Paulo Branco

Paulo Branco is a film producer since 1979. He produced about 300 films, with the core of his work between France and Portugal.

Amongst several awards won during his career these stand out: Greatest European Producer Prize given by the European Parliament (1999); Raimondo Rezzonico Award to the Best Independent Producer at the Festival of Locarno (2002); the Golden Horse from the Taipei Film Festival (2005); the medal of Officier of L’Ordre des Arts et Des Lettres of Republic of France (2004); the Gabriela Mistral Order from the Government of Chile. This year, the World Cultural Council awarded him with the 2019 Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts, which he will receive in Japan on the 4th of October.

He was part of the jury of the Official Selection at Berlin (1999) and Venice Film Festival (2006) and was President of the Jury at the Locarno Film Festival (2011), among others.

This year, celebrating his 40 years of career, the Venice International Film Festival presents in competition the world premiere of his 41st film in the Official Selection – A Herdade, by Tiago Guedes. Four of his previous productions received the Golden Lion.

FILMOGRAPHY IN VENICE FESTIVAL

PRODUCER

• "The Domain (A Herdade)” by Tiago Guedes, 2019
  Venice Film Festival 2019 – Official Selection – In Competition
  EThis is the 20th film he presents in competition in Venice, where he premiered 26 films of Portuguese filmmakers, 13 of which in competition
  
  
• "Francisca” by Manoel de Oliveira, 1981
  Venice Film Festival 2019 – Venice Classics
  
  
• "Never Ever” by Benoît Jacquot, 2016
  Venice Film Festival 2016 – Official Selection – Out of Competition
  
  
• "The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez” by Wim Wenders, 2016
  Venice Film Festival 2016 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "Lines of Wellington” by Valeria Sarmiento, 2012
  Venice Film Festival 2012 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "Tonight” by Werner Schroeter, 2008
  Venice Film Festival 2008 – Official Selection – In Competition
  Golden Lion Overall Work
  
  
• "Miss Begotten” by João Canijo, 2007
  Venice Film Festival 2007 – Orizzonti Section
  
  
• "A Few Days in September” by Santiago Amigorena, 2006
  Venice Film 2006 – Official Selection – Out of Competition
  
  
• "The Fatalist” by João Botelho, 2005
  Venice Film Festival 2005 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "The Fifth Empire” by Manoel de Oliveira, 2004
  Venice Film Festival 2004 - Official Selection – Out of Competition
  Career Golden Lion
  
  
• "A Talking Picture” by Manoel de Oliveira, 2003
  Venice Film Festival 2003 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "Rosa La China” by Valeria Sarmiento, 2002
  Venice Film Festival 2002 - Section «Controcorrente»
  
  
• "Porto of my Childhood” by Manoel de Oliveira, 2001
  Venice Film Festival 2001 – Official Selection – Out of Competition
  
  
• "Water and Salt ” by Teresa Villaverde, 2001
  Venice Film Festival 2001 – Cinema del Presente Section
  
  
• "Frágil como o Mundo” by Rita Azevedo Gomes, 2001
  Venice Film Festival 2001 – New Territories Section
  
  
• "Rending” by Raquel Freire, 2001
  Venice Film Festival 2001 – Critics Week
  
  
• "Snow White” by João César Monteiro, 2000
  Venice Film Festival 2000 – New Territories Section
  
  
• "Freedom” by Sharunas Bartas, 2000
  Venice Film Festival 2000 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "Nights” by Cláudia Tomaz, 2000
  Venice Film Festival 2000 – Critics Week – Best Film
  
  
• "Word and Utopia” by Manoel de Oliveira, 2000
  Venice Film Festival 2000 – Official Selection – In Competition
  Italian Critics Prize
  
  
• "L’Ennui” by Cédric Khan, 1998
  Venice Film Festival 1998 - Section Prospettive
  
  
• "Traffic” by João Botelho, 1998
  Venice Film Festival 1998 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "Longe da Vista” by João Mário Grilo, 1998
  Venice Film Festival 1998 - Section Prospettive
  
  
• "Ossos” by Pedro Costa, 1997
  Venice Film Festival 1997 -  Official Selection – In Competition
  Osella d’Oro Prize
  
  
• "So There” by Michel Piccoli, 1997
  Venice Film Festival 1997 – Official Selection – Out of Competition
  Critics Prize “Bastone Bianco”
  
  
• "Party” by Manoel de Oliveira, 1995
  enice Film Festival 1996 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "The Last Dive” by João César Monteiro, 1992
  Venice Film Festival 1992 – Official Selection – In Competition
  Italian Critics Prize
  
  
• "The Absence” by Peter Handke, 1992
  Venice Film Festival 1992 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "The Divine Comedy” by Manoel de Oliveira, 1991
  Venice Film Festival 1991 – Official Selection - In Competition
  Grand Jury Special Prize
  
  
• "The Woman From Rose Hill” by Alain Tanner, 1989
  enice Film Festival 1989 – Official Selection – In Competition
  
  
• "O Recado das Ilhas” by Ruy Duarte, 1989
  Venice Film Festival 1989 - Official Selection – Section Finestra
  
  
• "My Case” de Manoel by Oliveira, 1986
  Venice Film Festival 1986 – Official Selection – Out of Competition
  Opening Film
  
  
• "The Satin Sleeper” by Manoel de Oliveira, 1985
  Venice Film Festival 1985 -  Official Selection – In Competition
  Jury’s Special Golden Lion
  
  
• "City of Pirates” by Raúl Ruiz, 1983
  Venice Film Festival 1985 - Official Selection - Out of Competitiono
  
  
• "A Estrangeira” by João Mário Grilo, 1982
  Venice Film Festival 1982 - Official Selection  – In Competition
  
  
• "Silvestre” by João César Monteiro, 1981
  Venice Film Festival 1981 - Official Selection  – In Competition
  
  
• "Francisca” by Manoel de Oliveira, 1981
  Venice Film Festival 1981 - Section Mezzogiorno, Mezzanotte
  
  
• "Leave It” by António Pedro de Vasconcelos, 1980
  Venice Film Festival 1980  – Officina Veneziana
  
  

ASSOCIATED PRODUCER

• "Los Porfiados” by Mariano Torres Manzur, 2002
  Venice Film Festival 2001  – New Territories Section
  
  
• "No One Twice” by Jorge Silva Melo, 1984
  Venice Film Festival 1984 - Official Selection  – In Competition
  
  
• "Ana” by António Reis and Margarida Cordeiro, 1982
  Venice Film Festival 1983 - Official Selection
  
  
• "The State Of Things” by Wim Wenders, 1982
  Venice Film Festival  1982 - Official Selection – In Competition
  Golden Lion