Andreia Saraiva Santos is a higher education lecturer, Director of Photography in Cinema, filmmaker, and producer in Audiovisual Production, developing her work at the intersection of artistic practice, academic research, and pedagogy. She is a PhD candidate in Communication Sciences, specializing in Cinema and Television, at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon (NOVA FCSH), integrated into the Institute of Philosophy of NOVA (IFILNOVA) at the New University of Lisbon (UNL). She holds the title of Specialist in area 213 – Audiovisuals and Media Production (2026), awarded by the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT), Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPP), and Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon (IPL). She graduated in Cinema from the School of Theatre and Cinema (ESTC) of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon (IPL), having participated in an Erasmus mobility program at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague. As a Director of Photography, she has participated in works exhibited and recognized at international festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) and IndieLisboa – International Film Festival. She was the Director of Photography for five feature films, including Dois Duros de Roer by Vítor Santos, which had a commercial premiere in NOS cinemas, and Atrás Dessas Paredes by Manuel Mozos, winner of the Best Documentary Award at the Caminhos do Cinema Português Festival (2022). She has also developed institutional projects for the Directorate-General of Health (DGS) and collaborated in television with Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), TV Cultura, and the Brazilian Television System (SBT), including the Portuguese-Brazilian documentary series Lá e Cá. She was a scholarship recipient of the InovArt program (2010). She has been a member of the Portuguese Image Association – AIP Cinema since 2017, receiving the professional designation “aip” in 2024 as recognition of her professional merit. In higher education, she coordinates and teaches the Higher Professional Technical Course (CTeSP) in Audiovisual Content Production at the School of Communication and Arts (ECIA) of the Polytechnic Institute of Lusofonia (IPLuso). She teaches in the Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences at the Lusophone University (ULusófona), in the Bachelor's degree in Cinema and Multimedia at the School of Technology of Abrantes (ESTA) of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT), and in the CTeSP in Audiovisual Production at the School of Education (ESE) of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (IPS). Her work is situated within the fields of Arts and Humanities, Film Studies, and Communication Sciences.