Paula Tomás Marques (1994) is a Portuguese filmmaker and teacher. Having completed a postgraduate degree in Filmmaking at Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (San Sebastián), she previously did a postgraduate degree in Sociology at ISCTE (Lisbon), and was originally trained in Directing and Cinematography at The Lisbon Theatre and Film School. Paula Marques directed the films In Case of Fire (2019), Blindman’s Buff (2021) and Dildotectonics (2023), exploring themes of gender, sexuality and historiography. Her work has been shown in several festivals and screenings, including Ann Arbor, New York FF, BFI Flare, SSIFF (San Sebastián), Viennale, Visions du Réel, among many others, earning several awards. Her first feature film, Two Times João Liberada was premiered at the Perspectives section of the Berlinale 2025. Paula Marques has also worked as a cinematographer, editor and script supervisor.