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Tobis Portuguesa is a Portuguese film production and lab processing company. Established in June 3, 1932, Tobis produced many of the major works in Portuguese cinema for three decades. [1]

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Founded in 1932, Tobis originally focused on film production and lab processing. it produced many works of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, such as A Canção de Lisboa .

In 1955, Tobis merged with Lisboa Filmes, [2] one of Portugal's main film producers. The rights to its films were included within the Tobis film catalogue.

In 2004, Tobis acquired digital video transcription equipment. In 2005, Tobis acquired Concept Films.

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Tobis Catalogue

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