{"id":139,"date":"2026-05-18T10:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:05:06","slug":"spcine-driving-efforts-in-cannes-to-hike-international-reach-of-sao-paulos-audiovisual-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"Spcine Driving Efforts in Cannes to Hike International Reach of S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s Audiovisual Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tBolstering the Brazilian presence in Cannes this year, S\u00e3o Paulo public audiovisual company Spcine is developing strategic partnerships and promoting the city as a competitive film and TV hub on the global stage while backing six domestic films in various sections and programs at the festival. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=137\">New BBC Boss Matt Brittin Warns Staff \u2018Tough Choices Are Unavoidable As We Make Savings\u2019 On First Day in the Job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpcine\u2019s participation in Cannes is part of the internationalization strategy of S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s audiovisual industry. Led by Spcine, those efforts include institutional support, encouraging international circulation of works and strengthening S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s production chain.\u00a0By 2026, the company plans to invest approximately R$60 million ($11.8 million) in the audiovisual sector, encompassing development, production and distribution.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOn Monday, Spcine joins fellow Brazilian partners Projeto Paradiso, RioFilme and Embratur in a March\u00e9 du Film panel dedicated to the continuation of the Hubert Bals Fund + Brasil (HBF+Brasil) Development Support Initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt follows a bustling week for Spcine on the Croisette that has included special presentations, events, screenings, panels and soir\u00e9es. Among the highlights was a panel in partnership with the government of the state of S\u00e3o Paulo focusing on local audiovisual production.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cSpcine arrives in Cannes with a clear mission: to promote S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s audiovisual industry on the international stage and generate concrete opportunities for companies and talents from S\u00e3o Paulo,\u201d said Spcine President Anna Paula Montini. \u201cOur work seeks to strengthen the city as a global and competitive hub for the co-production, development, and distribution of audiovisual works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis year, Spcine is directly supporting the participation of 12 S\u00e3o Paulo-based companies at the Cannes market, in addition to enabling the presence of 10 professionals selected by the ICAB Next Frame program, an initiative aimed at expanding the international reach of audiovisual talent. The participants are holding strategic meetings at the March\u00e9 du Film.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpcine also sponsors Cinema do Brasil, which has an intense schedule of institutional and market meetings with producers, distributors,\u00a0sales agents and representatives of international funds. Among its planned activities are meetings with representatives from India, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Uruguay and Colombia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpcine likewise supports the continuation of co-development and works-in-progress initiatives in partnership with international organizations, such as the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa. These programs arrive in Cannes with selected and supported projects, and the goal now is to expand their reach.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe organization is currently backing six Brazilian films and projects selected for various sections and programs in Cannes, including Abinash Bikram Shah\u2019s debut feature, \u201cElephants in the Fog,\u201d co-produced by the S\u00e3o Paulo-based production company Enquadramento Produ\u00e7\u00f5es, which unspools in Un Certain Regard.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=135\">\u2018Cantona\u2019 Review: The Hard-Headed French Soccer Legend Takes Nothing Back in a Slick Documentary Portrait<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tNina Kopko\u2019s project \u201cThe Last Dog on Earth,\u201d a dystopian feature set in S\u00e3o Paulo and produced by Boulevard Filmes, is part of this year\u2019s Fabrique Cin\u00e9ma support program. The production company received investment from Spcine through the Creative Hubs grant in 2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFeatured in the Goes to Cannes works-in-progress showcase are F\u00e1bio Mendon\u00e7a\u2019s \u201cThe Character,\u201d produced by AMAIA Produ\u00e7\u00f5es, and Jeferson De\u2019s \u201cCarolina Maria de Jesus,\u201d a co-production between Brazil and France with the participation of famed S\u00e3o Paulo-based production company Dezenove Som e Imagens (\u201cGood Manners\u201d). \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLucas Acher\u2019s short film \u201cLaser-Gato,\u201d shot in S\u00e3o Paulo by S\u00e3o Paulo-based production companies, is part of the La Cinef showcase, while Rosa Caldeira and Nay Mendl\u2019s short project \u201cLadainha\u201d (\u201cThe Sea Remains\u201d) features in the Focus Script mentoring program.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOn Monday the focus will be on the continuation of the HBF+Brasil initiative following a successful pilot edition. Established last year by four of Brazil\u2019s main industry support organizations and the Rotterdam Film Festival\u2019s Hubert Bals Fund, HBF+Brasil awarded 10 Brazilian feature film projects with grants of \u20ac10,000 ($11,627) each, reflecting the diversity of contemporary Brazilian audiovisual production.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Monday afternoon event will discuss the results of the first HBF+Brasil program and the launch of the second edition, which has selected 11 new projects. They include four projects linked to S\u00e3o Paulo supported by Spcine, four projects linked to Rio de Janeiro supported by RioFilme, one from other regions of the country supported by Projeto Paradiso, and two works from outside Rio and S\u00e3o Paulo supported by Embratur.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe first HBF+Brasil panel features Montini; Leonardo Edde, president of RioFilme; Christiano Braga, head of Audiovisual at Embratur, and Josephine Bourgois, executive director of Projeto Paradiso. The follow-up discussion includes Tamara Tatishvili, director of the Hubert Bals Fund; Frank Hoeve of Amsterdam-based Baldr Film; Ivan Melo of CUP Filmes in S\u00e3o Paulo and Tatiana Leite of Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Bubbles Project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tScheduled earlier on Monday is Matin\u00e9e Brazil, presented by RioFilme, SPCine, Embratur, Festival do Rio, Globo and the Brazilian Ministry of Culture\u2019s Secretariat of Audiovisual. The event comprises a series of talks and presentations on Brazil\u2019s audiovisual industry and support organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlso taking place is Brazil\u2013Japan: Building New Bridges in International Co-Production, a presentation organized by ABRASIA and Cinema do Brasil celebrating 130 years of Brazilian-Japanese co-production and cultural cooperation. The panel brings together producers and institutions to showcase ongoing collaborations and explore new pathways for joint audiovisual development, co-production, and storytelling across both territories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=133\">Female Film Club Returns to Cannes With Expanded Short Film Fund (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo&#8217;s Spcine is developing strategic partnerships and promoting the Brazilian city as a competitive film and TV hub on the global stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[74,3,167,168],"class_list":["post-139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-brazil","tag-cannes-film-festival","tag-marche-du-film","tag-spcine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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