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Cultural Initiative Institute: Brazilian Cinema and Audiovisual Industry
The Cultural Initiative Institute and the publishing house Escrituras Editora are about to launch the collection “Brazilian Cinema and Audiovisual Industry”, a three-book series that presents a detailed panorama of the market, the economy and related public policy. The collection was coordinated by the researcher Alessandra Meleiro and features articles by managers, market professionals and other researchers.
In volume I, “Cinema and State Policy: from Embrafilme to Ancine”, the author Melina Marson creates a timeline of Brazilian cinema, taking a behind the scenes look at the demise of the state agency Embrafilme in the early 90s, the creation of the Rouanet and Audiovisual laws, the euphoria surrounding the industry revival and, finally, the re-politicization of cinema and the involvement of TV in 2002, culminating in the creation of the National Cinema Agency ANCINE. (more…)
The 31st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema will be officially inaugurated today
The 31st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema will be officially inaugurated today with a cultural gala and the screening of the Spanish-Argentinean film ‘El secreto de sus ojos’ by Juan Jose Campanella at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana. (more…)
