Rita Duque

Rita Duque is a Portuguese actress, screenwriter, and photographer. She was born and raised in ​Porto, where she trained acting at ACE School of Arts, later graduating from the Institute of the Arts ​Barcelona.


In 2020, as an object of study for her final university thesis on narratives through images, she ​developed her first photo essay entitled "My Life with Rose". A year later, the project won 1st prize for ​Best Digital Diaporama at the 41st Autumn in Voronet International Film Festival in Romania.


In the same year, her experimental short film "Rouge", developed during the pandemic, won Best Indie ​Short at the Europe Film Festival UK, and Best Foreign Documentary Short at the Hollywood Women's ​International Film Festival in Los Angeles.


In 2022, she developed two partially biographical photo essays. The first, "Estado Próprio", was shot in ​Barcelona with Bulgarian actor and stuntman Hristo Bonev, and revolved around the performer's ​relationship with an abandoned space. The second one, "In Love with a Nymph", featured Portuguese ​actress Patrícia Garcez, and derived from the actress’s relationship with her own body and personal ​objects in a vacant space.


In the same year, Rita was member of the jury chaired by Céline Sciamma at the Venice Biennale in ​the Giornate degli Autori section, while being an ambassador for Cinema Trindade and the Lux ​Audience Award.


In 2023, she wrote the script and played the lead role for "Rubrum", directed by Pedro Nogueira as ​part of the 48h Film Project Lisbon, which earned her a nomination for Best Leading Performance.


Early this year, she made her acting debut at the Cinemateca Portuguesa with "Adeus, Lisboa". The ​short film was written and directed by Joana Pacheco and relates the issues of housing through the ​experience of Joana, played by Rita Duque, who says goodbye to a Lisbon that refuses to give her a ​place to live.


Recently, “Picture Break” written by Rita Duque and directed by Pedro Nogueira for the 2024 edition of ​the 48h Film Project Lisbon, earned her the awards for Best Leading Performance and Best ​Screenplay.


The short film “Fim da Linha” by Bárbara Pedrosa, starring Rita Duque and João Mendes, recently ​received an Honorary Mention at the New Talents Fnac Awards 2024, and expects to enter the film ​festival circuit soon.


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Highlights


2024

Honorary Mention

Cinema

Novos Talentos Fnac Awards

FIM DA LINHA by Bárbara Pedrosa


2024

Best Actress Award

Best Screenplay Award

Festival 48H Film Project Lisbon

In PICTURE BREAK

written by Rita Duque and directed by Pedro Nogueira


2023

Best Actress Nomination

Festival 48H Film Project Lisbon

In RUBRUM by Pedro Nogueira


2023

Best Actress Award

Vesuvius International Film Festival (Italy)

Indo Singapore International Film Festival

In BACCY directed by Pedro Nogueira


2022-2023

Ambassador

LUX Audience Award

Cinema Trindade

Partners: European Film Academy, European Parliament,

Europa Cinemas, Cineuropa, Creative Europe


2022

Jury Member presided by Céline Sciamma

79ª Mostra Biennale di Venezia (Venice Film Festival)

Giornate degli Autori Section

Partners: European Parliament, Cinema Trindade,

Europa Cinemas, Cineuropa


2021

Best Digital Diaporama Award

41st “Autumn in Voronet" International Film Festival (Romania)

With MY LIFE WITH ROSE directed

and photographed by Rita Duque


2021

Best Foreign Documentary Short Award

Hollywood Women’s International Film Festival (United States)

Best Indie Short Jury Prize

Europe Film Festival U.K. (United Kingdom)

With ROUGE written and directed Rita Duque


Film


(in post production) Infinito Particular directed by João Horta


(in post production) Valsas na Lua directed by Francisco Parcerias


(in post production) Ofélia directed by Eva Pelúcia


(in post production) Apenas Mais Um Dia directed by Gonçalo Dias


2024 Picture Break written by Rita Duque Jr. and directed by Pedro Nogueira


2024 Fim da Linha directed by Bárbara Pedrosa


2024 Adeus, Lisboa directed by Joana Pacheco


2023 Time Takes a Cigarette by Aya Koretzky


2023 RUBRUM directed by Pedro Nogueira


2023 BACCY directed by Pedro Nogueira


2022 Rumble directed by Carl Z. Seibel


Training


2023 - On-Camera Scene Study Workshop

with Seamus McNally

Director, Acting Coach (NYC/Berlim)


2020 - BA (Hons) Acting

First Class Honors

Institute of the Arts Barcelona

Liverpool John Moores University (Spain)


2016 - Professional Degree in Acting

Best Graduate Student Prize

ACE Escola de Artes

Porto (Portugal)


Commercials


2024 Confia

Brand: McDonald’s


2024 Park Pictures

Brand: JBL


2023 Juntos, podemos aquecer gerações.

Brand: Rubis Gás


2023 Happy Holidays, with Love.

Brand: Mercedes-Benz


2021 Everyday Hero: Introducing iPhone 13

Brand: Apple


Theater


2020 Twelfth Night directed by Drew Mulligan


2019 Punk Rock directed by Pep Garcia-Pascual


2019 Dracula directed by Jane Thornton


2019 Trigger of Happiness directed by João Borralho


2019 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot directed by Jonathan Floyd


2019 Agamemnon directed by Drew Mulligan


2018 Philistines directed by Drew Mulligan


2017 Saturday, Sunday, Monday directed by Morgan Symes


2016 CAIS directed by Bruno dos Reis and Nuno dos Reis


2016 Aquário directed by Bruno dos Reis and Nuno dos Reis


2016 The Europeans directed by António Júlio


2015 Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by João Paulo Costa


Portfolio

Footage from Fim da Linha, Picture Break, The Daughter, Infinito Particular, and others.

Film

Rubis Gás: Juntos, podemos aquecer gerações.

Advertisement

Mercedes-Benz: Happy Holidays, with Love.

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Photobook

Contact

ritaduque98@gmail.com

+ 351 913 571 787

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