BrLab is an annual project development laboratory aimed at  films in the development and financing stages.

Throughout its 13 years of existence, BrLab has received projects from all over Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula and Italy. Its programs consist of  multiple  workshops and international meetings, including development, coproduction and distribution workshops, as well as several activities open to the public such as seminars and debates. The goal of BrLab is to stimulate and enrich the creative and economic development of the audiovisual industry and the articulation among professionals from different countries.

In addition to the main event in São Paulo, BrLab also promotes regional activities in different  Brazilian states, which include publications, partnerships with renowned institutions and specialized workshops.

Although a pioneer in distributing its online content long before this format became a necessity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BrLab returned to its in person format in 2022. 

The 13th edition of BrLab will take place from November 16 to 23, 2023 in São Paulo, and from November 24 to 28 in São Miguel do Gostoso.

In 2023, BrLab presents:

  • BrLab Features, aimed at the development of fiction projects selected through open submissions. 
  • Audience Design Workshop, organized in partnership with Projeto Paradiso to promote debates on audience analysis for projects supported by the institution.
  • BrLab Rough Cut, for films in the editing stage.
  • BrLab CoPro: Business roundtables between projects and professionals from different countries, focused on co-production initiatives
  • São Paulo Locarno Industry Academy: in partnership with the Locarno Festival, focused on training sales professionals.
  • BrPlot: Lectures and seminars on screenwriting and narrative in partnership with ABRA – Brazilian Association of Screenwriters.
  • Reach:  International encounter on audiovisual audiences with public debates.

Check out the films that have previously participated in BrLab events and have been released in theaters!

In 2023, BrLab is a project carried out by Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual and the Ministério da Cultura, Governo Federal – União e Reconstrução, thanks to the sponsorship of Projeto Paradiso, Spcine, and the Secretaria de Cultura Municipal de São Paulo, as well as the Ibermedia Program, in addition to the co-sponsorship of the Agência Nacional do Cinema – ANCINE. It has the master support of Vitrine Filmes, Manequim label, Globo Filmes, and the Embassy of France in Brazil, with support from the Instituto Moreira Salles, Cinemateca Brasileira, Sociedade Amigos da Cinemateca, Instituto Cervantes, Embassy of Spain in Brazil, Festival de Roteiro Audiovisual de Porto Alegre, Cesnik, Quintino, Salinas, Fittipaldi e Valerio Advogados, Heco Produções, and Sesc. It also has partnerships with the Industry Academy and Open Doors programs of the Locarno Film Festival, Torino Film Lab, Cinéma en Développement of the Latin American Film Festival of Toulouse, PopUp Film Residency, EAVE – European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, ComKids, and Bogotá Audiovisual Market. It has the institutional collaboration of ABRA, APAN, API, BRAVI, Brazilian Content, Programa Cinema do Brasil, SIAESP – Sindicato da Indústria Audiovisual do Estado de São Paulo, and Cinema Verde, with media partnerships from LatAm Cinema, Imprensa Mahon, and Revista de Cinema. Realization: Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual e Ministério da Cultura, Governo Federal – União e Reconstrução.