Tânia Dinis holds a Masters degree in Contemporary Artistic Practices from FBAUP, 2015 and a n undergraduatedegree in Theater Studies, Acting, from ESMAE, 2006. In 2013, she directed her first short, Não são favas, são feijocas (They are not fava beans, they are runner beans), which won multiple awards in festivals. She also directed Arco da Velha (2015), winning two awards at Super Off and Curta 8, Brazil, dedicated to Super 8 film; a video-installation Linha (2016), Teresa, Laura (2017), which was awarded the prize for best short at Arquivo em Cartaz – Festival Internacional de Cinema de Arquivo – Brazil and Armindo e a Câmara Escura.

She also directed in collaboration with Isabel Costa, the show Álbum de Família (Family Album), and is continually developing the project Imaginário Familiar – Arquivo de Família (Family Imagination – A Family Archive).