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RioFilme launches notice with R$4 million in prizes for Commercial and Artistic Performance
Published on 30/09/2021 - 15:29 | Updated
Launch of the audiovisual sector recovery plan - Beth Santos / Rio City Hall RioFilme is launching another call for proposals this Friday (01/10) as part of the Rio de Janeiro Audiovisual Recovery Plan, announced in August by Mayor Eduardo Paes, the Secretary of Government and Integrity, Marcelo Calero, and the CEO of RioFilme, Eduardo Figueira. The Automatic Funding Call for Proposals will allocate a prize of R$4 million to be divided among four beneficiaries, with two prizes of R$1 million going to two production companies with the best commercial performance at the box office and two prizes of R$1 million going to two films of outstanding artistic merit. In this case, the award is measured based on awards at Film Festivals and Exhibitions. Registration for the Automatic Funding Call for Proposals ends on October 15. The Call for Proposals and the link for registration are available at www.riofilme.com.br.
In the case of the Commercial Performance Line, the classification criteria, according to the notice, will evaluate the total audience of cinematographic works, produced by the proponent, released in theaters in the 2019/2020 biennium according to data from Ancine.
In the case of the Artistic Performance Line, the participation of cinematographic works produced by the applicant in highly relevant festivals in Brazil and abroad in the 2019/2020 biennium will be evaluated. Participations in the main competition of the events will be considered, as well as the Best Film and Best Director awards, also awarded in the main competition. RioFilme adopted the classification of Festivals proposed by the Audiovisual Sector Fund (Ancine), which classifies these events as: Special, AA, A and B, with scores according to the table below:
The notice provides for the following classification for Festivals and Exhibitions:
Special: Berlin International Film Festival; Cannes Film Festival; Oscar; Venice International Film Festival
AA: FIPRESCI (Italy); Toronto International Film Festival; Donostia – San Sebastián International Film Festival; Sundance Film Festival; Annecy International Animation Festival (France); Rotterdam International Film Festival; IDFA – Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival; Locarno Film Festival
A: Anima Mundi; Brasilia Festival; It's All True; Gramado Festival; São Paulo International Film Festival; Rio Festival + 21 other international festivals
B: Cine PE – Recife Audiovisual Festival; Tiradentes Film Festival (Minas Gerais); Cine Ceará + 41 international festivals
The two lines of the Automatic Funding Notice have the same conditions for the application of resources, which states that the application must be intended for the production of independent Brazilian cinematographic works, and that the release of the funding is conditional on the collection of at least 60% of the production budget, including the amount made available by RioFilme.
