Filipe Melo

Filipe Melo (born 13 September 1977) is a Portuguese musician, film director and comic book writer.

For the Portuguese footballer, see Filipe Melo (footballer). For the Brazilian footballer, see Felipe Melo.

Filipe Melo
Born (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
The Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizzaboy

Early life

As a teenager, Filipe Melo was a computer hacker. He was arrested by the Polícia Judiciária at age 15, for illegally making phone calls without paying. After this, he was denied access to computers until his 18th birthday.[1]

Music

An accomplished jazz pianist, Melo studied at the Hotclube in Lisbon and at the Berklee College of Music with Joanne Brackeen. In Portugal, he did sideman work for many international musicians including Benny Golson, Seamus Blake, Jorge Rossy, John Ellis, Omer Avital, Peter Bernstein, Donald Harrison, Andrea Bocelli, Jesse Davis, Paulinho Braga, Sheila Jordan, Herb Geller and Martin Taylor.

Films

His first short film was I'll See You in My Dreams, winner of Fantasporto, a nominee for the Méliès d'Argent[2] and 12 more international awards. I'll see you in my dreams is now considered to be the first Portuguese zombie film. He wrote and directed "Um Mundo Catita" with Manuel João Vieira, a TV show in 6 episodes, and also directed 2 music videos for the band Moonspell. In 2018, he directed "Sleepwalk", a short film based on one of his short stories.

Comic Books

Melo wrote The Adventures of Dog Mendonça & Pizzaboy, a series of three graphic novels published by Tinta-da-China and Dark Horse Comics. The books feature forewords from filmmakers John Landis, George A. Romero, Tobe Hooper and Lloyd Kaufman. He frequently works with Argentinian artists Juan Cavia and Santiago Villa. In 2012 he was invited to write a story for the Eisner award-winning anthology Dark Horse Presents, also featuring works by Frank Miller and Mike Mignola.

His latest book, “Ballad for Sophie” will be published by Top Shelf / IDW in 2021.

References
  1. https://www.noticiasmagazine.pt/2016/filipe-melo-de-cromo-informatico-a-pianista-e-escritor-de-bd/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Interview in Falar Criativo podcast


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