Company Profile
Arquipélago Filmes is a Lisbon-based production company devoted to creating high-quality TV series and films, both in fiction and documentary categories. Our series have received the biggest Portuguese awards and great recognition from audiences and critics. They are now being distributed worldwide.
We are currently focusing on establishing organic co-productions that can boost the potential of shows and create value for all; closing pre-sales and/or co-production agreements with foreign operators; and exploring strategic partnerships in European funding applications. We are eager to exchange information about new fresh projects in development.
Company Highlights
MATILHA / DOGPACK (2024)
Format: TV series
Genre: Thriller
Director: João Maia
Screenplay: Edgar Medina, Rui Cardoso Martins, Guilherme Mendonça
Dogpack, a good-hearted petty thief, struggles to keep his new job and build an honest life with Mafalda, his girlfriend. But the world of crime knocks on his door once again. The couple faces great danger and has to make decisive choices.
Berlinale Series Market Selects 2024; Portuguese Film Academy Sophia award for Best Fictional Series; Portuguese Society of Authors award for Best Fictional Program.
CAUSA PRÓPRIA / NATURAL LAW (2022)
Format: TV series
Genre: Courtroom Drama
Director: João Nuno Pinto
Screenplay: Rui Cardoso Martins; Edgar Medina; Guilherme Mendonça; Elsa Sequeira Santos
Cast: Margarida Vila-Nova, Nuno Lopes, Catarina Wallenstein, Ivo Canelas, Maria Rueff, Afonso Laginha
After the murder of a local student, a small town judge faces an unexpected dilemma: now her actions can put her family at risk.
Portuguese Film Academy Sophia award for Best Fictional Series; Portuguese Society of Authors award for Best Fictional Program.
SUL / SOUTH (2019)
Format: TV series
Genre: Noir Crime Drama
Director: Ivo M. Ferreira
Screenplay: Edgar Medina, Guilherme Mendonça, Rui Cardoso Martins
Cast: Adriano Luz, Jani Zhao, Afonso Pimentel, Margarida Vila-Nova, Ivo Canelas, Nuno Lopes
A nihilistic and socially awkward police inspector of the Criminal Investigation Unit probes a string of suspicious deaths by drowning in the Tagus River. As the investigation becomes murkier, help comes from an unexpected source. Meanwhile, the country reels from an intense economic and social crisis.
Berlinale Drama Series Days; Portuguese Film Academy Sophia award for Best Fictional Series; Portuguese Society of Authors award for Best Fictional Program.