Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) is the public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal. It operates four national television channels and three national radio stations, as well as several satellite and cable offerings.
João Manuel Relvas Leopoldo Botelho is a Portuguese film director.
Marco Martins is a Portuguese Film and Theatre director, best known for his 2005 film Alice, which premiered at Cannes and won the Best Picture Award at the Directors' Fortnight.
Television in Portugal was introduced in 1956 by Radiotelevisão Portuguesa, which held the nationwide television monopoly until late 1992. Regular broadcasting was introduced on March 7, 1957. Colour transmissions were introduced on March 10, 1980.
Rui Cardoso Martins is a Portuguese writer. His first novel "E Se Eu Gostasse Muito de Morrer" was published in 2006 and became an instant best seller in Portugal. It narrates the story of "Hanger", a boy who lives in rural Southern Portugal where every other person around him commits suicide. The novel has been translated into English, Hungarian, Russian, French and Spanish.
Xingu is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Cao Hamburger and scripted by him, Elena Soárez and Anna Muylaert. Starring João Miguel, Felipe Camargo and Caio Blat, the film tells the Villas-Bôas brothers trajectory from the moment in which they joined the Roncador-Xingu expedition, part of the Westward March of Getúlio Vargas, in 1943.
Ruben Alves is a French-Portuguese actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for The Gilded Cage which he wrote and directed.
The 2012 Prémio Autores was the third edition of the Prémio Autores. It took place on 27 February 2012 and was broadcast by RTP.
Uma Família Açoriana is a Portuguese period television series broadcast by RTP. It first aired on RTP1 from 13 October 2013 to 1 December 2013.
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Só sei ser feliz assim" written by Marco Quelhas. The song was performed by the duo MTM. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in 2000 as one of the six countries with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests. RTP organised the national final Festival da Canção2001 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2001 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. After five semi-finals and a final which took place between October 2000 and March 2001, "Só sei ser feliz assim" performed by MTM emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from 20 regional juries.
South is a Portuguese police noir, in nine episodes, created by Edgar Medina and Guilherme Mendonça, directed by Ivo M. Ferreira and produced by Arquipélago Filmes. Soundtrack by Dead Combo. The series premiered on the 28 September 2019, on RTP1, and broadcast ended on the 23 November 2019.
Madre Paula is a Portuguese drama television series adapting the novel of the same name by Patrícia Müller which stars Joana Ribeiro and Paulo Pires. It originally aired on RTP1 in 2017.
Maria João Gonçalves Abreu Soares, known as Maria João Abreu, was a Portuguese film, television and stage actress. Her most notable works include Portuguese TV series Médico de Família, Aqui Não Há Quem Viva, Golpe de Sorte, and her strong presence in the typical Portuguese genre of "teatro de revista". She was famous for her uplifting roles, mostly associated with humour.
A Espia is a Portuguese historical drama television miniseries starring Daniela Ruah, Diogo Morgado and Maria João Bastos. It originally aired in 2020 on RTP1.
Jorge Eduardo Gil Pelicano is a Portuguese documentary filmmaker and television reporter, whose works feature economic and environmental impact issues, influence the global LGBT film community, and have been featured at international festivals including DOK Leipzig, Trento Film Festival, and CineEco.
Natural Law is a 7 episode series, created by Edgar Medina and Rui Cardoso Martins, directed by João Nuno Pinto and produced by Arquipélago Films, with Margarida Vila-Nova and Nuno Lopes in the main roles. The soundtrack is composed by Justin Melland. The series premiered January 5, 2022, on RTP1.
Bad Living is a 2023 Portuguese-French drama film directed by João Canijo. Starring Anabela Moreira and Rita Blanco, the film portrays story of a family of several women from different generations, whose relationships with each other have grown poisoned by bitterness. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 February 2023. It won Silver Bear Jury Prize at the festival. In September 2023, it was selected as the Portuguese entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards.
Légua is a 2023 drama film directed by João Miller Guerra & Filipa Reis who co-wrote with Sara Morais, José Filipe Costa and Letícia Simões. It stars Carla Maciel and Fátima Soares accompanied by Vitória Nogueira da Silva, Sara Machado, Paulo Calatré and Manuel Mozos. It is a co-production between Portugal, France and Italy.
