RioFilme promotes Brazilian movies abroad
Rio de Janeiro has launched through RioFilme - an audiovisual public company - a public notice to support the participation of local movies in international exhibitions and festivals. Interested film producers can make their registration on RioFilme website - free of charge - until December 5, or until the limit of 13 proposals is reached, according to the company's investment director Maurício Hirata.
This year the local government will distribute BRL 130,000, benefiting each selected production company with the amount of BRL 10,000, to help cover travel expenses with films selected at international events.
Visibility
The purpose of the public notice is to give the greatest possible visibility to audiovisual production in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The movie companies must have been regularly based in the city for at least two years, Hirata explained.
One of the requirements is that the film has been invited to participate in one of the festivals listed in the public notice. Eligible festivals have been divided into categories ranging from Specials (such as Cannes, Oscars, Berlin, and Venice), AA, A and B.
Hirata explained the idea is to make the public notice a permanent part of RioFilme's annual funding program. “If there is a demand for films from Rio, the idea is to expand the budget in the coming years,” he reiterated.
RioFilme intends to stimulate as much as possible the internationalization of Rio's movie production. “It is essential that Brazilian movies have the greatest possible international visibility,” he added.
