Tokyo International Film Festival (October 28 to November 6, 2024) has just announced that THE ENGLISHMAN’S PAPERS (Os Papéis do Inglês), a film by Sérgio Graciano, based on the trilogy "Os Filhos de Próspero", by the Angolan writer Ruy Duarte de Carvalho, was selected for the Official Selection in Competition, and will be in the running for the prestigious Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix.

Leopardo Filmes is pleased to announce that The Worst Man in London, the latest feature by Rodrigo Areias, has been selected for the IFFR – Rotterdam International Film Festival (January 25th to February 4, 2024), as part of the Big Screen Competition.

Manoel de Oliveira: The films of the most prolific decade (1994 / 2005) in the Portuguese master’s oeuvre, the works of his consecration. João César Monteiro: the complete works of the genius filmmaker. The films of Fernando Lopes. And over 50 titles from such Portuguese directors as: Pedro Costa, Teresa Villaverde, João Botelho, João Canijo, José Álvaro Morais, Mário Barroso…

Today we remember the images of the Cannes Film Festival’s staircase in the official screening of REMAINS OF THE WIND, with director Tiago Guedes, actors Albano Jerónimo, Isabel Abreu, Nuno Lopes, João Pedro Vaz, Maria João Pinho, Gonçalo Waddington, Leonor Vasconcelos , Maria Abreu, Afonso Laginha and Benjamim Barroso, director of photography Mark Bliss, producer Paulo Branco and executive producer Ana Pinhão Moura.

 It stood out at the Cannes Film Festival in the Official Selection – Special Screenings, where it had its world premiere; was highlighted by critics and continues to receive plaudits from the viewers. Remains of the Wind is the new film by Tiago Guedes and arrives in the theaters in Portugal on the 22nd of September.

This Saturday, May 21st, a Portuguese director climbs the steps of the Cannes Film Festival again, 16 years after the last time.

The Cannes Film Festival (May 17th to 28th, 2022) has just announced that REMAINS OF THE WIND, a feature film by Tiago Guedes, with a screenplay by Tiago Rodrigues and Tiago Guedes, produced by Paulo Branco, is part of the Official Selection — “Special Screenings” — Out of Competition, where it will have its world premiere.

We are proud to announce that “The Child”, first feature by Marguerite de Hillerin and Félix Dutilloy-Liégeois, has been selected for the Tiger Competition of the upcoming edition of IFFR – International Film Festival Rotterdam (January 26th to February 6th ).

Maria de Medeiros and João Nunes Monteiro were distinguished yesterday with two Film Actors Awards from the GDA Foundation.

Our great celebration of cinema will light up the night in Lisbon, with the opening ceremony taking place at Teatro Tivoli BBVA, 9 p.m. We’ve got a full house for the premiere of Wes Anderson’s new film, The French Dispatch.

LEFFEST – The Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year with a special program dedicated to Rom culture in its various artistic manifestations.

The winners of the Golden Globes 2021 were announced last night and The Domain- A Herdade, by Tiago Guedes, won the Golden Globe for Best Film. Albano Jerónimo was distinguished for his role as João Fernandes with the Golden Globe for Best Actor.

Featuring unique performances by great names in music as part of the distinct program that celebrates Rom Culture, one of the main focuses of the festival, LEFFEST’s 15th anniversary brings concerts by Taraf de Caliu, Josémi Carmona Trio with guest artist Pepe Habichuela and “Farruquito", Mónika Lakatos, Ricardo Ribeiro, Areno and Diego El Gavi, and Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra.  

This year marks the 15th anniversary of LEFFEST (Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival), which will take place between the 10th and 21st of November, between Lisbon and Sintra. The highlights of the 15th edition’s lineup were announced today at a press conference.

Director, screenwriter and actor Dennis Berry died last Saturday in Paris, where he lived. His latest film, WILD (2018), an Alfama Films and Leopardo Filmes production, in association with Bando À Parte, will soon be shown by RTP.

In this (new) confinement, Leopardo Filmes brings more cinema to you. Check the selection of DVD by great filmmakers, at a reduced price of 7 €

The rubric Paulo Branco presents… returns in 2021 with a special screening of COSMOPOLIS by David Cronenberg. The producer Paulo Branco will make a presentation before the screening of the film, this Wednesday at 8pm at Cinema Nimas.

The promotional campaign by Leopardo Filmes and Medeia Filmes that celebrates the Christmas season was extended until January 15th.

Don't miss DVD packs from the greatest filmmakers and collector's editions at special prices.

As of January 2021, the sale of posters through Leopardo Filmes' online store will cease. We will maintain the normal functioning of DVD sales.

The Portuguese Academy of Cinema selected MORAL ORDER as the representative of Portugal at the Ariel Awards 2021, in the category of Best Ibero-american Film.

The World of Wong Kar Wai continues to expand and this week the restored copy of HAPPY TOGETHER hits the big screen.

Naomi Kawase's TRUE MOTHERS premieres today in the theaters. The film is a powerful visual adaptation of a Mizuki Tsujimura novel and is nominated as the Japanese candidate for the Best International Film Category at the 2021 Oscars.

MALMKROG, by acclaimed Romanian filmmaker Cristi Puiu, hits the big screen today. The film was featured at the Berlin Festival this year, where it won the Encounters Prize for Best Director.

Pieces of Wong Kar Wai's World continue to illuminate the big screen. This week comes FALLEN ANGELS in a digitally restored copy in 4K.

Leopardo Filmes acquired for distribution 5 works by the reference filmmaker Joseph Losey, which will debut in the screening rooms from January 21st in restored digital copies.

THERE IS NO EVIL premieres today in the screening rooms. The first film by the Iranian director to be distributed in Portugal is an urgent narrative, inspired by real events.

The GDA Foundation revealed today the winners of the XIII edition of the Actors of Cinema Awards. Taking into account the multiple problems caused by the pandemic in the culture sector, and in particular the artists, the GDA decided that this year the jury, composed of the actors Pompeu José, Natália Luiza Figueiredo Campos and Rita Cabaço, would award prizes to three actors per category .

CHUNGKING EXPRESS is the second film of the Wong Kar Wai World cycle and premieres on the big screen this Thursday, in a restored digital copy - 4K.

Medeia Filmes and Leopardo Filmes unite to celebrate the Christmas season with DVD packs from the greatest filmmakers and collector's editions at special prices.

The Panorama of European Cinema, in Athens, has just announced that THE DOMAIN, by Tiago Guedes, produced by Paulo Branco, a Leopardo Filmes and Alfama Films Productions co-production, in association with CB Partners and Ana Pinhão Moura Produções, is the winner of the Best Film Award.

THE BLACK BOOK by Valeria Sarmiento premieres on television this Sunday, at 24:30, on RTP1

From December 3rd we will dive into THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI. Medeia Filmes, in collaboration with Leopardo Filmes, will display 5 masterpieces in restored digital copies in 4K of the unmistakable auteur, an unconditional Hong Kong lover and master of seduction atmospheres. It is with IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE that we start, at the Nimas cinema in Lisbon, and at the Campo Alegre Theater, in Porto, the cycle THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI.

Starting on December 3rd, THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI, in 5 copies restored in 4K by the director himself, one of the most original works of contemporary cinema.

Cinema Nimas which saw the release of LINHAS TORTAS in June of last year, receives this Friday a very special session. The screening of the film is followed by the launch of the DVD edition, at 8 pm, in the company of the director and cast.

AN OUTPOST OF PROGRESS by Hugo Vieira da Silva premieres on television this Sunday, at midnight. Starring Nuno Lopes, Ivo Alexandre and David Caracol, the film is broadcast on RTP1.

AT AN UNCERTAIN TIME by Carlos Saboga premieres in television this sunday. Starred by Joana Ribeiro, the film is broadcast by RTP 1 at midnight.

Today we celebrate Armistice Day, a symbolic day that marks the end of the First World War on November 11th, 1918.

To commemorate this historic milestone, on November 15th RTP1 will premiere on television the miniseries MOSQUITO by João Nuno Pinto at 11:45pm.

The film MOSQUITO by João Nuno Pinto won the Critics Prize in the International Film category at the São Paulo International Film Festival.

The Mostra de Valencia - Cinema del Mediterrani has just announced its awards and MOSQUITO produced by Leopardo Filmes, in co-production with Alfama Films Production, APM Produções, Delicatessen Films and Mapiko Filmes, directed by João Nuno Pinto, collects two awards: Best Photography for director of photography Adolpho Veloso and Best Soundtrack, for musician Justin Melland.

Sandra Faleiro, Leonor in THE DOMAIN, by Tiago Guedes, won last weekend the Best Actress Award at the Waterloo Historical Film Festival.

The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain announced yesterday, October 21st, that MOSQUITO, by João Nuno Pinto, is among the 16 candidates for the Goya Awards in the category of Best Ibero-American Film.

MORAL ORDER, by Mário Barroso, with Maria de Medeiros as protagonist, premiered this Wednesday, September 30, in France, in more than forty rooms (among them, 4 of the most important rooms in Paris, in this opening week). The praise by French critics has multiplied.

MORAL ORDER, directed by Mário Barroso, will be released in French theatres on September 30th. Produced by Paulo Branco, the film stars Maria de Medeiros in the role of Maria Adelaide Coelho da Cunha, a free woman who fought against the moralist and punitive campaign she was subjected to at the beginning of the last century in Portugal.

Yesterday night was dedicated to the Portuguese cinema. Organized by the Portuguese Film Academy, Casino do Estoril was the stage for the Sophia 2020 Awards ceremony.

Castelo Branco will host the second special screening of MORAL ORDER. Tonight at 9:30pm, actor Marcello Urgeghe joins the audience, at Cine Teatro Avenida.

MORAL ORDER, Mário Barroso's most recent film, produced by Leopardo Filmes, arrived in theaters last Thursday. Tonight's screening (9:30pm, Cinema Nimas) will be attended by the director and director of photography, and producer Paulo Branco.

The French Cinematheque has just announced that it will pay tribute to producer Paulo Branco from February 10th through 21st, 2021 with his presence and the screening of a selection of about 30 films produced by Paulo Branco himself.

MOSQUITO, by João Nuno Pinto, is under the spotlight once again. The Portuguese Academy of Cinema announced today that the film - which opened the Rotterdam Film Festival in January - will be the Portuguese candidate for a nomination for the Goya Awards in the category of Best Ibero-American Film.

MORAL ORDER, a recent Portuguese film signed by Mário Barroso and produced by Paulo Branco premieres on September 10th. The film will be shown in more than 30 screening rooms. Check here the theatre closest to you.

Thursday is premiere day and this week  premieres ADAM, Maryam Touzani's first feature film. One of the most relevant voices in the cinematographic panorama of Morocco.

The film is on display at Cinema Medeia Nimas (Lisbon), UCI El Corte Inglés (Lisbon) and Cinema Charlot (Setúbal).

THE DOMAIN (2019) by Tiago Guedes, MOSQUITO (2020) by João Nuno Pinto, and MORAL ORDER (2020) by Mário Barroso, produced by Leopardo Filmes, are part of the Official Selection of the 44th São Paulo International Film Festival (Mostra), one of the most prestigious Latin American film festivals, which will take place between October 22nd and November 4th.

The actor João Nunes Monteiro, lead role of the film MOSQUITO, by João Nuno Pinto, is among the young talents distinguished with the NICO award by the Portuguese Film Academy.

The HBO Portugal catalog is enriched with three more Leopardo Filmes productions: MOSQUITO, by João Nuno Pinto; CROOKED LINES, by Rita Nunes; and RUTH, by António Pinhão Botelho.

MOSQUITO stands out again internationally: João Nuno Pinto's most recent feature film received the Special Jury Mention at the Burgas Film Festival in Bulgaria.

The film by João Nuno Pinto, produced by Paulo Branco, continues in theatres in France, where it premiered on June 22nd, upon the reopening of French cinemas.

It’s been shown in over 30 rooms and has just been admitted to the prestigious Utopia Bordeaux, where it will remain for another 3 weeks.

From July 2nd, MARTIN EDEN, a film by one of the most promising filmmakers in the new Italian cinema, Pietro Marcello, will hit the screening theaters. On display in 12 theaters across the country.

João Nuno Pinto’s filme MOSQUITO premiered this week at the reopening of cinemas in France (with screening in two dozen theaters). Produced by Paulo Branco, a Leopardo Filmes production, won the French criticism, which places him among the great works that dealt with Portuguese colonialism, and refer to it as “an immersive experience due to the strength of its mise en scène”, “powerful”, “intense”, “brilliant”, “current”. The music, the photography, the décors and the beauty of images will remain in the minds of the viewers for a long time.

The series version of THE DOMAIN, by Tiago Guedes, a production by Paulo Branco, has so far accumulated 455 thousand viewers in the Replay of the Arte channel. The series has been at the top of the most viewed programs on the French channel's Replay.

From June 18th and for 5 weeks at Cinema Nimas (with later exhibitions in other theaters all over the country) Nikkatsu's "Roman Porno" cycle arrives. 10 films and restored copies, not to be missed.

Mosquito, directed by João Nuno Pinto and written by Fernanda Polacow and Gonçalo Waddington, arrives in the French theaters on June 22nd. It premieres in 9 of the most important theaters in several cities in France, followed by another 10 in the following weeks.

THE DOMAIN gets to HBO Portugal! The series version of Tiago Guedes' epic is available in four episodes starting on May 26th. A gigantic homestead south of the Tagus. A charismatic owner, bigger than life. A family saga with strong, intense, enigmatic characters. A superb portrait of Portugal in the second half of the 20th century.

THE DOMAIN, by Tiago Guedes, is the cover of the issue nº24 of the Arte Magazine, with two more prominent pages inside the publication. The French channel will broadcast in prime time, in series format and exclusively, an extended version of this "western Portuguese" - as the work is dubbed - made especially for this channel. The night of June 11th will be entirely dedicated to the series version of THE DOMAIN, with the exhibition of three episodes of one hour each, starting at 8:55pm (Paris time).

It is with immense sadness that I mourn the death of Michel Piccoli, that “monster” of cinema, that unique actor. Above all, a great friend left. A person with whom I shared a friendship, some discussions, lots of laughter and great sweetness, for a long time. He will be sorely missed.

RTP 1 broadcasts the film DOUBLE VIES, by Olivier Assayas in the early hours of Monday to Tuesday, at 1:21 am.

RTP broadcasts on May 31st - a Sunday, the day before the 130th anniversary of the death of Camilo Castelo Branco - the film MYSTERIES OF LISBON, by Raúl Ruiz. The greatest worldwide success of Portuguese cinema is shown in prime time, at 3 pm.

Distributed in Portugal by Leopardo Filmes, VALLEY OF LOVE, by Guillaume Nicloux, is broadcast on RTP 1 tonight, at 1:13am.

On April 30 and May 1, the public Portuguese TV station RTP broadcasted THE DOMAIN, in a miniseries version of four episodes, seen by hundreds of thousands Portuguese viewers.

From May 1st, prominent titles in the panorama of Soviet cinema, among other recent works, arrive at Filmin Portugal.

We will return next week to Werner Schroeter and pay tribute to him making available on the Medeia Filmes website, in free streaming, and simultaneously, between 12pm on April 30th and 12pm on May 3rd, the 3 films produced by Paulo Branco, distributed by Leopardo Filmes: THE ROSE KING; DEUX / TWO; THIS NIGHT.

This week there are six more films to see at Filmin. The streaming platform offers, as of today, CHAMBRE 212 (2019), by Christophe Honoré; THE ZOMBIE CHILD (2019), by Bertrand Bonello; CARNEIROS (2015), by Grímur Hákonarson; THE ACADEMY OF MUSES (2015), by José Luis Guerin; STORY OF MY DEATH (2013), by Albert Serra; and PRINCE AVALANCHE (2015), by David Gordon Green.

The channel Arte France will exclusively broadcast an extended version of The Domain, by Tiago Guedes, in series format. This version, made especially for that channel, will be aired on June 11th, in prime time, at 8:55pm (Paris time), in three episodes, with about one hour each. A night that will be entirely dedicated to "The Domain".

After the huge international success and in theaters in Portugal (it made close to 80 thousand espectators), the film The Domain, by Tiago Guedes, produced by Paulo Branco, is about to reach the television screens, now in the "series" version. RTP 1 will broadcast, in prime time and exclusively, the series The Domain, divided into four episodes. On April 30th, at 9.45pm, the first two episodes will be broadcast; the remaining two episodes will occupy the same schedule on the following day, May 1st.

Filmin Portugal sees its catalog grow continuously. As of today, three more titles distributed by Leopardo Filmes are available on the streaming platform: PJ HARVEY: A DOG CALLED MONEY, by Seamus Murphy; 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH, by Ian Forsyth and Jane Pollard; and GIMME DANGER, by Jim Jarmusch.

Our online store has prepared a 20% discount for any purchase.

To enjoy the discount, the code #quarentenaleopardo must be entered in the field “promotional code” on the checkout page.

This promotion is only available in the online store of Leopardo Filmes, and it is valid until April 30th.

Paying close attention to the evolution of the spread of Covid-19 in Portugal and throughout the world, Leopardo Filmes informs that the national premiere of the film QUARTO 212 has been postponed, still with no definite date. As soon as the security conditions that allow the use of movie theaters are guaranteed, we will disclose a new date.

It had its world premiere opening the Rotterdam film festival and in Portugal it had two preview sessions, one of them at Cinema Nimas, in Lisbon. But it is this thursday, March 5th, that MOSQUITO, João Nuno Pinto's second feature film, arrives in Portuguese theaters, from north to south of the country, premiering in 34 theaters.

DOUBLES VIES, by Olivier Assayas, premieres all over the country

DOUBLE VIES, a film written and directed by Olivier Assayas, with the magnetic Juliette Binoche and the unmistakable Guillaume Canet, Vincent Macaigne and Nora Hamzawi, premieres from north to south, on February 27th.

It opened the Rotterdam Film Festival early this year and is almost reaching the venues from north to south of the country (premieres on March 5th), but Espaço Nimas anticipates and hosts the premiere session, opened to the public, of the film MOSQUITO, by João Nuno Pinto. Monday, March 2nd, at 9:30 pm, at Espaço Nimas, in the company of the director and actors.

THE DOMAIN, a film by Tiago Guedes that won over 80,000 spectators in the theater, having gone through several international festivals, including Venice and Toronto, now arrives in DVD.

Starring Albano Jerónimo and Sandra Faleiro, who deliver brilliant interpretations, the DVD is available starting today at Leopardo Filmes online store, at Espaço Nimas, at FNAC and at the usual places.

The French writer Pierre Guyotat (1940-2020) is one of the greatest authors in twentieth French Literature, with a unique voice. He died in Paris through last Friday night. As Azzedine Alaïa wrote (Pierre Guyotat, La matière de nos oeuvres), Guyotat “ennobled French language: with his unique writing he achieves to speak of things we don’t speak of with an enormous beauty. His writing is powerful, subtle, and different from any other writing. It is the French language in all its splendour: at the same time, popular and elaborated.”

MOSQUITO by João Nuno Pinto had its world premiere last night, inaugurating this year's IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam. For the first time, a portuguese film was selected as the opening film of an international class A festival, and it also integrates the Big Screen Competition section, with a record of sold out screening sessions.

The IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam starts today and MOSQUITO, by João Nuno Pinto, produced by Paulo Branco, marks the start of this edition. In addition to being the opening film, it is also part of the competitive section Big Screen Competition and has already sold out three screening sessions.

A Dog Called Money (2019), which integrated the Official Selection – Out of Competition at LEFFEST’19, is the most recent collaboration between PJ Harvey and photographer director Seamus Murphy, and will see its Portuguese premier on January 16.

The IFFR – International Film Festival Rotterdam announces today that MOSQUITO, João Nuno Pinto's new film, produced by Paulo Branco, a Leopardo Filmes production, co-produced by Alfama Films Production (France), APM Produções (Portugal) , Delicatessen Films (Brazil) and Mapiko Filmes (Mozambique), will be the opening film of the IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020, which will take place from January 22nd to February 2nd, where it will be competing in the Big Screen Competition section, for the Big Screen Award.

The Domain, directed by Tiago Guedes and produced by Paulo Branco, is one of the cinematographic highlights of the year, having been present in several international film festivals and exhibitions, among them the prestigious Venice Film Festival, where it was part of the Official Selection in Competition, and the Toronto Festival in the Special Presentations section.

The writer, screenwriter and director PETER HANDKE has just been announced as the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019.

Asako I & II premieres October 17th. The superlative film of the great Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi was part of the Official Selection in Competition of the Cannes Film Festival in 2018 and the Official Selection in Competition of the LEFFEST - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival of the same year.

A HERDADE (The Domain) is conquering the Portuguese and has already reached 50 thousand spectators in two weeks of exhibition.

The 36th World Cultural Council Awards ceremony was held a few hours ago in Tokyo at Tsukuba University, where Paulo Branco received the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts, with which he was honoured.

After the world première at the Venice Film Festival’s Competition, where it went on to TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival, The Domain, by Tiago Guedes, is the Portuguese candidate for a Goya Awards nomination in 2020, as well as the Portuguese candidate for an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film.

A Herdade has just been elected by the members of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema (APC) to represent Portugal at the Oscars 2020 in the category of Best International Feature Film.

This Saturday, September 14th, there’s a double premiere of A HERDADE: the pre-announced premiere at Cinema Monumental (21:00) is sold out, so there will be an extra screening at 19:30, in Espaço Nimas. Tickets for this event are already available. The director Tiago Guedes, producer Paulo Branco and main cast will be present in both screenings.

The Domain, a feature by Tiago Guedes originated a TV series, co-produced with RTP, that was later purchased by ARTE France. Divided in three episodes of about one hour each, it's the first TV series by a portuguese director adquired by this prestigious channel, and it will be on air in the end of 2020.

After its selection in the official competition in Venice, where it was acclaimed by a long standing ovation, today is the day of the press and industry screening of The Domain at the TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival. The official exhibition will happen next Tuesday, on the 10th of September, in the Special Presentation section, the most important program of the TIFF. The Domain is the first Portuguese movie to be featured in this section.

After the oficial screening of The Domain in the Venice Film Festival, with a standing ovation that lasted for long minutes, the international press started to release first impressions.

A Herdade - The Domain (2019), directed by Tiago Guedes and produced by Leopardo Filmes, is the return of a Portuguese film to the Official Competition of Venice International Film Festival. The latest time a Portuguese film was in Venice was fourteen years ago. In the year the producer Paulo Branco is celebrating 40 years of his career, he presents his 41st film in the Official Selection of Venice International Film Festival A Herdade - The Domain.

Leopardo Filmes in partnership with Medeia Filmes organizes a film programme dedicated to the filmmaker (and writer) LUIS BUÑUEL (Calanda, Spain, 1900 - Mexico City, 1983, one of the greatest names in art in the twentieth century. The film programme is in exhibition at Espaço Nimas, until 18 September.

After its World Premiere at Venice Film Festival and North American Premiere at TIFF – Toronto International Film Festival, "A Herdade - The Domain" will have its first public presentation in Portugal on September 14th at 9 p.m. at Cinema Medeia Monumental, in Lisbon. The director, Tiago Guedes, and the actors will attend the screening.

It has been fourteen years since a film by a Portuguese director was selected for the Official Competition at the Venice Film Festival; A Herdade, by Tiago Guedes, produced by Paulo Branco (a Leopardo Filmes production, financially supported by RTP and ICA) marks the Official Selection in Competion of this year’s 76th edition.

The Domain (A Herdade), a long-awaited film directed by Tiago Guedes and produced by Paulo Branco, premieres in Portugal on 19 September, in various theaters throughout the country.

"This recognition is given for Mr. Branco’s engagement with new views on cinematographic expressions and his dedicated commitment to cultivating intensive communication and activity between the different fields of culture, such as literature, fine arts and music.