Miguel C. Tavares works as an independent filmmaker, after having studied architecture at FAUP. He was awarded a scholarship from the Foundation for Science and Technology for the research project ‘Silent Rupture. Intersections between Cinema and Architecture’. The highlights of his body of work include the series Specific Atmosphere, commissioned by Habitar Portugal 12-14, the short films In Between (Hong Kong, 2017), Become Ocean (Azores, 2017) and Cloud Tryptic (2017, best brand reel in the Fashion Film Festival). Together with Ana Resende and Tiago Costa he started a series of films that explore visual constructions from architectural works. Their latest projects are The Construction of Villa Além (in collaboration with Rui Manuel Vieira), a film that follows the construction of a house by Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati in a remote locale of the Alentejo coast (world premiere in IndieLisboa International Film Festival 2017); and Secluded Stillness, a film specially directed for the pico.house website, and meant to be screened in the installation format. In 2018 he premiered at 26 Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival the live visuals for At The Still Point Of The Turning World, an original work of Luis Fernandes and Joana Gama composed for piano, electronics and ensemble. Together with a group of Portuguese and international musicians, he was in an artistic residence at Porta Jazz / Guimarães Jazz 2018, which culminated with “Branco” live performance.

Collaborates frequently with different artists and disciplines namely with Nuno Pimenta (artist), José Alberto Gomes / Blackoyote (composer/musician), Sonoscopia (Cultural Association — Experimental Music), Carla Pontes (fashion designer), Joana Gama and Luis Fernandes (musicians), Nome Próprio (theatre and performance) and institutions such as the Portuguese Association of Architects and the Matosinhos Jazz Orchestra, and with NOWNESS video channel and Canal180, a TV channel entirely dedicated to culture, arts and creativity.