More than a film studio, we are a movement.
And we want to leave the world better than we found it.
MOVE is a Social Impact Media Lab, a branch from 2000Ciclos Audiovisuais, created in 2022.
After 20 years of experience in television and corporate, we felt it was time to take our content a step further and contribute to the improvement of our community, our society and our world.
Many of the film-industry professionals work as freelancers, in an industry where they have to stand next to big corporations that have decades of experience and a vast solid network.
MOVE as a laboratory, not only gives these professionals a ground to stand on and the opportunity to explore new concepts and ideas, it also offers a network of impact makers in different geographies, connecting them to people that are passionate about the same topics.
MOVE offers you the expertise in different areas from writing to direction, from digital communication to executive production.
MOVE offers you a team.
Impact is change: in the film making context, impact stands for social and cultural change that has been sparked by content and its associated campaign strategy.
Attention is the currency of today.
Television and film have always addressed social issues. They have the power to change points of views and behaviours and to get people to care about issues on a deeply personal level. The reach and influence of the media is powerful and can be used as a tool for advancing impact priorities.
Great storytelling inspires change.
Documentary storytelling, unlike most news and social media, can guide the spectator into an immersive journey, providing the time to build empathy or foster a deeper understanding. They tell the story of real people, allowing audiences to make the connection between broader issues or ideas and people’s lives. The audience is often changed by the experience. A compelling story is the base for raising awareness, creating engagement, leading to a stronger movement and ultimately, social change.
“Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just redecorate it.”
— Banksy
We impact with our films
Media is a powerful transformational tool. We believe in crafting incredible, immersive, unconventional content that inspires social change and ignites movement.
MOVE is an Impact Media organisation focused on the intersection of film and social change. We’re on a mission to craft striking videos that faithfully bring out the magic and the truth in stories, allowing them to impact their world.
Content production
Impact Strategy
Developing strategies that adopt film storytelling as a tool for impact.
Innovation
Advancing impact that builds up value across film lifecycles.
Creativity
Celebrating creativity as a problem solving tool and challenging impact makers to take it up a notch.
Co-Production
Empowering art to foster change, through impact partnerships and collaborations.
Exploration
Our lab is an open invitation to the world, where a new generation of impact producers is invited to collaborate, experiment and explore new paths.
We believe in the power of sharing stories.
With radical truth. Radical inclusion. Radical acceptance.
Full on, all in.
As a Social Impact Media Lab we hold a vision with two elements:
The Art Vision
the intrinsic vision for the film and how it will be.
The Impact Vision
the extrinsic vision for what the film will do and how it will contribute to shaping the world.
But before we impact the world with our films…
We believe changing the world starts in our own backyard. In every gesture, in every step we take, we take into account the impact it will have in the world around us. That’s why we follow the Green Shooting Portugal guidelines for sustainable filming, aiming to meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
We support activists, content creators, educators, pioneers and changemakers that are in the vanguard of social change in advancing worldwide awareness, social justice, human rights and education.
We are the video alchemists, the impact makers, the pathfinders, the poets and the dreamers.
We believe ideas are best when shared and improved together.
We work with creators in a collaborative way, from a network spread across different geographies, assuring artists and social entrepreneurs are the lead voices in the room.
MOVE is also a laboratory, training a new generation of Impact Producers and Filmmakers.
RESIDENTS
Sara Cortez | Executive Production
Sara is a Business Developer, with over 30 years of experience, in several markets. In the last years she’s been involved in the executive production of different audio-visual projects for the Portuguese national television. She is also a part of various social impact projects, an area she is truly passionate about.
Artur Loureiro | Direction
Artur is a Film Director and Founder of 2000Ciclos, a creative media company that has been moving the film industry for over 20 years. He has been a part of dozens of projects, from documentary film to commercial and branded content, both in Portugal and other countries. He is in love with nature and especially the sea, surfing whenever he has the chance.
Diana Nunes | Content
Diana is a Creative, living in Amsterdam. She was a Social Entrepreneur even before she knew what a Social Entrepreneur was. Diana started rescuing animals when she was still a teenager and hasn’t stopped since, having worked in many different Social Impact projects. She is also a Biomedical Engineer that experimented in various businesses and markets until she found her sweet spot: the place where filmmaking meets social impact. She loves the unconventional and is always looking for new hobbies and practices, being cold swimming the most recent one.
MOVERS
Daniela 'Dee' Kohler
Daniela is a Social Impact Storyteller, Documentary Filmmaker, Inspirational Speaker and Mentor for Story-telling with Purpose and in the field of Social impact and Regeneration.
A Creative creature, driven by planting seeds and sprouting ideas, Daniela has an International background and 15 years experience in Filmmaking and Story branding. The core of her work has become Social Impact and integrating Purpose in the commercial and corporate ecosystems with her recent role as Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant and Connector
The Purpose Journey is her latest Chapter and is a trilogy of films documenting her Purposeful Path. The first film ‘Paddle to Purpose’ (DOC 2019) tells the raw story of her journey towards herself, her truth and ultimately her purpose. The second film ‘Protect the Privilege’ is currently in production.
Links:
https://linktr.ee/danielakohler
Instagram: @wastefree_dee
João Amado
João is a filmmaker and the CEO of Way Productions. He has travelled the world and worked in several projects for different companies and TV Channels, being one of the latest ones ‘Portugal Impacto’, a docuseries about the Social Impact ecosystem in Portugal.
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Inês Montellano
Inês is a Masters’ in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies student with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Advertising at ESCS.
She is passionate about people, communication and audiovisuals.
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Melyssa Piva
Melyssa Piva Correa has a degree in Communication in Brazil and studied Cinema in Los Angeles. She has over 20 years of experience as an Audiovisual Producer and is passionate about Communication.
With solid knowledge in Audiovisual Production, she has worked in several areas such as Cinema, Entertainment, Soap Operas, Advertising, Events, Communication and Journalism.
She moved from Brazil to Portugal in 2018 and since then she’s been working on the feasibility of co-production projects between Portugal and Brazil.
When she’s not working, she’s travelling. She has visited several countries in America, Europe, and Asia.
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José Carlos Santos
Freelance director for fiction projects, documentaries, documentary series, advertising spots and corporate.
Among many others, the highlights include:
O Pimba É Nosso (documentary series) – Panavideo / RTP1
Os Grandes Portugueses (documentary) – Panavideo / RTP1
The Best of Portugal 50′ – Panavideo / RTP1
Mirandês – The Other Language 50′ – Connect / History Channel
Soaps: Paixão, Sol de Inverno.
Series: Terapia – SP Televisão / RTP1 (Winner of the Award Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores (SPA) Melhor Ficção para Televisão 2016)
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Pedro Marques
Pedro is a multimedia specialist focused on Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, Cinematography and Editing & Colouring. He is a creative force that is all up for good vibes and bad habits.
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Dinah Pires
Dinah is a producer, who also has experience in several artistic areas, having worked as an actress, singer and event planner. She is especially passionate about creating films for music artists.
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Telma Bicho
With a degree in Theatre (dramaturgy), she began her professional career as a scriptwriter in television entertainment programmes.
Over the years, she has worked for several production companies, working on the creation and development of content for various projects, but it has been the scripts – for documentaries, galas and great entertainment formats – to which she has dedicated most of her time.
Fremantle, Endemol, Até ao Fim do Mundo and Videomedia were some of the production companies where he took on projects such as “Got Talent”, “Ídolos”, “Shark Tank”, “Danças do Mundo”, “Factor X”, “Desafio Verde”, among others.
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Francisco Quintela
Francisco is a Portuguese Creative, having worked for over 30 years in the filmmaking industry, as an author, a director and producer. He is also a writer and passionate about interdisciplinary projects that connect different artistic areas.
