Ico Costa

Ico Costa was born in Lisbon in 1983. He studied at the Portuguese National Film School, in Lisbon, at the Universidad del Cine, in Buenos Aires and at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains, in Tourcoing, France.

He directed the short films Libhaketi (2012), Four Hours Barefoot (2012), Current (2013), Antero (2014) and Nyo Vweta Nafta (2017), the documentary UPROAR, ECLIPSE (2017) and fiction feature film ALVA (2019). His work was shown at several film festivals, such as the Critics' Week of Cannes, Rotterdam, Rome, Cinéma du Réel, New Directors/New Films, Oberhausen, Jihlava, Vila do Conde, IndieLisboa, DocLisboa, among many others.

Ico Costa is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 16 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Cidade Rabat (2024), Drifters of a shadowy dream (2018), Narciso (2026), Balane 3 (2025), Gold Songs (2024), The Human Surge 3 (2024), Uproar, Eclipse (2017), Domy + Ailucha: Ket Stuff! (2022). The recorded credits span 2012 to 2026, including 16 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.