PAULO BRANCO BIOGRAPHIE Born in Lisbon, in 1950. Goes to London in 1971 and in 1973 arrives at Paris. In 1979 starts is career as a producer, between Paris and London and till the date has produced more than 200 films, signed by names such as Manoel de Oliveira Wim Wenders, João César Monteiro, Raoul Ruiz, Chantal Akerman, Alain Tanner, Werner Schroeter, Robert Kramer, Pedro Costa, André Téchiné, Andrzej Zoulawski, Peter Handke, Laurence Ferreira Barbosa, Cédric Kahn, João Botelho, João Mário Grilo, João Canijo, Teresa Villaverde, José Álvaro Morais, Jean Claude Biette, Sharunas Bartas, Michel Piccoli, Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi, Christophe Honoré, Paul Auster... With a recognized worldwide career as a producer, Paulo Branco is also a distributor and exhibitor, in Portugal and in France. His contribution to the dynamic of independent cinema is remarkable as well as on the spread of its international visibility during the last decades. He is the Managing Director of Portuguese Production Companies Clap Filmes and Leopardo Filmes, and of the Distribution Company Atalanta Filmes. In France, he created the Production Company, Alfama Films. 1 Since the beginning of his career as a producer, Paulo Branco as been an assiduous presence in the most renowned film festivals throughout the world: Cannes, Venice, Berlin, New York, Toronto, Tokyo, São Paulo, Montreal, Salónica... and he’s been part of the juries of Berlin (1999); Venice (2005) and Rotterdam (2006), Lecce and Locarno (President of the Jury) in 2011 Paulo Branco is also the Director of the Estoril Film Festival, event that was founded in 2007 and has already 5 editions of existence, which counted with the presence of various personalities of all walks of art, national and international, as David Lynch; Pedro Almodóvar; Bernardo Bertolucci; Francis Ford Coppola; David Cronenberg; Juliette Binoche; Louis Garrel; Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi; Catherine Deneuve; Isabelle Hupert; Julião Sarmento; Paul Auster; Don Delillo; J.M. Coetzee; Rui Horta; David Byrne; Cindy Sherman; Lou Reed; Laurie Anderson; Stephen Frears, John Malkovich, Matthew Barney, Paul Giamatti, Yasmina Reza, Luc Dardenne, just to mention a few... TRIBUTES AND AWARDS 2011 Lecce Film Festival – Tribute to Paulo Branco – “Protagonists of European Cinema” Grémio Literário Award – Honorable Mention to Paulo Branco for “Mysteries of Lisbon” by Raúl Ruiz 2006 Seville European Film Festival 2006 ( Spain) – Tribute – Master class by Paulo Branco Festival «L’industrie du Rêve» - France – Tribute to Paulo Branco 2005 TAIPÉ GOLDEN HORSE FILM FESTIVAL –Tribute– Master Class by Paulo Branco 2004 Taormina International Film Festival –Sicilia - Italy – Taormina Award for Art and Excellence Officer of Order of arts and Letters of French Republic – 23rd of February 2002 Seoul International Film Festival, Korea, - Tribute to Paulo Branco - “Cinema by producer” Award Raimondo Rezzonico for Best Independent Producer - Locarno International Film Festival 2 2000 Festival of Portuguese Cinema - Tokyo: Paulo Branco’s filmography in the 90’s 1999 Young Cinema Festival of Valencia – Golden Moon Award of Valencia – Tribute to Producer Paulo Branco 1998 Order Gabriela Mistral of Republica of Chile 1997 Forum of European Cinema –Strasbourg : Europe Award “Les grandes carrières européennes” Hamburg International Film Festival: Tribute Viena International Film Festival – Tribute to Paulo Branco ( first tribute done to a producer) Spanish Film Museum – Cicle dedicated to Producer Paulo Branco 1992 French Cinema Museum - “Bravo Branco” :Tribute to the most European of the Producers, Paulo Branco 1986 Spanish Film Museum – Cicle dedicated to the producer Paulo Branco. 3 FILMOGRAPHY IN POST-PRODUCTION “COSMOPOLIS” by David Cronenberg – based on the homonymous work of Don Delillo IN PRODUCTION “THE LINES OF WELLINGTON” - a film and a TV series by Raúl Ruiz – directed by Valeria Sarmiento – screenplay by Carlos Saboga PRODUCED BY PAULO BRANCO “IN SLOWMOTION” by Fernando Lopes “OPERATION AUTUMN” by Bruno de Almeida “PASSION” by Margarida Gil ‘‘DUBAI FLAMINGO’’ by Delphine Kreuter “OUR PARADISE” by Gaël Morel • "La Gay-Pride fait son cinéma" – Festival organized by Yagg at the Gaumont Opéra Capucines- 2011 • Ze Festival, "L'été indien" – Nice – France 2011 • Festival Image + Nation, Montréal 2011 • Festival Arc en Ciel, Châlon sur Saône 2011 • Festival Face à Face – 7º Festival of Gay and Lesbian Cinéma Gay from St-Etienne 2011 • Brisbane Queer Film Festival 2011 ‘’MYSTERIES OF LISBON’’ by Raul Ruiz – adaptation of the homonymous work of Camilo Castelo Branco – script by Carlos Saboga – feature film with 4h30 m and tv serie (one hour per episode – 6 episodes) • Special Award 2011 (posthumous) – to Raúl Ruiz – given by the New York Film Critics Circle 4 • Golden Satellite Awards of the US International Press Academy – three nominations – Best Foreign Film; Best Art Direction and Production Design and Costume Design • Silver Shell Best Director – San Sebastian Film Festival • Critics Award - Mostra de Cinema de São Paulo International Film Festival • Louis Delluc Award – Best French Film 2010 • Best Script Award – Portuguese Author’s Society • Award Grémio Literário – to Raúl Ruiz • Award Grémio Literário – Honorable Mention to Paulo Branco • Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival • London Film Festival • Torino Film Festival • Official Selection – Viennale, Viena International Film Festival • New York Film Festival • Vancouver Film Festival • Rotterdam Film Festival • Adelaide Film Festival – Australia • Jeonju International Film Festival (South Corea) • BAFICI – Buenos Aires Film Festival - Argentina • Cartagena Film Festival • Prague Film Festival • Istambul Film Festival • Vilnius Film Festival (Lithuania) • Hong Kong Film Festival • Copenhagen Film Festival • San Francisco Film Festival • Montréal – Festival Ibero-Americain • Munich International Film Festival • Sydney International Film Festival • Varsóvia Film Festival • Lecce Film Festival • Milano Film Festival – Italy 2011 • Festival Via Voices – Vologda – Russia 2011 • 3rd Arte Film Week –Beirute – Liban 2011 • European Film Panorama – Athens – Greece - Panorama Award – Greek Directors Award and Film School Students Award • Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Estonia 2011 • "Around the world in 14 films" – Berlin – Germany2011 5 • "Trafic, 20 ans, 20 films" - Centre Pompidou - Paris - 2012 “EYES FIND EYES” by Jean-Manuel Fernandez and Sean Price Williams “ASHES AND BLOOD” by Fanny Ardant • Official Selection – Out of Competition – Cannes Film Festival 2009 • Taormina Film Festival - Italy • São Paulo International Film Festival- Brazil • Helvétie French Film Festival- France • Trieste Film Festival - Italy “BAZAR” by Patricia Plattner “CINERAMA” by Inês Oliveira • 33ª São Paulo International Film Festival “TWIST OF FAITH” by Fernando Lopes • Official Selection – International Perspective section - São Paulo International Film Festival • Official Selection –Out of Competition– Estoril Film Festival 2009 “LE MARIAGE À TROIS” by Jacques Doillon “TONIGHT” by Werner Schroeter • Golden Lion – Special Award from Jury - Official Selection, In Competition, Venice International Film Festival, Italy • Official Selection - Section MASTERS, Toronto Film Festival, Canada 2008 • Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina 2008 • Istambul Film Festival 2009 “POISON HEALS” by Raquel Freire • In Competition, New Directors São Paolo International Film Festival 2008 “NOISE” by Tiago Guedes e Frederico Serra • Best Actor and Best Film of Art, Official Selection, In Competition, International Film Festival Cartagena of India, Colombia 2009 • Section “Europe Tendencies”, Official Selection, On Competition, Guadalajara Film Festival, Mexico 2009 • Ciputti Award, Official Selection, In Competition, International Film Festival Turim 2009 6 • In Competition, Section “Zabaltegi”, San Sebastián International Film Festival 2008 • In Competition, Section “New Directors”, São Paolo International Film Festival, Brazil 2008 • Nominated Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress, Golden Globe Portugal 2009 “FOUR NIGHTS WITH ANNA”by Jerzy Skolimowski • Opening Film, Directors Fortnight, Official selection, Cannes Film Festival 2008 • Special Award from Jury, Tokio Film Festival 2008 • In Competition, Toronto Film Festival • Tokyo - Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taïwan • Mar del Plata IFF (Argentine) • Ljubljana International Film Festival Slovénie2008 • Bratislava (Slovaquie) • Rotterdam 2009 • Göteborg (Suède) “DOOMED LOVE” by Mário Barroso • In Competition, Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland 2008 • In Competition, New Directors, São Paolo International Film Festival, Brazil 2008 • Official Selection, In Competition, International Film Festival Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2009 • International Selection, BAFICI – International Independent Film Festival of Buenos Aires, 2009 “OR I’LL DIE OR I’LL FEEL BETTER” by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa “MISBEGOTTEN” by João Canijo • Official selection Orizzonti, In Competition, Venice International Film Festival, Itália 2007 • UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles, UGC Ciné Cité 27, European Film Showcase, Rome • Section “International Perspective”, São Paulo International Film Festival 2007 • International Competition, Riga International Film Fórum “Arsenals” • Portuguese Films, Budapest Film Museum, 2008 • Índia International Film Festival, 2008 • Nominated Best Actress, Golden Globe Portugal 2009 “THE OTHER SIDE” by Luís Filipe Rocha • Best Actor Award – Filipe Duarte and Tomás de Almeida,