Latest news and stories about portuguese cinema in Portugal for expats and residents.
An actor and man of many other occupations spanning the performing arts, television, cinema, cultural animation, and civic life, this Porto native remains on stage. He was at the Batalha and is now already “turning 80!”
He returns with “Some Things That Happen Beside a River”, the most recent work that is part of the official short film selection
Director Leonor Teles created a dystopian series based on the story of the last woman executed in Portugal.
António da Cunha Telles' posthumous film, “Cherchez La Femme”, sensually adapts a short story by Mário de Sá-Carneiro. We spoke with Pandora da Cunha Telles, the director's daughter who completed the film, and the lead actor Ângelo Rodrigues.
Ivo M. Ferreira is 50 years old, roughly the same age as Portuguese democracy, and has the courage to address, right now, a burning issue: the Forças Populares 25 de Abril in a film, “Projecto Global”, which must be seen.
(Post-)revolutionary hopes filmed as pure spectres, with no place in the country. The best film by Ivo M. Ferreira.
In the Portuguese imagination, Entroncamento is more than just a railway hub. Pedro Cabeleira's film 'Entroncamento' explores this symbolism through the story of Laura, who returns to her hometown seeking peace, only to find herself entangled in local social tensions and group rivalries. The film, shot with a raw, realistic aesthetic, moves beyond sociological clichés to examine the complexities of human relationships and the search for identity.
New stories arrive in cinemas this Thursday. Choose your session and come experience them up close.
'Entroncamento', by Pedro Cabeleira, arrives in cinemas with several awards.
Madalena Almeida is an actress known for many national fiction works. From “Pôr do Sol”, “Praxx”, and “Situações Delicadas” to more recently “Espias”, the actress provided an X-ray of the state of our small audiovisual industry on the “No Último Episódio” podcast, in an episode originally published on October 10, 2025.
In an interview with CM, the 38-year-old multidisciplinary artist does not hide her pride in being part of the Brazilian production 'The Secret Agent', which is nominated for an Oscar. She also reveals that she will be in Hollywood on Sunday to attend the ceremony.
The event will take place from 6 to 8 March at the Cinéma Club de L'Étoile, near the Arc de Triomphe, bringing together producers, actors and screenwriters from the current generation of Portuguese cinema in Paris.
Films by directors such as João Rosas, João Nuno Pinto and Regina Pessoa, who will give a masterclass, are part of the second edition of the Olá Paris! Festival, scheduled for March in the French capital.
Premiering at the Rotterdam Film Festival, the director's fifth feature — from the maker of Letters from War and the series Sul and The American — fictionalises the years of the FP-25 de Abril, caught between idealism and disillusionment.
And as Canijo's latest films show: what happens on screen is not a lesser or false life; it is another life — another possibility.
A profile of filmmaker João Canijo, whose cinematic work has consistently been influenced by and intertwined with the theatre.
João Canijo died on Thursday at the age of 68. His body was found at his home by a domestic worker.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, today mourned the 'premature death' of film director João Canijo, whom he described as 'a strong and singular voice' and 'a fearless chronicler' of the country's reality.
He filmed the realism of human relationships and made cinema the mirror of a country. He won a Berlin Bear and leaves two films awaiting release. He died this Thursday, aged 68, at home.
The CNN Portugal commentator and former Minister of Culture remembers the filmmaker, who died aged 68.
Filmmaker João Canijo, who directed 'Sangue do Meu Sangue', 'Viver Mal' and 'Mal Viver', has died aged 68.
'On Falling', Laura Carreira's first feature film, won the European Film Award for Best First Film.
Algarve Film Week, in Loulé, closed its fifth edition with the presentation of the Cinetendinha Awards. These honours recognise Portuguese cinema — the best work of 2025. The ceremony took place at the Cineteatro Louletano in the city centre.
The 76th edition of the Berlin Film Festival has announced a programme full of promise but is almost devoid of stars. It opens on 12 February, with several Portuguese co-productions in the parallel sections.
An exploration of João César Monteiro’s films, positioned between lyrical expression and sardonic humour.
The first person to be credited as cinematographer on a Portuguese feature film, Inês Carvalho received the Bárbara Virgínia Prize 2025, awarded by the Portuguese Film Academy and named in honour of the first woman to direct a fiction film in Portugal in 1946. In her thank-you speech she acknowledged the importance of being a pioneer: 'It's good to know that I opened a path.'
Actress Carla Chambel was elected president of the Portuguese Film Academy for the 2026–2028 three-year term, succeeding producer Paulo Trancoso, the association announced today.
