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843 articles available in total starting from 05/09/2002. Last article published on 23/07/2025.

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

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

Doc on Nobel Laureate Saramago a small-scale hit at home

Miguel Gonçalves Mendes’ documentary José e Pilar has attracted 11,300 viewers in the first three weeks on release, to become the first documentary by a Portuguese filmmaker to achieve such...  

10/12/2010 | Box Office | Portugal

De Oliveira’s Aniki Bóbó re-released

Manoel de Oliveira’s feature debut Aniki Bóbó will get theatrical redistribution this week in the cities of Lisbon and Porto, 68 years after its premiere in 1942. The re-release comes a few days...  

06/12/2010 | Releases | Portugal

Jakimowski will be Flying Blind

Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski’s keenly anticipated follow up to his multiple award-winning Tricks will be his first English-language feature, Flying Blind (working title). Casting is...  

03/12/2010 | Production | UK/Poland/France/Portugal

Tilva Ros gets top awards at Estoril

The 4th Estoril Film Festival closed Sunday night with the awards ceremony, which crowned Tilva Ros with the Best Film Prize. The feature debut by Serbian director Nikola Lezaic also won the...  

15/11/2010 | Festivals | Portugal

José e Pilar to open Portimão

The second edition of Visões do Sul - Portimão International Film Festival, kicks off tonight with the screening of José e Pilar, the praised documentary by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes, which was...  

26/10/2010 | Festivals | Portugal

Ruiz explores Mysteries of Lisbon

Chilean director Raúl Ruiz’s Mysteries of Lisbon, one of the most ambitious Portuguese productions of recent years, is finally opening on domestic screens. The film, which refuses to be...  

21/10/2010 | Releases | Portugal

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