Biography
André Carrilho was born on July 26, 1974 (Lisbon, Portugal). Since 1992 he has worked as a professional designer, illustrator, cartoonist, animator and caricature artist, collaborating with some of the most important Portuguese newspapers and magazines. He has won several national and international prizes and has shown his work in group and solo exhibitions in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, France and USA. In 2002 he was awarded the Gold Award for Illustrator's Portfolio by the Society for News Design (USA). His most recent assignments include illustrations for the New York Times, Harper's, The Independent on Sunday and Vanity Fair. With Nuno Correia he is Video Jack, that with Coden, contemporary music / performers / Vjing artists, performs regularly at Lux club (Lisbon) and have been selected to perform at several international festivals. Dinner in Lisbon is his first film.