Film Production and Distribution Company
The goal of APM actions per minute Produções is, within the fiction and documentary fields, to work with established directors, and at the same time to give conditions for young directors to develop new languages and affirm themselves, privileging international co-productions and the exchange of different cinematographic and audiovisual cultures.
And doing justice to the name (APM is the acronym of its founder's name, Ana Pinhão Moura, and the term used in strategy games - usually computer games - in real time, and refers to the total number of actions a player can accomplish within one minute, and a high APM is synonymous of speed, efficiency and precision), APM actions per minute Produções, despite being so young, already has films in competition at the main film festivals, premiered in several countries, good commercial exploitation results, and many ongoing projects.
This recent production company, based in Lisbon, and founded at the end of 2017, has just finished the shooting of the next series by Ivo M. Ferreira, "O AMERICANO" and has just produced the latest film and series by Tiago Guedes, " DIÁLOGOS DEPOIS DO FIM", selected for the IFFR Rotterdam 2024, Mostra de São Paulo and for LEFFEST 23, which will be broadcast on the ARTE KINO channel in April 2024.
At 2022, APM produced the latest feature film by João Mário Grilo, "CAMPO DE SANGUE", which was selected for the Mostra de São Paulo, after having its international debut in the official selection of the Vancouver Festival.
APM co-produced "RESTOS DO VENTO", by Tiago Guedes, which was part of the official selection of the 75th Cannes Festival, out of competition, in 2022; "MOSQUITO", the opening film of the Rotterdam Film Festival 2020, which premiered in Portugal and France and was Portugal's nominee for the Goya 2020; and "RUTH" which premiered in cinemas in Portugal and Mozambique and was in competition at the ARTE Kino.
APM is associate producer of the feature films "THE WORST MAN IN LONDON" by Rodrigo Areias, to be premiered at the IFFR 24`s Big Screen Competition, "ORDEM MORAL" by Mário Barroso, premiered in Portugal and France and was in Mostra de São Paulo, Tokyo Film Festival and Valença Film Festival; "A HERDADE" by Tiago Guedes, in competition in Venice in 2019 and the Portuguese film nominated for the Oscars and Goya; and of "O CADERNO NEGRO" by Valeria Sarmiento, in competition in San Sebastian in 2018.
APM presented a short film in competition at IndieLisboa ("Silvestre" by Rúben Gonçalves), another at the Curtas de Vila do Conde Festival ("Matilde Olha para Trás" by Ana Mariz), having premiered, also at IndieLisboa, the short "Errar a Noite" by Flávio Gonçalves, which has made a considerable career in international festivals, despite the pandemic times we lived.
At the moment, "O Americano"`post production is underway, and APM is in the development phase of Mário Barroso's next feature film, "O MISTÉRIO DE CAROLINA L.", preparing "ELA OLHAVA SEM NADA VER" , a feature film directed by Fanny Ardant and the documentary series "O GOSTO DO RISCO, the risk of taste: Paulo Branco, a history of cinema", which will be Ana Pinhão Moura's directorial debut.
Furthermore, APM has also proven itself to be a cinema distributor, with eclectic choices.
Team
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Producer
Ana Pinhão Moura
Ana Pinhão Moura (Lisbon, 1975) is a producer with over 30 years of experience in the audiovisual field, working across television, cinema and international production.
She began her career at MMM, where she quickly took on leadership roles under the direction of José Eduardo Moniz and Gabriela Sobral. In 1996, she produced O Homem da Bicicleta in Macau, directed by Ivo M. Ferreira, which went on to receive awards at several festivals.
In 2000, she became executive producer at Mínima Ideia, where she worked on landmark projects such as Loja do Cidadão, Zapping, O Trabalho and Fenómeno, contributing to the development of new docudrama-driven formats and the emergence of a new generation of creators.
From 2002 onwards, she began a long-term collaboration with producer Paulo Branco, serving as Head of Production on Vai e Vem by João César Monteiro, and going on to work for nearly two decades as executive producer and head of production across his companies, including Madragoa Filmes, Clap Filmes, República Films, Alfama Films and Leopardo Filmes.
She has worked with internationally renowned directors such as Raul Ruiz, Werner Schroeter and Benoît Jacquot, and was responsible for the production of the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival between 2007 and 2014.
She later headed the Film Department at Leopardo Filmes, overseeing the development, financing and production of numerous projects.
In parallel, she was managing director of Alfama Films Production, where she produced Posto-Avançado do Progresso by Hugo Vieira da Silva and the series A Herdade by Tiago Guedes.
She is the founder of APM – Actions per Minute, where she develops, produces and distributes film projects.
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Head of Production
Madalena Fragoso
Madalena Fragoso (Lisbon, 1992) is a filmmaker and production coordinator / head of production. A graduate of the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, she develops an authorial body of work that intersects documentary and fiction, with an observational approach focused on time, spaces, and relationships.
Alongside her work as a director, she has consistently worked in film production in Portugal, taking on roles in production management and coordination across several feature films and fiction and documentary projects, collaborating with production companies such as APM and Leopardo Filmes.
At APM, she is involved in the development and follow-up of projects, articulating creative and production processes from the initial stage through to execution.
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Project Development Assistant
Guilherme Azevedo
Guilherme Falcão Azevedo (Lisbon, 2002) graduated in Film Production from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in 2024. He currently works in film production, mainly as a production coordinator, having collaborated on films with several national production companies such as APM, Leopardo Filmes, Terratreme and O Som e a Fúria.
He is currently working with the production company APM Actions per Minute, assisting in the development of funding applications and in the follow-up of projects, both short and feature-length.