Tiago Pimentel is a Portuguese film director from Lisbon known for blending fantasy, science fiction, and suspense in his work. Originally trained in Business Administration and IT, he turned to filmmaking to pursue his lifelong passion for cinema. He has directed several acclaimed short films recognized at international festivals. Notably, his dystopian short Era Uma Vez no Apocalipse (“Once Upon a Time in the Apocalypse”,
2023) won Best Short Film at the Gen Con Film Festival 2025 and earned awards at Portugal’s Avanca Film Festival. His earlier shorts Cá Dentro (“Inside”, 2019) and Double Date (2016) also garnered festival attention. In television, Pimentel co-created and directed the sci-fi mystery series Projeto Delta (2023) for SIC’s Opto platform, further establishing his reputation in Portuguese genre filmmaking.