Cash Rebate Projects

The connection between Portugal and the cinema has been going on for more than a century.

The first screening in Portugal took place in June 1896, with six films by English producer Robert W. being shown at the Real Coliseu (Royal Coliseum), in Lisbon, six months after the first public screening of the Cinematograph, invented by the Lumière brothers.

In November of the same year, Portuguese cinema took its first steps, with short films by Aurélio da Paz dos Reis being shown in Porto and Braga.

As cinema evolved, so did the Portuguese response and dedication, not only as spectators, but also as creators and producers. Skilled crews, excellent equipment, and facilities for film and audiovisual production, at highly competitive rates, make Portugal a privileged choice for national and international productions.

Here are some examples of films shot in Portugal and supported by our very appealing incentive system (cash rebate), about which you can obtain more information in the menu Incentives/PIC Portugal

Projects

TITLE

Fast X

DIRECTOR

Louis Leterrier (1st Unit) & Alexander Witt (2nd Unit)

PRODUCTION

Universal Pictures

TITLE

Bad Living

DIRECTOR

João Canijo

PRODUCTION

Midas Films, Les Films de L'Après-Midi

TITLE

Sombras Brancas

DIRECTOR

Fernando Vendrell

PRODUCTION

David & Golias

TITLE

PJ7

DIRECTOR

Paulo André Ferreira

PRODUCTION

Sky Dreams Entertainment e RTP

TITLE

Pacifiction

DIRECTOR

Albert Serra

PRODUCTION

Rosa Films, Idéale Audience, Andergraun Films

TITLE

Motel Valkirias

DIRECTOR

Álex Sampayo e Jorge Queiroga

PRODUCTION

SPi e CTV

TITLE

Cidade Rabat

DIRECTOR

Susana Nobre

PRODUCTION

Terratreme Films

TITLE

Amadeo

DIRECTOR

Vicente Alves do Ó

PRODUCTION

Ukbar Films

TITLE

Tout le Monde Aime Jeanne

DIRECTOR

Céline Devaux

PRODUCTION

Les Films du Worso, O Som e a Fúria

TITLE

The Home Fairy

DIRECTOR

João Maia

PRODUCTION

MGN Films

TITLE

NAYOLA

DIRECTOR

José Miguel Ribeiro

PRODUCTION

Praça Films (PT) , JPL Films (FR), S.O.I.L. Productions (BE), Il Luster (NL), Luna Blue Films (BE)

TITLE

Wolf and Dog

DIRECTOR

Cláuda Varejão

PRODUCTION

Terratreme Films; La Belle Affaire (co-produtora)

TITLE

Alma Viva

DIRECTOR

Cristèle Alves Meira

PRODUCTION

Midas Films, Fluxus Films, Entre Chien et Loup

TITLE

Cuba Libre

DIRECTOR

Henrique Oliveira

PRODUCTION

HOP! Films

TITLE

My Grandfather’s Demons

DIRECTOR

Nuno Beato

PRODUCTION

Sardinha em Lata, Caretos Film, Midralgar, Basque Films

TITLE

Nothing Ever Happened

DIRECTOR

Gonçalo Galvão Teles

PRODUCTION

Fado Films

TITLE

The Infernal Machine

DIRECTOR

Andrew Hunt

PRODUCTION

MovieBox Studios

TITLE

Remains of the Wind

DIRECTOR

Tiago Guedes

PRODUCTION

Leopardo Films, Alfama Films, ARTE, RTP, APM Produções

TITLE

House of the Dragon

DIRECTOR

Clare Kilner, Miguel Sapochnik, Greg Yaitanes, Geeta Vasant Patel, Alan Taylor, Andrij Parekh

PRODUCTION

Sagesse Productions

TITLE

Montado

DIRECTOR

Joaquín Gutiérrez Acha

PRODUCTION

Ukbar Films, La Dehesa Producciones AIE, Wanda Films, Wanda Visión

TITLE

Tommy Guns

DIRECTOR

Carlos Conceição

PRODUCTION

Terratreme Films, Mirabilis, Virginie Films

TITLE

Campo de Sangue

DIRECTOR

João Mário Grilo

PRODUCTION

APM Produções

TITLE

Um Filme em Forma de Assim

DIRECTOR

João Botelho

PRODUCTION

Ar de Films

TITLE

Churchill in Madeira

DIRECTOR

Joana Pontes

PRODUCTION

SPi

TITLE

Da Mood

DIRECTOR

Sérgio Graciano

PRODUCTION

SPi em co-produção com Caos Calmo e Coyote Vadio

TITLE

3 Mulheres – Pós-Revolução

DIRECTOR

Fernando Vendrell

PRODUCTION

David & Golias

TITLE

KM 224

DIRECTOR

António-Pedro Vasconcelos

PRODUCTION

Leopardo Films, APM Produções, Belino Production

TITLE

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

DIRECTOR

Richard Laxton

PRODUCTION

Story Films, Sagesse Productions

TITLE

Salgueiro Maia – O Implicado

DIRECTOR

Sérgio Graciano

PRODUCTION

Sky Dreams Entertainment

TITLE

O Pai Tirano

DIRECTOR

João Gomes

PRODUCTION

Sky Dreams Entertainment

TITLE

Vanda

DIRECTOR

Simão Cayatte

PRODUCTION

SPi (Portugal), Legendary Pictures (EUA), La Panda (Espanha)

TITLE

Operação Maré Negra

DIRECTOR

Daniel Calparsoro, João Maia, Oskar Santos

PRODUCTION

Ficción Producciones, Ukbar Films

TITLE

A Rainha e a Bastarda

DIRECTOR

Sérgio Graciano

PRODUCTION

Fado Films

TITLE

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

DIRECTOR

Terry Gilliam

PRODUCTION

Alacran Pictures, Tornasol Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Ukbar Films

TITLE

TOMMY GUNS

DIRECTOR

Carlos Conceição

PRODUCTION

Terratreme Films (Portugal), Mirabilis (Angola) , Virginie Films (França)

TITLE

A Criança

DIRECTOR

Marguerite de Hillerin, Félix Dutilloy-Liégeois

PRODUCTION

Paulo Branco, Leopardo Films, Alfama Films

TITLE

Crimes Submersos / Sequía

DIRECTOR

Joaquín Llamas López, Oriol Ferrer

PRODUCTION

Atlantia Media, Coral Europa

TITLE

Natural Law

DIRECTOR

João Nuno Pinto

PRODUCTION

Arquipélago Films

TITLE

Glória

DIRECTOR

Tiago Guedes

PRODUCTION

SPi

TITLE

Auga Seca (temporada 2)

DIRECTOR

Toño López, Sérgio Graciano

PRODUCTION

Portocabo, SPi

TITLE

There’s Always Hope

DIRECTOR

Tim Lewiston

PRODUCTION

MovieBox Studios

TITLE

Sombra

DIRECTOR

Bruno Gascon

PRODUCTION

Caracol Sudios

TITLE

Pecado

DIRECTOR

António Borges Correia

PRODUCTION

Maria & Mayer

TITLE

Next Door: Fear

DIRECTOR

Patrícia Sequeira

PRODUCTION

Santa Rita Films

TITLE

Chegar a Casa

DIRECTOR

Sérgio Graciano

PRODUCTION

SPi, CTV

TITLE

Next Door: Love

DIRECTOR

Rita Nunes

PRODUCTION

Santa Rita Films

TITLE

Pôr do Sol

DIRECTOR

Manuel Pureza

PRODUCTION

Coyote Vadio

TITLE

Jolt

DIRECTOR

Tanya Wexler

PRODUCTION

Nu Boyana Film Studios

TITLE

Patrick

DIRECTOR

Gonçalo Waddington

PRODUCTION

O Som e a Fúria, Augenschein Filmproduktion, ZDF 2019

TITLE

Next Door: Hope

DIRECTOR

Cláudia Clemente

PRODUCTION

Santa Rita Films

TITLE

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

DIRECTOR

Patrick Hughes

PRODUCTION

Nu Boyana Film Studios

TITLE

Vento Norte

DIRECTOR

João Cayatte

PRODUCTION

Recados do Mundo Films

TITLE

Fátima

DIRECTOR

Marco Pontecorvo

PRODUCTION

Origin Entertainment, Rose Pictures

TITLE

The Club

DIRECTOR

Patrícia Sequeira, Joana de Bastos Rodrigues

PRODUCTION

Santa Rita Films

TITLE

A Generala

DIRECTOR

Sérgio Graciano

PRODUCTION

Coral Europa

TITLE

Der Lissabon-Krimi

DIRECTOR

Tim Trageser

PRODUCTION

AG Films

TITLE

O Atentado

DIRECTOR

Jorge Paixão da Costa

PRODUCTION

Coral Europa

TITLE

O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis

DIRECTOR

João Botelho

PRODUCTION

Ar de Films

TITLE

Ordem Moral

DIRECTOR

Mário Barroso

PRODUCTION

Leopardo Films, APM Produções

TITLE

A Son Named Erasmus

DIRECTOR

Alberto Ferrari

PRODUCTION

Eagle Pictures , MiBACT, Vivi Film Portugal

TITLE

Bem Bom

DIRECTOR

Patrícia Sequeira

PRODUCTION

SANTA RITA FILMES

TITLE

A Espia

DIRECTOR

Jorge Paixão da Costa, João Maia, Edgar Pêra

PRODUCTION

Ukbar Films, Ficción Producciones

TITLE

Color Out of Space

DIRECTOR

Richard Stanley

PRODUCTION

Spectrevision, ACE Pictures, BRO Cinema

TITLE

Parque Mayer

DIRECTOR

António-Pedro Vasconcelos

PRODUCTION

MGN Films

TITLE

That Good Night

DIRECTOR

Eric Styles

PRODUCTION

MovieBox Studios

TITLE

Frankie

DIRECTOR

Ira Sachs

PRODUCTION

Beluga Tree, O Som e a Fúria, SBS Productions

TITLE

Sul

DIRECTOR

Ivo M. Ferreira

PRODUCTION

Arquipélago Films

TITLE

Rambo: Last Blood

DIRECTOR

Adrian Grunberg

PRODUCTION

Nu Boyana Film Studios

TITLE

Liberté

DIRECTOR

Albert Serra

PRODUCTION

Rosa Films, Idéale Audience, Andergraun Films

TITLE

The Domain

DIRECTOR

Tiago Guedes

PRODUCTION

Leopardo Films, Alfama Films, APM Produções

TITLE

Angel Has Fallen

DIRECTOR

Ric Roman Waugh

PRODUCTION

Nu Boyana Film Studios

TITLE

Variações

DIRECTOR

João Maia

PRODUCTION

David & Golias

TITLE

Technoboss

DIRECTOR

João Nicolau

PRODUCTION

O Som e a Fúria, Shellac Sud

TITLE

Hellboy

DIRECTOR

Neil Marshall

PRODUCTION

Nu Boyana Film Studios

TITLE

O Caderno Negro

DIRECTOR

Valeria Sarmiento

PRODUCTION

Leopardo Films, Alfama Films, APM Produções, CB Partners