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Hello, I am Helena Lopes, a documentary filmmaker, content creator, and training professional focused on storytelling that connects people with memory, heritage, and identity. As director of Trapézio and MediaShots, I develop concepts, produce content, and lead workshops, blending participatory methods with digital formats to build meaningful online presences for social, cultural, and educational projects. Throughout my career I have authored and co-authored documentary films and books, including A Companha do João da Murtosa, which won several international awards. I am also the co-author of the documentary book A Safra and the traveling exhibition Arte Xávega: Fishing the Great Sandy Shore. My journalism work spans O Independente, Visão in the USA, and freelance contributions for various outlets, earning recognition such as the Portuguese Press Club's 1st Journalism Breakthrough Award. I enjoy mapping heritage, memory, and identity through people’s stories and working across Europe in film, education, and community projects. I also travelled extensily aand worked s a featured reporter and travel writer.…Hello, I am Helena Lopes, a documentary filmmaker, content creator, and training professional focused on storytelling that connects people with memory, heritage, and identity. As director of Trapézio and MediaShots, I develop concepts, produce content, and lead workshops, blending participatory methods with digital formats to build meaningful online presences for social, cultural, and educational projects. Throughout my career I have authored and co-authored documentary films and books, including A Companha do João da Murtosa, which won several international awards. I am also the co-author of the documentary book A Safra and the traveling exhibition Arte Xávega: Fishing the Great Sandy Shore. My journalism work spans O Independente, Visão in the USA, and freelance contributions for various outlets, earning recognition such as the Portuguese Press Club's 1st Journalism Breakthrough Award. I enjoy mapping heritage, memory, and identity through people’s stories and working across Europe in film, education, and community projects. I also travelled extensily aand worked s a featured reporter and travel writer.

Helena Lopes

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Hello, I am Helena Lopes, a documentary filmmaker, content creator, and training professional focused on storytelling that connects people with memory, heritage, and identity. As director of Trapézio and MediaShots, I develop concepts, produce content, and lead workshops, blending participatory methods with digital formats to build meaningful online presences for social, cultural, and educational projects. Throughout my career I have authored and co-authored documentary films and books, including A Companha do João da Murtosa, which won several international awards. I am also the co-author of the documentary book A Safra and the traveling exhibition Arte Xávega: Fishing the Great Sandy Shore. My journalism work spans O Independente, Visão in the USA, and freelance contributions for various outlets, earning recognition such as the Portuguese Press Club's 1st Journalism Breakthrough Award. I enjoy mapping heritage, memory, and identity through people’s stories and working across Europe in film, education, and community projects. I also travelled extensily aand worked s a featured reporter and travel writer.…Hello, I am Helena Lopes, a documentary filmmaker, content creator, and training professional focused on storytelling that connects people with memory, heritage, and identity. As director of Trapézio and MediaShots, I develop concepts, produce content, and lead workshops, blending participatory methods with digital formats to build meaningful online presences for social, cultural, and educational projects. Throughout my career I have authored and co-authored documentary films and books, including A Companha do João da Murtosa, which won several international awards. I am also the co-author of the documentary book A Safra and the traveling exhibition Arte Xávega: Fishing the Great Sandy Shore. My journalism work spans O Independente, Visão in the USA, and freelance contributions for various outlets, earning recognition such as the Portuguese Press Club's 1st Journalism Breakthrough Award. I enjoy mapping heritage, memory, and identity through people’s stories and working across Europe in film, education, and community projects. I also travelled extensily aand worked s a featured reporter and travel writer.

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Hello, I am Helena Lopes, a documentary filmmaker, content creator, and training professional focused on storytelling that connects people with memory, heritage, and identity. As director of Trapézio and MediaShots, I develop concepts, produce content, and lead workshops, blending participatory methods with digital formats to build meaningful online presences for social, cultural, and educational projects.

Throughout my career I have authored and co-authored documentary films and books, including A Companha do João da Murtosa, which won several international awards. I am also the co-author of the documentary book A Safra and the traveling exhibition Arte Xávega: Fishing the Great Sandy Shore. My journalism work spans O Independente, Visão in the USA, and freelance contributions for various outlets, earning recognition such as the Portuguese Press Club’s 1st Journalism Breakthrough Award. I enjoy mapping heritage, memory, and identity through people’s stories and working across Europe in film, education, and community projects. I also travelled extensily aand worked s a featured reporter and travel writer.

Skills

Copywriting

Experience Level

Copywriting

Expert

Language

Portuguese

Fluent

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Work Experience

Director at MediaShots

January 1, 2010 - Present

MediaShots explores the tradition of storytelling, combining participatory methodologies with digital formats that ensure online presence. Responsibilities include concept development, content production, and coordinating training workshops across social, business, cultural, and educational contexts.

Partner & Managing Director at Trapézio

January 1, 1997 - Present

Parallel to MediaShots, Trapézio focuses on content production, training, and audiovisual projects. Activities include press relations, editorial coordination, content creation, and project development for various cultural and media initiatives.

Staff Reporter at O Independente

January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1996

Feature reporting in the USA, Hungary, Romania, Ireland, Basque Country, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, and India.

US Correspondent at Visão

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003

US correspondent for Visão, the weekly magazine of Portugal.

Contributor / Freelance Journalist at Various publications (Público, Visão, Exame, Elle)

January 1, 1996 - December 31, 2001

Produced feature reports (writing and photography) for national publications.