Paulo Branco Overview

Biography

Golden Globe-winning film producer Paulo Branco proved revolutionary in his native Portugal when he founded V.O. Filmes with Antonio-Pedro Vasconcelos. At the time, film productions in Portugal were funded almost exclusively by the state, meaning the government had artistic control of the nation's cinematic output. However, using V.O. Filmes, Branco found funding elsewhere and broke this bond of censorship. He...