquim Sapinho
1999, Mal, by Alberto Seixas Santos
1998, Largo, by Pedro Sabino

Screenplay
2005, A Monte, by Alberto Seixas Santos