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Country Focus: Portugal

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Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Portuguese audiovisual sector.

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Country profile: Portugal

Country profile: Portugal

21 June 2023

REPORT: Match Me! @ Locarno Pro 2026

Locarno 2026 – Locarno Pro

REPORT: Match Me! @ Locarno Pro 2026

Cineuropa profiles seven emerging producers presenting internationally orientated companies and projects spanning Brazilian survival drama, Nordic paranoia and European family cinema  

07 August 2026

Portugal’s Figueira da Foz scoops the EUFCN Audience Location Award at the Berlinale

Berlinale 2026 – EFM/Awards

Portugal’s Figueira da Foz scoops the EUFCN Audience Location Award at the Berlinale

BERLINALE 2026: The accolade has honoured the coastal city’s contribution to the World War II drama series Broken Spies, an Ukbar Filmes production  

17 February 2026

Portugal’s box office hit worst year this century outside pandemic period

Box Office - Portugal

Portugal’s box office hit worst year this century outside pandemic period

Admissions decreased by 8.2% compared to 2024, while revenues fell by 3.9% year on year, in a record-low season for Portuguese cinemas despite an increase in the number of films released  

14 January 2026

MFE–MediaForEurope buys into Portuguese group Impresa with a 32.9% share

Italy/Netherlands/Portugal

MFE–MediaForEurope buys into Portuguese group Impresa with a 32.9% share

This latest acquisition will see the MFE group becoming active in no less than six European markets  

02 December 2025

Italy unveils a €1 million annual fund to boost co-productions with Latin America

Venice 2025 – Venice Production Bridge

Italy unveils a €1 million annual fund to boost co-productions with Latin America

VENICE 2025: The initiative, freshly unveiled on the Lido, will also extend to Spain and Portugal  

01 September 2025

Content Europe set to launch in Lisbon in April 2026

Industry / Market - Portugal/UK

Content Europe set to launch in Lisbon in April 2026

The new, three-day industry gathering initiated by C21Media is positioning itself as a sales and acquisitions hub  

25 August 2025

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

Industry / Market - Portugal/Italy/France/Germany/Japan/China

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

The Match Factory has closed a raft of deals with key territories including Spain, Poland, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and Australia  

05 July 2024

Ibermedia Next announces beneficiary projects

Industry / Market - Europe/Latin America

Ibermedia Next announces beneficiary projects

The new works by Isabel Coixet and Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal's production company are among those selected by the supporting programme for Ibero-American digital animation  

01 December 2023

The third edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria gets under way in Madrid

Industry / Market - Spain/Portugal/Latin America

The third edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria gets under way in Madrid

From 3-6 October, the Spanish capital will become a meeting point for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking audiovisual players, bringing together more than 2,000 professionals from over 40 countries  

03 October 2023