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Vitor Pinto


1046 articles available in total starting from 11/07/2002. Last article published on 13/11/2018.

Cinema and other arts intertwine at Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival

The fifth edition of the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival will run from November 4-13. For the first time, the event is being held in the Portuguese capital, as well as in the city of Estoril, which...  

25/10/2011 | Festivals | Portugal

Blood of My Blood gets off to promising box-office start

Released on October 5 in 15 Portuguese theatres, João Canijo’s Blood of My Blood has already been viewed by over 5,000 people, according to a press release from Midas Filmes. The film’s producer...  

12/10/2011 | Box Office | Portugal

Balagueró returns with classic thriller Sleep Tight

It was one of the most highly-anticipated films of the 44th Sitges Film Festival and it didn’t disappoint the audience, by whom it was enthusiastically received. Sleep Tight, the latest feature by...  

11/10/2011 | Films | Spain

José and Pilar to try its luck in Hollywood

Miguel Gonçalves Mendes’s documentary José and Pilar has been selected to represent Portugal in the nomination race for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. This was announced last Friday by the...  

12/09/2011 | Oscars 2012 | Portugal

The Death of Carlos Gardel to open Douro Film Harvest

The 3rd Douro Film Harvest will open on September 5 with a screening of The Death of Carlos Gardel, produced by Luis Galvão Teles (Fado Filmes), helmed by Swedish director Solveig Nordlund and...  

23/08/2011 | Festivals | Portugal

Villaverde and Canijo present new films at Venice and San Sebastian respectively

After its conspicuous absence at the main international film festivals in the first half of this year, Portuguese cinema will be represented at the events programmed for the second half of 2011....  

17/08/2011 | Festivals | Portugal

0.5m drop in audience figures in Portuguese theatres

Audience figures in Portuguese movie theatres dropped by almost 0.5m in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, according to a half-yearly report published by the National Film...  

12/07/2011 | Box Office | Portugal

Interview: Greta Akcijonaite • Distributor, Kino Pasaca

Cinemalab 2011

22/03/2011

New film law to be submitted soon

Portuguese Minister of Culture Gabriela Canavilhas announced yesterday that a new film law will be ready and submitted for approval to parliament by the end of this year. Canavilhas admitted there...  

23/02/2011 | Legislation | Portugal

Fantasporto has new offerings for 31st edition

Although the official kick-off date of the 31st Fantasporto is Friday, February 25, a warm-up of the festival already began last night with the local premiere of Danny Boyle’s Oscar nominated 127...  

22/02/2011 | Festivals | Portugal

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