Manuel José Damásio

Manuel José Damásio holds a Ph.D. in Media Studies from the New University of Lisbon. He is the Head of the Film and Media Arts department, Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal. Chair of GEECT (CILECT Regional European Association of Film Schools) since 2018. Author of three books and several chapters in international peer reviewed publications. Board Member of the European Joint Masters Erasmus Mundus “Doc-Nomads”, “Kino-Eyes” and “Re-Anima”, and Coordinator of FilmEU – The European University of Film and Media Arts. He regularly works as an evaluator both for the EU and national accreditation agencies at an international level.