Collective
2025 “Boucle” Performative experiment with Maria João Flôxo; Visual archiving, Monica Musoni | Gallery La part du feu| Bx | Belgium
2025 “Le Fil sous tension” | Off Art Brussels, by Rèvélation | Brussels
2025 “Odju di Tera | Silénsi ku Fogo “ |
Der Greif - KJ Abudu curator Guest Room | On-line
2024 “Out of format” | Parcours d’artist Molenbeek, Sónia Aniceto atelier | Brussels
2022 “Kaleidoscope” | Collaborative Photography Exhibition | See U |Brussels
2022 “With your feet on the clouds (...)” |
Under_Construction Atelier
| SeeU| Brussels
2022 “We Art XL”
| Open Atelier_Under_Construction Ateier | SeeU | Brussels| Belgium
2021 “Kick Starter” | Under_Construction Atelier | SeeU | Brussels| Belgium
2020 “Retrospective” | Espirito Mundo | Parcours Art XL | Brussels| Belgium
2020 “Tanto Mar, Tant de Mer”| Espirito Mundo, ListenFestival | Brussels | Belgium
2019 “5.1 EXPontaneous Collective” | Exhebition Room | SeeU |
Camões Institute | Brussels | Belgium
2019 “Micro” | AIR Gallery | Manchester | United Kingdom
2018 “Inter magazine” | LX Factory | Lisbon | Portugal
2017 “Aliens Departure” | Mix Art Sens | Brussels | Belgium
2016 “The Metamorphoses of the Tiger” | Casa Independente | Lisbon | Portugal
Solo
2025
“
Odju di Tera | Silénsi ku Fogo” | Cine Luso Brasil | Federal University of Vitória | Espirito Santo | Brazil
2019 “Shreds of Reality” | Espirito Mundo Residencies |
Brussels | Belgium
2019 “Discursos da memória” |
"World Portuguese Language Day" | Portuguese Embassy |
Camões Institute | Brussels,
2016 “Inside Out” | Atelier de Arquitectura Helena Botelho | Lisbon | Portugal
Films and collaborations
Films
2025 - Íntimo Público - short-film, Direction | In post production
2025 - MISTIDA - Direction | In post production | with the support of ICA - Portuguese Cinema and Audiovisual Institute
2018 - PRETU FUNGULI - Direction |
with the support of ICA - Portuguese Cinema and Audiovisual Institute
2018 - CARTOGRAPHIE TERRITOIRES AFFECTIFS - Artistic Collective Cineluso
/ Photography and Artistic Production | Brussels | Belgium
2011 - ÁFRICA ABENÇOADA/ BLESSED AFRICA - Original Idea | script | with the support of ICA - Portuguese Cinema and Audiovisual Institute
Collaborations
2023 En_résonance - A performance in connection with the exhibition "pas plus loin que ta nudité". Photos of Matthieu Marre and sculptures of Célestin Pierret. Performance by Maria João Flôxo | Video Monica Musoni - Brussels;
2021 Inter_action with “Teia” - performance Maria João Flôxo for the exhibitions “Territoire é.Mouvants” Sónia Aniceto solo exhibition at Galerie Martine Ehmer. Video Monica Musoni - Brussels;
2020 Transversus - Installation/ Performance - Sónia Aniceto and Maria João Flôxo, Tanto Mar, Tant de Mer, Artistic residence. Video images Monica Musoni - Brussels
;
2019 Movement #4 / Nexus - Performance Maria João Flôxo - RESIDENCE SEE.U | Video Monica Musoni - Brussels;
2018 Globe Aroma - Human rights prize winner of Liga voor Mensenrechten vzw in Brussels - Video's (5 short films and portraits ), in collaboration with Alex Cepile, Brussels;2018 Jonathan Noel - A site specific and transdisciplinary performance. Concept: Mbalou Arnould et Blanche Tirtiaux. Video: Alex Cepile and Monica Musoni, Photos Monica Musoni - Anderlecht 2018;2017 An Be Taa Mi [Où allons nous] Une pièce chorégraphique de Tierema Koama, scenography Alex Cepile. Résidence aux : Théâtre Marni, Kaaitheater et à Ultima Vez. Videos and photos - Monica Musoni - Brussels 2017.
Awards and nominees
PRETU FUNGULI (2018) -
16 awards & 5 nominations
2024 Green Ciak Film Awards - Winner Green Ciak Film Awar - Best European Documentary, Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir); - Best Editing, Alex Cepil, Monica Musoni
2023
Accolade Competition - Winner Award of Merit - Award of Merit Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir)
Sentinel Awards - Winner Sentinel Award - Best Documentary Feature Film, Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir)
Cult Critic Movie Awards - Winner Gold Award - Performing Arts Award, Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir)
Tagore International Film Festival - Winner Jury Prize - Performing Art Winner Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir)
World Film Carnival, Singapore - Winner Performing Arts - Winner Performing Arts, António Costa Valente, Monica Musoni
Austin International Art Festival - Nominee Jury Prize - Best International Feature, Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir)
8 And HalFilm Awards - Winner 8 & HalFilm Award - Rimin - Best Documentary Feature, Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir); - Best Original Idea, Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir)
Monza Film Fest - Winner Honorable Mention - Best Documentary, António Costa Valente (dir), Monica Musoni (dir)
Golden Lion International Film Festival - Winner Golden Lion Award - Feature Documentary, António Costa Valente, Monica Musoni
Knight of the Reel Awards - Winner Documentary Film - Best Performing Arts, António Costa Valente (dir), Monica Musoni (dir)
Cult Jury Film Fest - Winner CJFM Award - Feature Documentary Short, António Costa Valente (dir), Monica Musoni (dir)
2021 - Liberation DocFest Bangladesh Nominee Cinema of the World, António Costa Valente (dir), Monica Musoni (dir)
2020 - FESTin - Portuguese Film Festival Nominee Festival Prize Best Documentary, António Costa Valente (dir), Monica Musoni (dir)
2019 - International Film Festival of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Nominee Audience Award Feature Film, António Costa Valente, Monica Musoni; Paisagens Festival Internacional De Cinema, Nominee Best Documentary, Monica Musoni (dir), António Costa Valente (dir)
Art residencies and workshops
2025 - 2026 -
Kino Doc | Advance Documentary Film Course | Lisbon | Portugal
2025 - La part du Feu | Artistic residency with Maria João Flôxo | Brussels | Belgium
2025 - Bullseye - Artist in Residence Program | Out. Nov. | Cacilhas | Portugal
2024 - 2025 - Kino Doc | Documentary Film Course | Lisbon | Portugal
2023 - Stichting la Jetee | Workshop at Treehouse NDSM | Amsterdam | Netherlands
2022 - KALEIDOSCOPE | Photographic collaborative residence | See U | Brussels | Belgium
2022 - Mentorship |
Pauliana Valente Pimentel | Lisbon | Portugal
2021 - Think the place | Carla Rebelo | Rama Residencies | Portugal
2020 - Tanto mar, Tant de mer | Collaboritive Artistic Residence | Espirito Mundo | Brussels | Belgium
2020 - The Moth House | Edgar Martins| On-line Mentorship | UK
2020 - Photography Books and Alternative Edition | Filipa Valladares | Lisbon Atelier | Portugal
2020 - Contemporary Photography | Bruno Santos | Lisbon Atelier | Portugal
2019 - Shareds of reality | Artistic Residence | Espírito Mundo | SeeU, Brussels | Belgium
2018 - Cartography of the Affective Territories | Collaborative Film Residence | Cine Luso | Brussels | Belgium
2017 - Staging Documentary | Niko Hafkenscheid | WorkSpace Brussels | Belgium
2016 - Photo Narratives at Intendente | Pauliana Valente Pimentel | Lisbon | Portugal
2016 - Creative Film AVANCA Film Festival | Thierry Michel | François Verster | Avanca | Portugal
2016 - Photography and Cinema | Luís Mendonça | workshop Nova University Lisbon | Portugal
2015 - Black and white analog photography and laboratory | workshop, Ar.Co, Lisbon | Portugal
2015 - Trails | Artistic Residency | Africa-Brazil exchange | Espírito Santo | Brazil
2013 -
The actor in the face of different acting styles | Michel Khleifi | Avanca | Portugal
Associations and artistic collectives
2021 (...) - Under_Construction Atelier - with Maria João Flôxo, Belgium/Portugal
2019 - 2021 SPontaneous Collective, portugues pluridisciplinary artistic group, Brussels, Belgium;
2017 - 2020 Espírito Mundo Asbl, collective of visual artists , SeeU, Brussels, Belgium;
2013 - 2023 Founder Member “This is not a pipe”, Contemporary Art Association, Portugal
Productions and commissions
2021 - 2023 Prodution of artististic residencies in Under_Construction Atelier | Brussels | Belgium
2020 - Tanto Mar, Tant de Mer | Co-creative Direction | SeeU | Brussels | Belgium
2020 - Quel Pedra | Pauliana Valente Pimentel | Production | Brussels | Belgium
2020 - “Les Amazones pour l’Amazonie” | Interlitratour | Creative Co-direction EM | Brussels | Belgium
2019 - Ser(Tão) Eu | Fábio Sampaio | Production and Creative direction | Brasilian Art Gallery | Brussels | Belgium
2018 - Humans of Globe Aroma | Liga voor Mensenrechten | Brussels | Belgium
2018 - Jonathan Noel | Mbalou Arnould et Blanche Tirtiaux | De Koer/Biestebroekbis | Anderlech | Belgium
2018 - Dessin et Gravure | Teresa Gonçalves Lobo | Prodution |
Brasilian Art Gallery | Brussels | Belgium
2018 - RESIST! Summer of Photography 2018 | Bozar | Christine Eyene | Instituto Camões | Brussels | Belgium
2018 - Nous Sommes Tous Des Etrangers | CINE LUSO 2018 | Co-prodution | Brussels | Belgium
2017 - An Be Taa Mi [Où allons nous] | Tierema Koama/Levy | Workspace Brussels and Globe Aroma | Brussels | Belgium
2017 - Femmes et Muses | CINE LUSO 2017 | Co-prodution | Brussels | Belgium
2016 - 2018 - Regular photographer | Inter magazine | Lisbon | Portugal