Ana Cabral Martins

PhD student, Digital Media

Master in Communication Sciences, Specialization in Cinema and
Television (M. A.)
Undergraduate in Communication Sciences, Specialization in Cinema and Television

Ana Cabral Martins has undergone her academic path in Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Ana’s undergraduate and master degrees in Communication Sciences were made with the intent of specializing in Film Studies. Her thesis project, “Overlap and the Cinematographic Experience,” marked the starting point of her exploration of the paradigm shift that is remaking the entire motion picture industry, from the way films are produced and shot, to the way they are distributed, exhibited and consumed.

For her PhD thesis, Ana’s interests are to continue researching digital cinema, going further into the questions that emerged from her Master. Her project is to explore the eventual possibilities of interactivity within the immersive aesthetic of the film industry.

Ana has also been involved in different film projects, in different stages of production, in two different production companies, Filmes do Tejo and Ambar Filmes, where she worked as a secretary of production, script girl and editing assistant. She has also held an internship at ANIM – National Archive of Moving Images, an institution for the archive and preservation of film, where she worked as an identifier and cataloger of filmic material.

Ana has also directed, produced and edited an 8 minute short film, as part of her thesis project, named The Wait.