After attaining a degree in law from the University of Coimbra, Menezes worked as a lawyer in Portugal for three years, before moving to London, in 1997, to seek a career in the film industry. He returned to Portugal in 2014 with a solid career in the film industry, both in front and behind the cameras, in all sorts of budgets, from indies to Hollywood block busters, Bollywood, publicity and music videos, having been awarded in all the categories. In Barcelona, JCM worked as a producer for Bruta Escena and in NYC did publicity for Madley Creative.
As an actor, Menezes debuted in 1999 in the BBC tv series "Sunburn", playing a fisherman called Luis, acting alongside Sharon Small.
As a director, JCM did his first short film ZERO in London in 2000. The 16mm short film was in more than 50 festivais all over the world and was awarded right on the first one, Huesca Short Film Festival, in Spain. Next, he shot the feature AKASHA. The 35mm, from 2001, was distributed in Russia and it was nominated for the Méliès d'Argent 2001. His first music video was the awarded "Melancholic Ballad", by the Fingertips and his first publicity video was the also awarded "Met Tower - because we love NYC". "Coraçao Vadio", by Sandra Correia, won Best Music Video at the International Portuguese Music Awards 2017.
email: jcm@menezesentertainment.com
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2019 Independent Music Awards, NYC – Best Traditional World Album - nominated (“Sandra Correia – Aqui Existo”)
2019 International Portuguese Music Awards – Best Fado - nominated (“Sandra Correia - Tarde Demais”)
2018 International Portuguese Music Awards – Best Fado - nominated (“Sandra Correia - Aqui Existo”)
2017 International Portuguese Music Awards – Best Music Video (“Sandra Correia - Coração Vadio”)
2016 Arouca Film Festival – Best photography (“Sandra Correia - Coração Vadio”)
2010 Fantasporto Film Festival – Prémio de carreira
2009 Arouca Film Festival – Best Music Video (“Fingertips - Melancholic Ballad”)
2009 Tokyo – Best Urban Comercial (“Met Tower”)
2004 Eureka – selected (“Penta”)
2004 ICAM – won (“Serial Killer”)
2003 Fantasporto Film Festival - Internacional Jury
2001 Méliès D'Argent - nominated ("Akasha”)
2000 Huesca Film Festival – Special Award (“Zero”)
PRODUCTION
2020 Doc João Villaret – RTP
2020 Doc Guilhermina Suggia – RTP
2020 Doc Francisco Lázaro – RTP
2019 Filme Bruno Vieira do Amaral
2013 Filme Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra - Um espaço único
DIRECTOR
2020 Music video Sandra Correia – A Vida Por Ti
2019 Music video Sandra Correia – História Mal Contada
2019 Music video Cristina Madeira – Acorda-me o Desespero
2019 Music video Cristina Madeira – Já Não Choro
2019 Live Sandra Correia @ Teatro da Trindade
2019 Live Sandra Correia @ Teatro Tivoli
2019 Music video Sandra Correia – Das Horas Abandonadas
2018 Music video Sandra Correia – Aqui Existo
2018 Live Sandra Correia @ Europarque (RTP 1)
2017 Music video Carlos Leitão – Sexta-feira
2015 Music video Sandra Correia - Coração Vadio
2014 Live Pedro Vilar @ Cine-teatro Sá da Bandeira
2013 Live Manos Ramos @ Cine-teatro Sá da Bandeira
2012 Music video Rapariga Eléctrica - Querida Sara
2012 Live Manos Ramos @ Ritz Club
2012 Live Miguel Ramos @ Casino de Espinho
2012 Live Sandra Correia @ Feira de Artesanato do Estoril
2011 Curta Fado
2011 Music video Rapariga Eléctrica - Tens de sair
2011 Music Video Cordeone – És a única
2010 Music video Cordeone – K vida
2010 Curta Loucura - Fantasporto
2009 Live Sandra Correia @ Cine-teatro António Lamoso
2008 Curta Mulheres, Bah!
2007 Music video Francisco Capelle – Como sempre fui
2007 Publicidade Met Tower
2006 Curta Remember My Dream
2006 Curta Agur
2005 Live Fingertips Live Act
2005 Music video Robbie Williams - The 80's
2004 Curta O Serial Killer
2004 Music video Fingertips – Melancholic Ballad
2001 Longa Akasha
2000 Curta Zero
ACTOR - CINEMA
2020 Just a Compliment Mr Grey (VR) Maria João Abrantes
2015 Cinderella Ball dancer Walt Disney/Kenneth Branagh
2014 Exodus Moses Army Universal/Ridley Scott
2014 Maleficent Palace Guard Walt Disney/Robert Stromberg
2013 I give it a year Client Studio Canal/Dan Mazer
2011 Robin Hood Soldier Universal/Ridley Scott
2010 Prince of Persia Trumpeter Walt Disney-Jerry Bruckheimer/Mike Newell
2010 Loucura Bruno ME!/JCM
2010 Clash of the Titans Soldier The Zanuck Company/Louis Leterrier
2009 Dorian Gray Soldier Oliver Parker
2008 Mulheres, Bah! VO ME/JCM
2008 Orange Wednesday Man (lead) LFA/Catalina Devia
2007 28 Weeks Later Infected Fox/Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
2006 Children of Men Terrorist Universal/Alfonso Cuarón
2006 Fatal Instinct 2 Soho Cool MGM/Michael Caton-Jones
2005 V for Vendetta Soldier Warner Bros/James McTeigue
2005 Quality Indigo Ray, the Hitman Troubled Children Films/Jaspreet Grewal
2005 Incessant Clown Take 9/Yasmin
2005 Armed for Glory Man (lead) Blind Productions/Julia Sandberg Hansson
2004 Serial Killer Jorge Guimarães ME!/JCM
2000 Chocolate Gipsy Miramax/Lasse Hallstrom
2000 Gangster Nº1 Witness FilmFour/Paul McGuigan
2000 Honest Hippy Pathé Entertainment/Dave Stewart
2000 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Gangster (Stunts) Pagoda Films/Stewart Sugg
1999 Zero Man (lead) ME!/JCM
1999 Sleepy Hollow Aristocrat Paramount Pictures/Tim Burton
1999 Star Wars: Episódio I Naboo Fighter Pilot LucasFilm/George Lucas
1999 Notting Hill Journalist Working Title/Roger Mitchell
1999 The Mummy Stevedore Universal/Stephan Summers
1998 Saving Private Ryan US Soldier Amblin-DreamWorks/Spielberg
1997 Inquietude Convidado Madragoa Filmes/Manoel de Oliveira
ACTOR - TV
2005 Perfect Day Double Channel 5 Television/David Richards
2001 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Begger Channel 4/Whittaker
2000 The 10th Kingdom Argentinean Ambassador Hallmark/David Carson
1999 Sunburn Luis BBC/Dan Zeff
1999 Jonathan Creek: Miracle in Crooked Lane Fan BBC/Richard Holthouse
1999 Cleopatra Palace Minister Hallmark/Franc Roddam
1999 Tube Tales Witness Sky Pictures/Gaby Dellal
PROFISSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lisboa 2020 Assistent Director – Começar de Novo - RTP
Lisboa 2019 Cameraman – Novo Mundo Digital - RTP
Lisboa 2019 Assistent Director – Virar o Jogo - Canal 11
Lisboa 2018 Cultural Booking @ El Corte Inglès
NYC 2005-2008 Production – Madley Creative
NYC 2007 Voice over - 7 TV Adverts Apple
NYC 2006 1º AD “Dirty Bomb” - Blind ID Prod/Ted Wallach
NYC 2006 2º AD “On the other side” - Trinity/Shanti Chilumala
NYC 2006 Internship (3 months) - Globalvision
NYC 2005 AP “Charlie” - Weigel McCleiland/Salvatore Interlandi
Barcelona 2002-2004 Co-productions & Distribution - Bruta Escena
Londres 2005 Camara Assistent “Poker Academy” - Richard Pengelley
Londres 1998 Continuity “Waves without sound” - Piobaire Fr Prod/Brit Fitzpatrick
Londres 1998 Sound Assistent “Maddest Man” - Hangman Prod/Mark Fortune
Porto 1996 Lawyer
WRITER
The Diary of Luscilia – a musical love story
Penta – the adventures of 5 women in a surreal night
The Other Side of the Rainbow – a very colourful romantic comedy
SAD – a very peculiar CIA Dvision
O Cantinho da Saudade – The Club where a bunch of Portuguese gangster get together.
Maria – the search for a criminal in 13 episodes
EDUCATION
2008 Creating a business plan and budgeting (Raindance, London)
2005 Unarmed & rapier & dagger (British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat)
2008 Directing for film and tv, with Patrick Tucker (Raindance, London)
2005 Audio work (City Lit, London)
2004 Singing for actors (City Lit, London)
2003 Creative Writing (Escuela de Escritores/Taller de Escrita de Madrid)
1999 Avid Editing (London Electronic Arts, London)
1999 Shooting on DV (Raindance, London)
1999 Lo-to-No Budget Filmmaking (Raindance, London)
1998 Filmmaking (Panico Studios, London)
1997 Pos-Graduation in Medicine Law (Faculdade de Direito de Coimbra)
1996 Specialization in Criminal Sciences (Universidade Católica Porto)
1995 Law Professional Internship (Adv. Jorge de Amorim/ Ordem Advogados Porto)
1994 Law Degree (Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Direito)
1991 Theatre practical course (TEUC, Coimbra)
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Fluent in English, Spanish and Franch
OTHER WORKS
2006-2009 translator ENG-PORT amonght other, for, ONU and Chevron, NYC, USA
2008 Tennis Instructor @ Andy Keen Children Tennis Academy, London
2006 Director “Cuentos sueltos” – theatre “Los de La Otra Orilla”, Barcelona
1993 Tennis Instructor @ INE, Portugal
1989/91 Tennis Instructor @ AAC (inc. program @ UNICEF for children)