Duarte Coimbra was born in 1996, in Lisbon, and has a degree in Cinema Directing at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School (ESTC). While at school he worked as a production assistant for the film O Meu Pijama (2017) by Maria Inês Gonçalves - selected for Indie Lisboa 17' (Brand New) -, was the second assistant director in the film A Barriga de Mariana (2018) and also directed music videos for the musicians. Amor, Avenidas Novas, is his first film as director.