Trilha Mídia is a production company dedicated to documentary filmmaking. Our gaze is always turned toward the beauty that reveals itself in everyday lives — and our desire is to create spaces where people can truly be who they are. More than that: where they can allow themselves to discover who they are, or who they may still become. That’s what we call “cinema of affection.”
This attentive and sensitive approach is reflected in the company’s body of work, led by the directing, producing, and editing duo Ricardo Martensen and Felipe Tomazelli. Trilha’s first feature film, Cine São Paulo, won Best Documentary at the Biarritz Festival and was part of the official selection of several national and international events, such as It’s All True, AFI DOCS, FIDBA, among others. The film premiered in theaters in November 2019 and aired on broadcast TV in January 2020.
Over the past eight years, the company has released films featured at major festivals around the world and on TV channels such as HBO, Cultura and Globo. The documentary Confisco, a co-production with Boutique Filmes and HBO, is currently available on HBO Max. Other projects in development have recently received grants from the Sundance Festival, IDFA Bertha Fund, Berlin Film Festival, and Göteborg Film Festival. Retomada, a co-production with Olé Produções directed by Ricardo, premiered at It’s All True Festival 2024 and was licensed by Globo Group.
The duo’s versatility allows Felipe and Ricardo to collaborate at different stages of other companies’ productions — particularly in Screenwriting, Directing, and Editing. Additionally, they also take on specialized roles such as Cinematography (Ricardo) and Production Sound (Felipe).
Trilha also applies the language of documentary to tell the stories of institutions and brands such as L’Occitane, PepsiCo, Ambev, among others.
RICARDO MARTENSEN
Director, editor, producer, and screenwriter, Ricardo Martensen holds a Master’s degree in Documentary Production from the University of Salford (UK). He also received a scholarship to study at the International School of Film and Television (EICTV) in Cuba. Since 2012, he has run the production company Trilha Mídia, creating documentaries for both television and cinema. His debut feature-length film, Cine São Paulo (2017), won Best Documentary at the Biarritz Film Festival and was selected for festivals such as It’s All True, AFI Docs, Brasília, and FIDBA.
He directed, shot, and edited the documentary Confisco, a Boutique Filmes production for HBO Latin America, available on HBO Max. His latest project, Regarding Memory and Neglect (Sobre Memória e Esquecimento), received grants from the Sundance Documentary Fund, the IDFA Bertha Fund, and the Fondation AlterCiné. In 2019, Ricardo was selected for Berlinale Talents and presented a project at the Berlinale Doc Station. His most recent release, the feature film The Take Back (Retomada), premiered at the 2024 It’s All True Festival and was licensed by Canal Brasil. He has also produced content for brands such as PepsiCo, L’Occitane, Santander, Ambev, among others. Ricardo is also a professor at the International Film Academy (AIC).
FELIPE TOMAZELLI
Felipe Tomazelli is a director, screenwriter, researcher, and editor. His first feature film, Cine São Paulo (2017), won the award for best documentary at the Biarritz Festival and was an official selection at the Brasília, É Tudo Verdade, AFI DOCS, and FIDBA festivals. Confisco, a documentary he also directed, wrote, and researched, premiered on HBO and is now available on HBO Max. O Pai e o Pajé, a film he executive produced, directed, wrote, and edited, will premiere in 2025 at the Rio Festival and the São Paulo International Film Festival, both highly prestigious events. His short films have been screened at important festivals in Brazil and around the world. He is also the executive producer and creative consultant for the Germano Black Society project (awarded development grants from Proac-SP, IDFA Bertha Fund, Netherlands, and Göteborg Film Fund, Sweden). In the advertising market, he has led projects for major brands, with nominations for the Golden Lion at Cannes, including Land Rover, Microsoft, Ambev, Pepsico, Santander, L’Occitane, Samsung, among others.