Tiago Guedes

Tiago Guedes (born 20 June 1971) is a Portuguese filmmaker. Most known for his films The Domain and Aquí (2026), and the television series Glória (2021).

Early life After graduating at the Fernando Pessoa University, he studied cinema at the New York Film Academy (1997/98) and at Raindance Film School London (1999). He directed commercials and music videos for several years.

Career His first short film, O Ralo (1999), was co-directed with Frederico Serra. It won the Leopard of Tomorrow at the 52nd Locarno Film Festival. He made his film debut with the SIC-produced TV movie Alta Fidelidade (2000), co-directed with Frederico Serra.

His first feature film, Blood Curse (2006), premiered at the official opening of Fantasporto 2006. Co-directed by Frederico Serra and written by Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho, Tiago's brother and a journalist and news anchor at SIC. It's considered Portugal first horror feature film.

In 2013 he co-created and directed all episodes of Odisseia, a comedy series broadcast by RTP1.

His drama film The Domain (2019) was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. Marking Guedes first entry in the festival, directly to the main competition. It was also selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. A television miniseries version was later broadcast by RTP1.

In 2021, he directed all the episodes of Glória, a Portuguese historical thriller drama television series and the first Portuguese Netflix production. According to Variety, the show cost €6 million to produce, making it the most expensive series in Portuguese television history.

His drama film Remains of the Wind (2022) was selected to the Special Screenings section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, marking his first film selected to the festival.

Aquí (2026), based on the Jesús trilogy by J. M. Coetzee, premiered at the Cannes Premiere section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Personal life He was born in Porto and is married to actress Isabel Abreu.

Filmography

Feature films

TV Movies

Alta Fidelidade (2000) - co-directed with Frederico Serra Cavaleiros de Água Doce (2001) O Meu Sósia e Eu (2003)

Short films

O Ralo (1999) - co-directed with Frederico Serra 11:00 A. M. (1999) Waking Up (2001) - co-directed with Frederico Serra Homenzinho (2007) Coro dos Amantes (2014)

Television

Odisseia (2013) Os Boys (2016) Glória (2021)