Filipa Reis (Lisbon, 1977) is a Portuguese film director and producer since 2000, with a background in Business Management and a postgraduate degree in Cinema and Television. She co-directed several documentaries with João Miller Guerra and Djon Africa (2018), their debut feature fiction, premiered in Rotterdam Tiger Competition in 2019. Légua, their second feature is now in post-production. In 2008, Filipa started her own independent production company where she creates fiction and creative documentary projects as Uma Pedra no Sapato and TV content under the label Vende-se Filmes. The company is currently engaged in international co-production features by award-winning Portuguese directors Miguel Gomes, Margarida Cardoso, Pedro Pinho, Marco Martins, Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, José Filipe Costa, Paulo Abreu and Leonor Teles (Golden Bear at Berlinale 2016), as well as developing debut features by young talents Maureen Fazendeiro, Duarte Coimbra, Sofia Bost, Ágata de Pinho, Aya Koretzky and Takashi Sugimoto. The films produced and directed by Filipa Reis are selected and awarded in major festivals and have international release and distribution all over the world. She is a member of Eurodoc, Emerging Producers and EAVE networks and was the president of the Portuguese Association of Film Directors (APR) and vice-president of the Portuguese Association of Television Independent Producers.
projects in progress
Banzo (fiction) - directed by Margarida Cardoso, co-production with Les Films de L’après-midi (FR), Damned films (FR) and Baldr film (NL).
บ้าน - Casa (fiction) - directed by Leonor Teles.
UBU (fiction) - directed by Paulo Abreu.
O Filme Feliz :) (fiction) - directed by Duarte Coimbra, short.
Dias de Nevoeiro (fiction) - directed by Francisco Carvalho, short.
Amanhã Será Outro Dia (fiction) - directed by Pedro Pinho, co-production with Terratreme (PT), Still Moving (FR), Bubbles (BR), De Film (RO).
Grand Tour (fiction) - directed by Miguel Gomes, co-production with Vivo Film (IT), Shellac Sud (FR) and Cinema Defacto (FR), in association with The Match Factory (DE), Rediance (CN) and Creatps Inc.
Ouro Negro (documentary) - directed by Takashi Sugimoto.
Imitação de Vida (fiction) - directed by Luís Nunes, short.
Praia de Pedra (fiction) - directed by Sofia Bost, short.
O Presidente (fiction) - directed by José Filipe Costa.
Les Habitants (documentary) - directed by Maureen Fazendeiro, co-production with Norte Productions (FR).
Praia Formosa (fiction) - directed by Julia De Simone, co-production with Anavilhana (BR) and Mirada Filmes (BR).
ZE (fiction) - directed by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, co-production with Aurora Films (FR) and Guru Media (MN).
finished projects
Légua (fiction) - directed by Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, 119 min., Portugal, France, Italy, 2023; Director, Producer.
Natureza Humana (fiction) - directed by Mónica Lima, 25 min., Portugal, Germany, 2023; Producer.
Great Yarmouth - Provisional Figures (fiction) - directed by Marco Martins, 113 min., Portugal, France, United Kingdom, 2022; Producer.
Azul (documentary / fiction) - directed by Ágata de Pinho, 20 min., Portugal, 2022; Producer.
Diários de Otsoga (fiction) - directed by Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes, 102 min., Portugal, 2021; Producer.
O que não se vê (documentary) - directed by Paulo Abreu, 24 min., Portugal, 2020; Producer.
Entre Leiras (documentary) - directed by Cláudia Ribeiro, 82 min., Portugal, 2020; Producer.
Dogs barking at birds (fiction) - directed by Leonor Teles, 20 min., Portugal, 2019; Producer.
Prazer, Camaradas! (documentary) - directed by José Filipe Costa, 105 min., Portugal, 2019; Producer.
Dia de Festa (fiction) - directed by Sofia Bost, 17 min., Portugal, 2019; Producer.
Terra Franca (documentary) - directed by Leonor Teles, 82 min., Portugal, 2018; Producer.
A Vida Aqui, Está Vista? (documentary) - directed by Filipe Carvalho, 32 min., Portugal, 2018; Producer.
Djon África (fiction) - directed by Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, 95 min., Portugal, Brazil, Cape Vert, 2018; Co-director, Co-producer.
O Caso J. (fiction) - directed by José Filipe Costa, 20 min., Portugal, 2017; Producer.
Balada de um Batráquio (documentary) - directed by Leonor Teles, 11 min., Portugal, 2016; Producer.
Fora da Vida (documentary) - directed by Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, 35 min., Portugal, 2015; Co-director, Producer.
O Indispensável Treino da Vagueza (documentary) - directed by Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, 45 min., Portugal, 2014; Co-director, Producer.
Fragmentos de uma Observação Participativa (documentary) - directed by Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, 32 min., Portugal, 2013; Co-director, Producer.
Um Fim do Mundo (fiction) - directed by Pedro Pinho, 63 min., Portugal, 2013; Producer.
Bela Vista (documentary) - directed by Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, 30 min., Portugal, 2012; Co-director, Producer.
Cama de Gato (documentary) - directed by Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, 57 min., Portugal, 2012; Co-director, Producer.
Orquestra Geração (documentary) - directed by Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra, 63 min., Portugal, 2011; Co-director, Producer.
Li Ké Terra (documentary) - directed by Filipa Reis e João Miller Guerra, 65 min., Portugal, 2010; Co-director, Producer.
News
status update / Légua / Filipa Reis / Project has been completed - 16.06.2023
