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2022

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Spoils of War
4 Episodes
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Spoils of War unveils extraordinary tales of espionage, patriotism, survival and romance against the backdrop of the Portuguese colonial war in Africa (1961 to 1974). Using exceptional archive footage – colorized for the first time in a process never before seen in Portugal - this documentary series by Sofia Pinto Coelho gives voice to anonymous heroes who now recount the crossroads they faced during a time of war and decolonization. Spoils of War is a co-production between Blablabla Media and SIC, produced with the support of ICA - Instituto do Cinema e Audiovisual.

2020

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Black Market
4 Episodes

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A series about the smuggling of drugs and cell phones into prisons and the schemes to get prisoners out early. A black market that moves incalculable amounts of money in Portuguese prisons.

2019

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2017 - 2019

Invisibles
3 Episode
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Suspended Lives
3 Seasons

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Do black people have the same opportunities to succeed in life as white people?  A series about ethnic prejudice with accounts of police abuse and inequality, but also with the faces that are giving visibility to the struggle of black people in Portugal.

Awards (2020):

  • Human Rights & Integration Journalism Award, Unesco National Commission and General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

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Parental responsibility cases, inheritances, labor claims, sexual harassment, criminals and innocents. In court battles, there are always suspended lives, with lost hopes and rebuilt dreams.

2016

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Renegades
3 Seasons
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Imagine that you were going to renew your ID card and were told that after all you are not Portuguese? Even though you were born, grew up, studied and worked in Portugal all your life?  That's what happened to countless people who were born in Portugal after 1981, when the nationality law was changed.

Awards (2017):

  • Best Information Program, Portuguese Society of Authors.

  • Television Award, High-Commissioner for Migrations

  • Journalism Against Indifference Award, AMI

  • Journalism Award, “Corações “com Coroa

  • Human Rights and Integration Journalism Award (honorable mention), UNESCO National Commission

2015

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Once upon a time in Africa
4 Episodes

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On the 40th anniversary of the independence of the Portuguese-speaking African countries, we discover memories of the colonial era that were recorded in letters, films, photographs, and books.

2014

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Five Destinies
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In 1974, five boys who were in elementary school were interviewed. The poorer ones wanted to become chauffeurs or mechanics. The middle class ones, one wanted to be a soldier and the other a pilot. The richest wanted to be a doctor. 40 years later, we went to find out what their fate was.

Award (2015):

  • Best Use of Archive Award, International Federation of Television Archives

2013

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The Evidence
9 Episodes

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Criminal investigation series, using forensic experts, on nine cases of doubt about the solidity of the evidence that led to conviction.

2010

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Convicted
4 Episodes
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Criminal investigation series about four convicts who are said to have fallen victim to miscarriage of justice because of poorly analyzed evidence, unprepared lawyers, ignored testimony, and surprising court decisions that leave the bitter taste of injustice.

Award (2011):

  • Best Information Program, Portuguese Society of Authors

2006 - 2017

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Lost and Found
Weekly Segment

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A weekly news segment that goes back to stories of people and places that were in the news but were never heard from again.

2004 - 2006

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Law Talk
53 Shows
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Interview program on law, justice, and the workings of the courts.

Award (2007):

  • Best Legal Program Award (SIC Notícias), Bar Association

1998

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A Dúvida

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At the end of a night of drinking, a group of skinheads killed a young black man who was returning home alone. But one of those convicted of the murder assures that he is innocent.

1996

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O Último Corretor

3 Episódios

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A docudrama about the rise of stockbroker Pedro Caldeira, a symbol of the financial euphoria experienced in Portugal in the eighties, until the stock market crash and his escape and arrest in Miami.

1992

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PROCº Nº 372/92
Grande Reportagem

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Father Frederico Cunha was accused of homosexuality and murder of a young man from Madeira. The evidence and doubts of the trial, the first (and only) to be broadcast live on television. (co-author)

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