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RioFilme Wants to Find the ‘Gagacabana of Audiovisual,’ Is Currently in Talks to Attract Netflix’s ‘Boys From Brazil’ and MipTV to Rio

It’s been a busy few weeks for RioFilme. The company, one of the largest city-backed audiovisual funds in Latin America, just had its first-ever stand at the Cannes’ Marché du Film as part of Brazil ...
Variety

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes: ‘Rio’s Demand as a Filming Destination for Brazilian and Foreign Productions is in Permanent Growth’

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The Rio International Film Festival, which opens Thursday Oct. 2 with the screening of Luca Guadagnino’s “After The Hunt,” contributes to the city’s soft power and both the ...
AOL

Rio’s RioFilme and Brazil’s Federal Government Announce $23 Million Incentives Package for Film and TV Production, Distribution

RIO DE JANEIRO – Leonardo Edde, president director of Rio’s state-owned film agency RioFilme announced a package of incentives for film and TV production and distribution worth a total R$ 131 million ...
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Rio Film Festival Solidifies Position as Leading Latin American Festival With Record Number of Brazilian Films

The 27 th edition of the Rio International Film Festival, Latin America’s largest fest, will take place between Oct. 2-12 and feature a record number of productions in Premiere Brasil, the selection ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Rio Film Festival brings cinema to Marvelous City

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival is flooding this beach-obsessed metropolis with some 400 movies, including new offerings from top directors like Francis Ford ...