Alice Leal

Selection Committee

Alice Leal is a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and co-founder of Siamesa Filmes. Her first short film as a director, Ash Wednesday, is in post-production and is scheduled for release in 2027. She is also developing her first feature film screenplay, Honeymoon, and is co-writing the animated series Positivossauro. Currently, she works as a production assistant at Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual/BrLab, and has worked at the São Paulo International Film Festival, Curta Kinoforum, and other festivals. She was a speaker at Serie_Lab in 2025 and is a member of APTA (Association of Transgender Audiovisual Professionals) and ABRA (Brazilian Association of Screenwriters).

Fernanda de Capua

Comissão de Seleção | Palestrante

Fernanda De Capua created and directed the sitcom Insustentáveis, wrote the screenplays for the series A História Delas and Turma da Mônica – Origens, and the feature films A Suspeita and Virtuosas. She was a consultant for the scripts for Saudade Fez Morada Aqui Dentro, Gabriel e a Montanha, and for more than 20 projects in the Prodav 04 labs. Among her achievements as a producer, the films Sonhos de Peixe, Casa Grande and Quem Matou Eloá stand out.

Flavia Candida

Comissão de Seleção

Flavia Candida is a curator, filmmaker, and producer who graduated from the Cinema course at UFF (Federal Fluminense University), where she directed the short film O Metro Quadrado, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 35th Brasília Film Festival.

She began as a programmer in the late 1990s at Cine Arte UFF and coordinated the Brazilian University Film Festival for over 15 years.

She collaborates in the curation of festivals such as the Rio Film Festival, Vitória Film Festival, Brasília Film Festival, Zózimo Bulbul Black Cinema Meeting, São Paulo International Short Film Festival, and Mate Com Angu Festival. She also curated the Cabíria Festival Mulheres & Audiovisual and FIMCine 23, both dedicated to female protagonism.

She has produced exhibitions such as Arte da África Cinema and Pequenas Histórias da Vanguarda – Downtown New York. She selects projects for labs such as BrLab, ICUMAM Lab, and the Curta Cinema Project Lab, and was a tutor at Roteiros do Arrabalde. She was on the selection committee for the Göteborg Film Fund 2021.

Gabriella Mancini

Tutor | Selection Committee

Screenwriter for film and TV. For over five years, she was a screenwriter and script coordinator for the production company Conspiração Filmes (Rio de Janeiro), where she developed animation and live-action projects for adults and children. She is also a teacher and script consultant. She was a judge for the Emmy Kids Awards and a reporter for Folhinha. She wrote the children’s books Na rua da Aquarela (published by Girafinha) and O pássaro azul (published by Estrela Cultural).

Giovani Barros

Comissão de Seleção

Giovani Barros is a director and casting producer. He has directed short films that have been screened at several national and international festivals. His latest short film, Carne Fresca, won best short film at the Rio Film Festival, within the Première Brasil Novos Rumos section. He works as an assistant director on feature films and also as a casting producer for films, series, and soap operas. He has been a member of selection committees for the Espírito Santo State Department of Culture (SECULT-ES), Riofilme, and the curatorial team of the São Paulo International Short Film Festival.

Marcio Miranda Perez

Comissão de Seleção

Programming coordinator for Kinoforum – São Paulo International Short Film Festival and Mix Brasil Festival. As a filmmaker and editor, his work has been screened and awarded in Brazil and internationally. He holds a degree in Cinema from ECA-USP and has also served as a juror on selection and award committees, representing Kinoforum at various events in Brazil, France, Argentina, Chile and Colombia.

Mariana Pinheiro

Comissão de Seleção

Mariana Pinheiro is a screenwriter and wrote the series Novela (Amazon Prime/Porta dos Fundos), directed by João Falcão, the podcasts Expectativas Delirantes, with Valen Bandeira (Audible), O Último Plano (G1) and A Nova Doença dos Brancos (Ethnographic Museum of Berlin/ISA), and was a collaborator on the feature film Canção ao Longe (Anavilhana) by Clarissa Campolina. She is currently writing the fiction feature film Garota da Urca with Marcelo Gomes (Matizar Filmes) and the documentary Serra de Fechados with Marília Rocha (Anavilhana), in addition to providing script consulting. She has researched authors and directors at TV Globo and participated in selection committees for BR Lab, FRAPA, FICA, Rio Film Festival, É Tudo Verdade and Curta Cinema, and in calls for proposals from the culture secretariats of RJ, SC, GO and SE.

Marina Tarabay

Tutor | Selection Committee | Speaker

Distributor, communicator and researcher. She founded Fistaile, a company geared towards distribution and audience design. She worked on projects funded by grants from RioFilme, Spcine, MinC (Ministry of Culture) and Göteborg Film Fund. She attended training programs such as Torino Film Lab NEXT Audience Design, Berlinale Talents, Rio Desenho de Audiência (Rio Audience Design), Locarno Industry Academy, Open Doors Locarno and EFM Toolbox Programmes.

Paula Astorga

Tutor | Selection Committee

An international consultant for audiovisual projects in development and exhibition, she received the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government in 2012 for her work in audiovisual culture. Her recent productions include Trigal (Dir. Anabel Caso, 2022) and the documentary Me niego rotundamente (Dir. Nina Wara Carrasco, 2025). She is the director and founder of the Audiences of the Future Seminar and the Circo 2.12 Documentation Center.

Rafael Sampaio

Direção Geral | Selection Committee | Tutor | Speaker

Rafael Sampaio is a producer, curator and founder of the production company Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual. He has produced and co-produced films, including Diz a Ela que me Viu Chorar (2019), directed by Maíra Bühler; Fiebre (2022), directed by Elisa Eliash; Zafari (2024), directed by Mariana Rondón; Sobre Rodas (2017), directed by Mauro D’Addio; Contactado (2020), directed by Marité Ugás; among others. He is the creator and director of BrLab, which he has led since 2011, and he also coordinates other training and project development initiatives, collaborating with festivals, funds and institutions in Brazil and internationally.

Sandro Fiorin

Tutor | Speaker

Born and raised in Brazil, he studied film in São Paulo (FAAP) and New York (The New School), where he worked for fourteen
years before moving to Los Angeles in 2001. Over the course of his 25-year career, he has held positions at Film Forum, Universal,
First Look Films, and calArts. in 2006, he founded FiGa Films to produce, distribute, and sell Latin American content worldwide.
His first production won Best Film at the Venice Film Festival in 2010.

Talita Arruda

Comissão de Seleção | Palestrante

Distributor, researcher and curator. She is currently studying for her master’s degree at UFRB and studies the distribution of contemporary black cinema. She works for Fistaile, a company that promotes the encounter between audiences and audiovisual projects. She collaborates with spaces such as Lab Negras Narrativas, Sessão Vitrine Petrobras, Locarno Industry Academy, BrLab, El Público del Futuro and EFM Toolbox (Berlinale). She is a member of APAN, Andai and ABPA.

Xenia Rivery

Comissão de Seleção | Palestrante

Screenwriter, consultant and teacher. She was coordinator and head of the Screenwriting Department at EITCV – Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba. She coordinated the International Screenwriting Workshop (Havana Film Festival). She develops and teaches workshops in Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. She works as a speaker and judge at Latin American and European events and festivals, and is a founding member of the creative collective Viceversa.

Albertina Carri

Tutor

Albertina Carri is a crucial figure in Latin American cinema. She directed the films No Quiero Volver a Casa, Los Rubios, Géminis, La Rabia, Cuatreros, Las Hijas del Fuego and ¡Caigan las Rosas Blancas! She and her films have participated in festivals such as Berlin, Cannes, Rotterdam, San Sebastian, Toronto and Venice.

Giancarlo Nasi

Tutor

Film producer, founder and former president of the Chilean Academy of Cinematographic Arts and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has specialized in international co-productions, working with 15 countries on more than 20 films. Among his most notable productions are Land and Shade, The Settlers, The Blue Trail, and, most recently, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo.

Iana Cossoy Paro

Tutor | Speaker

Iana Cossoy Paro is a screenwriter, professor and consultant. She directs the master’s program and screenwriting residency at the EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cinema y Televisión), in Cuba. Among her works are the screenplays for the films Eneida (2022), written with Heloisa Passos and Tina Hardy, Three Summers (2019), written with Sandra Kogut, and Eu Te Levo (2017), written with Marcelo Muller. She holds a Master’s Degree in Audiovisual Media and Processes from ECA-USP (University of São Paulo) and works with different labs and schools throughout Latin America.

Paula Astorga

Tutor | Selection Committee

An international consultant for audiovisual projects in development and exhibition, she received the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government in 2012 for her work in audiovisual culture. Her recent productions include Trigal (Dir. Anabel Caso, 2022) and the documentary Me niego rotundamente (Dir. Nina Wara Carrasco, 2025). She is the director and founder of the Audiences of the Future Seminar and the Circo 2.12 Documentation Center.

Tatiana Leite

Tutor | Produção

Tatiana Leite is a film programmer and producer committed to auteurist cinema and specialized in working on international co-productions. She created the production company Bubbles Project after a decade of curating festivals and film series. The feature films that she has produced include Benzinho, Malu and O Riso e a Faca. She acts as an expert on behalf of Locarno Open Doors, CineMart, Full Circle Lab and BrLab. She works as a LATAM coordinator for EAVE and serves as a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Oscars).  

Xenia Rivery

Comissão de Seleção | Palestrante

Screenwriter, consultant and teacher. She was coordinator and head of the Screenwriting Department at EITCV – Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba. She coordinated the International Screenwriting Workshop (Havana Film Festival). She develops and teaches workshops in Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. She works as a speaker and judge at Latin American and European events and festivals, and is a founding member of the creative collective Viceversa.

Marcelo Quesada

Palestrante | Tutor

Marcelo Quesada is the founder and co-director of Pacífica Grey and has led the release of more than 70 titles. He produced Cascos Indomables (TIFF 2018), Lucía en el Limbo (Cannes Critics’ Week 2019) and Clara Sola (Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes 2021). He also works as an audience design and programming consultant, collaborating with institutions including Locarno Industry Academy, IDFA, True/False Film Fest, Coalition Media, TorinoFilmLab and CRFIC.

Marina Tarabay

Tutor | Selection Committee | Speaker

Distributor, communicator and researcher. She founded Fistaile, a company geared towards distribution and audience design. She worked on projects funded by grants from RioFilme, Spcine, MinC (Ministry of Culture) and Göteborg Film Fund. She attended training programs such as Torino Film Lab NEXT Audience Design, Berlinale Talents, Rio Desenho de Audiência (Rio Audience Design), Locarno Industry Academy, Open Doors Locarno and EFM Toolbox Programmes.

Talita Arruda

Comissão de Seleção | Palestrante

Distributor, researcher and curator. She is currently studying for her master’s degree at UFRB and studies the distribution of contemporary black cinema. She works for Fistaile, a company that promotes the encounter between audiences and audiovisual projects. She collaborates with spaces such as Lab Negras Narrativas, Sessão Vitrine Petrobras, Locarno Industry Academy, BrLab, El Público del Futuro and EFM Toolbox (Berlinale). She is a member of APAN, Andai and ABPA.

Fernando Epstein

Tutor

Co-founder of the production companies Control Z Films, Mutante Cine and Guay Films. Currently teaches Editing at the Film School of the Uruguayan Catholic University (Universidad Católica del Uruguay). Was a member of the directorship of the Film and Audiovisual Agency of Uruguay (ACAU) from 2021 to 2024, through which he acted as a representative of the audiovisual sector. Has served as a member of the Producers’ branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) since 2021.

Karen Akerman

Tutor

Karen Akerman works across a wide range of audiovisual genres and formats – fiction and documentary, narrative and experimental cinema, feature films, series and short films – primarily as an editor, but also as a director, producer, consultant and teacher. Currently, she is editing the films Nova Eden, directed and produced by Aly Muritiba; and Raiou Liberdade, directed by Joana Pimenta and produced by Adirley Queirós; and is preparing to co-direct her first fiction feature film, Zumbido, with Miguel Seabra Lopes.

Gabriella Mancini

Tutor | Selection Committee

Screenwriter for film and TV. For over five years, she was a screenwriter and script coordinator for the production company Conspiração Filmes (Rio de Janeiro), where she developed animation and live-action projects for adults and children. She is also a teacher and script consultant. She was a judge for the Emmy Kids Awards and a reporter for Folhinha. She wrote the children’s books Na rua da Aquarela (published by Girafinha) and O pássaro azul (published by Estrela Cultural).

Janaína Tokitaka

Tutor

Writer, screenwriter and creator and head writer of the original sci-fi teen series Mila no Multiverso, which achieved top 5 status on Disney+ during its premiere week. She adapted and served as head writer on the series De volta aos 15. She is currently working on the creation of the miniseries Tornando-se Tarsila, about the life of the Brazilian Modernist painter Tarsila do Amaral, as well as co-writing a thriller for Netflix with Raphael Montes.

Nara Aragão

Tutor

A producer of live-action and animation who co-founded the production company Carnaval Filmes, through which she produced the films Paloma and Tatuagem, among others. Her animation productions include the series Bia desenha and the short film Mergulhão. She produced and wrote the series Contos de Mungará and co-writer of the book Menino Onça, Onça Menino. She served as President of the Brazilian Film Animation Association. In 2025 she participated with acclaim in the Producers Network at the Cannes Film Festival.

André Novais Oliveira

Speaker | Guest

Born in Belo Horizonte and living in the city of Contagem, Minas Gerais. Graduated in History from PUC-Minas. Temporada, the last feature film he directed, premiered in the Cineastas do Presente section of the 71st Locarno Film Festival and won the Best Film award at the 51st Brasília Film Festival. He also directed the feature film Ela volta na quinta and the short films Fantasmas, Domingo, Rua Ataléia, Pouco mais de um mês and Quintal (the last two selected for the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes). As a screenwriter, he currently works as a contracted professional on feature film projects and provides script consulting services. He was a tutor for the Paradiso Project at the Olga Rabinovich Institute, a juror at the 7th Screenplay Laboratory of Porto Iracema das Artes (CE), the FRAPA feature film script competition and the Guiões Festival. Together with Gabriel Martins, Maurílio Martins and Thiago Macêdo Correia, he has been a partner in the Minas Gerais production company Filmes de Plástico since 2009. In 2021, he published, together with Editora Javali, the book “Script and production diary of a film called Temporada”, which narrates the process of making his latest feature film. Temporada is available on NETFLIX Brazil.

Daniel Leite

Speaker

coordinator of the comKids Festival and executive secretary of Midiativa – Brazilian centre for Media for children and
Young People, an initiative with which he has been involved since 2007. He holds a PhD in Semiotics (2019, USP) and a degree
in Literature (USP), having undertaken an academic exchange in Spain (University of Seville). Producer for the Science Film
Festival – Science Film Festival Brasil. Audiovisual producer for Weme e a Natureza (Germany/Brazil, 2025) and others.

Caroline Leone

Guest

Caroline Leone wrote, directed, and edited the feature film Pela Janela, awarded the Fipresci Prize in Rotterdam and Best Director by APCA. She also directed, wrote, and edited the short films Dalva (Jury Prize at Gramado) and Joyce (Best Short at Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival). She directed the series PSI (HBO) and worked as an editor on projects such as Saliva (Best Editing at Cine PE), Vermelho Russo, Alguma Coisa Assim, 5x Comédia, and O Afinador.

Daniel Pech

Guest

Daniel is a partner at Multiverso Produções, a production company, and retrato Filmes, a distribution company. He produced
the feature films Um Crime em Comum by Francisco Márquez (Berlin Film Festival, 2020); Prisão nos Andes by Felipe carmona
(London Film Festival, 2023); Quem Tem Medo? by ricardo Alves Jr. (DocLisboa, 2022); and As Faces do Mao by Lucas Barbi (São
Paulo Film Festival, 2021), among others.

Fernanda Del Nido

Tutor | Guest

Fernanda del Nido is an experienced film producer. Notable credits include La Llegada del Hijo (Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato, 2025), El Llanto (Pedro Martín-Calero, 2024), La Boda de Rosa (Icíar Bollaín, 2020), Neruda (Pablo Larraín, 2016), Traslas Luces (Sandra Sánchez, 2010) and 18 Comidas (Jorge Coira, 2010), as well as the co-productions Una Mujer Fantástica (Sebastián Lelio, 2017) and Blondi (Dolores Fonzi, 2023). She is currently in post-production on A Nadadora, directed by Sandra Sánchez.

Gabor Greiner

Tutor | Speaker

Gabor Greiner served as distribution manager for the European Commission’s MEDIA Programme and worked as an acquisitions executive at The Match Factory. He currently heads acquisitions at Films Boutique, a company whose films have won top prizes in Berlin and Venice. He is a member of the European Film Academy and collaborates with TorinoFilmLab and EAVE.

Ivan Melo

Produção | Palestrante

A founding partner of Cup Filmes, a production and distribution company for independent films, he was the executive producer of the São Paulo Film Festival and artistic director of the Paulínia Festival and Audiovisual Center. He has produced feature films such as Welcome to São Paulo (2004), by Leon Cakoff and Renata de Almeida; Electric Body (2017), by Marcelo Caetano; Alvorada, by Anna Muylaert and Lo Politi; Fronteira, by Juliano R. Salgado; and Bob Cuspe – We Don’t Like People, by Cesar Cabral, among others. He is currently developing new projects with filmmakers Gregório Graziozi, Marcelo Caetano, Ilaine Melo, Cristiano Burlan and Cesar Cabral.

Juliano Gomes

Guest

Critic and teacher at FAAP (São Paulo). Editor of Revista Cinética. Has published in Film Quarterly, World Records Journal, Filme&Cultura, Folha, Piau and others. Winner of the 2025 Jabuti Prize for the book Thomas Farkas: Todomundo (org.). Writes about theatre, music and the visual arts. Has a master’s degree in Communication (UFRJ). Co-directed with Léo Bittencourt As Ondas (2016) and … (2007). Directed the short film Nada Haver (2022). Hosts the podcast Rascunho Ambiente.

Juliette Lepoutre

Speaker

Lepoutre is the co-founder of production companies MPM Film and Still Moving, producing some twenty feature films. Her latest film, O Riso e a Faca, won Best Actress Prize in Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2025 official selection. Lepoutre has shared her expertise in different production labs such as BAL, Berlinale Talents and BrLab. She is a member of the French Académie des César and the European Film Academy.

Lucie Rego

Speaker

Co-founded Hutong Productions in 2018. Since its creation, Hutong Productions has developed and produced about 15 short and feature-length films, which have premiered at major festivals such as Berlinale, IFFR Rotterdam, Black Nights, IDFA, Visions du Réel and Hot Docs, and are broadcast by partners including ARTE and France Télévisions. Productions include Le Veilleur, Voyage and Intercepted.

Marina Kosa

Participant | Guest

Marina Kosa is an editor, producer and director with over 14 years experience in the audiovisual industry. She has worked at Gullane Entretenimento and Vitrine Filmes, where she set up the editing and post-production department. In 2019, she founded the Tanto label, which encompasses Tanto Prod, a cinema marketing company, the @Tantocine, a platform with over 40.000 followers and the production company Tanto Filmes. She has edited 7 feature films, including the award-winning A Natureza das Coisas Invisíveis.

Rodrigo Teixeira

Palestrante | Produção

Rodrigo Teixeira is a film producer and the founder of RT Features, which since 2006 has been one of Latin America’s leading production companies and the most prominent Brazilian in the international market. His films are world-renowned, having garnered over 50 award nominations – including 9 Oscar nominations and 6 Golden Globe nominations. Most notably, the award-winning Ainda Estou Aqui, directed by Walter Salles, winner of the Oscar for Best International Feature Film.

Sandro Fiorin

Tutor | Speaker

Born and raised in Brazil, he studied film in São Paulo (FAAP) and New York (The New School), where he worked for fourteen
years before moving to Los Angeles in 2001. Over the course of his 25-year career, he has held positions at Film Forum, Universal,
First Look Films, and calArts. in 2006, he founded FiGa Films to produce, distribute, and sell Latin American content worldwide.
His first production won Best Film at the Venice Film Festival in 2010.

Maíra Oliveira

Palestrante | Curatorship

Maíra Oliveira was the creator and head writer of A Magia de Aruna (Disney+) and head writer of the 2nd season of Cidade de Deus – A Luta Não Para (HBO Max). She wrote productions such as Mila no Multiverso (Disney+), Ricos de Amor 2 (Netflix) and Um Ano Inesquecível (Amazon), among more than 30 projects for Globo, Canal Brasil, Netflix, Paramount and HBO Max. She is a member of the Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals in Brazil.

André Novais Oliveira

Speaker | Guest

Born in Belo Horizonte and living in the city of Contagem, Minas Gerais. Graduated in History from PUC-Minas. Temporada, the last feature film he directed, premiered in the Cineastas do Presente section of the 71st Locarno Film Festival and won the Best Film award at the 51st Brasília Film Festival. He also directed the feature film Ela volta na quinta and the short films Fantasmas, Domingo, Rua Ataléia, Pouco mais de um mês and Quintal (the last two selected for the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes). As a screenwriter, he currently works as a contracted professional on feature film projects and provides script consulting services. He was a tutor for the Paradiso Project at the Olga Rabinovich Institute, a juror at the 7th Screenplay Laboratory of Porto Iracema das Artes (CE), the FRAPA feature film script competition and the Guiões Festival. Together with Gabriel Martins, Maurílio Martins and Thiago Macêdo Correia, he has been a partner in the Minas Gerais production company Filmes de Plástico since 2009. In 2021, he published, together with Editora Javali, the book “Script and production diary of a film called Temporada”, which narrates the process of making his latest feature film. Temporada is available on NETFLIX Brazil.

Bernardo Lessa

Participant | Guest

Born in Salvador, he holds a degree in Film and Audiovisual Studies (UFPE) and a postgraduate qualification in Audiovisual Business Management (FAAP, SP). He has worked in the fields of Exhibition (Cinema da Fundação, PE), Production (Conspiração, RJ) and Distribution (Vitrine Filmes, SP). He is currently release manager at Vitrine Filmes and executive director and partner at Tanto.

Camila Appel

Guest

Journalist and documentary filmmaker. She has written and produced plays and is the founder of the blog Morte sem Tabu in Folha de S.Paulo. Screenwriter for Conversa com Bial, the documentary series Em Nome de Deus, Xuxa – o Documentário and the new Linha Direta. Director of the series O Testamento, o segredo de Anita Harley, she received the Colpin Award for investigative journalism for the investigation that exposed João de Deus.

Camila Márdila

Guest

An actress who won an award at Sundance for her role in *Que Horas Ela Volta?*, she has also appeared in the films Carvão, A Natureza das Coisas Invisíveis, A Vilã das Nove and Ainda Estou Aqui. She has starred in TV series such as Justiça, Onde está Meu Coração, Senna, Ângela Diniz: Assassinada e Condenada, Véspera, among others. The short film Sandra marks her debut as a director and screenwriter.

Carol Benjamin

Guest | Producer

Carol is the creator, screenwriter, and editor of the Globoplay Original series A Vida pela Frente (2023). Her feature film Fico Te Devendo Uma Carta Sobre o Brasil  (2020) won awards at IDFA and It’s All True. In 2024, she released the fiction feature film Insubmissas (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Panorama) and, in 2025, the documentary short Sobre Ruínas (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, É Tudo Verdade). She is the screenwriter and producer of Divinas Divas, the highest-grossing documentary in Brazil in 2017.

Carol Rodrigues

Director | Screenwriter | Guest

A queer, black screenwriter and director. Her work draws on intersecting identities to create poetic and political narratives, moving between realism and the supernatural. She has directed award-winning short films such as A Felicidade Delas (2019) and A Boneca e o Silêncio (2015). Criadas, her first feature film, won the Best Screenplay award at the Cabíria Festival 2023 and three awards at BrLab 2017. She holds a degree in Audiovisual Studies from USP and in Social Sciences from Unicamp.

Carolina Amaral

Guest

Carolina Amaral: Lecturer in Screenwriting and Dramaturgy for film and television (PUC-Rio). Researcher, screenwriter and producer with a degree in Film Studies (UFF). Holder of a PhD and a Master’s degree in Communication (UFF) and lecturer at PPGCINE-UFF.

Charly Braun

Guest

Charly Braun began his career directing short films that were screened at festivals such as Rotterdam and Tribeca and won numerous awards. His two feature films, Além da Estrada and Vermelho Russo, won awards at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (for best director and best screenplay, respectively). He has also worked on TV and streaming projects. He recently created and directed the documentary series Caçador de Marajás for Globoplay, which was acclaimed by critics and audiences.

Clara Anastácia

Guest

Clara Anastácia is a screenwriter, writer and director. She created Melodrama Decolonial, a research project that led to her debut short film Escasso, selected for New Directors/New Films 2023 at MoMA in the United States. The film received awards, including the Redentor Award for Best Short Film at Festival do Rio (2022), and honors at the Brasília Film Festival, Canal Brasil and FRAPA. With experience in TV and streaming, she has worked with platforms such as Netflix, HBO Max, Globoplay and TV Globo.

Dione Carlos

Guest

Dione Carlos is a playwright, screenwriter, actor and curator. She has written dozens of plays staged in Brazil and internationally. She represented Brazil on International Portuguese Language Day in Greece. She has written for multiple TV channels and currently works at Globo. She also leads playwriting workshops across Brazil. She received the 2022 Shell and APCA awards in the Playwriting category.

Gilberto Porcidonio

Guest

Gilberto Porcidonio is a journalist, screenwriter and writer. He holds degrees in Journalism and Social Sciences from PUC-Rio and works as a reporter and fact-checker for piauí magazine. He is the narrator of Chumbo & Soul, an audio series about Black resistance during Brazil’s dictatorship. He took part in the 7th Lanani (Laboratório de Narrativas Negras e Indígenas para Audiovisual), a Globo initiative in partnership with FLUP, and had an original project treatment acquired by the network.

Julia Priolli

Speaker | Guest

Creative head at Amazon MGM Studios Brazil, she has led projects such as Tremembé, A Mulher da Casa Abandonada, Dom and Cangaço Novo. She served as head of original content at Fox Networks Group and Disney+, and oversaw the development of series such as Impuros and 1 Contra Todos, both of which were nominated for the International Emmys, as well as the series Me Chama de Bruna, Rei da TV and Insânia.

Juliana Rojas

Director | Tutor | Speaker

Director and screenwriter. Her solo works include the short films O Duplo and A Passagem do Cometa, and the feature film Sinfonia da Necrópole. With Marco Dutra, she made the feature films Trabalhar Cansa and As Boas Maneiras. She was a screenwriter for the series Supermax, 3% and directed episodes of Boca a Boca, Terrores Urbanos and Tarã. She was a tutor for the laboratories Novas Histórias, BrLab, Icuman Lab and Sesc Argumenta.

Mariana Paiva

Speaker | Guest

Mariana Paiva is a screenwriter for the documentary series A Mulher da Casa Abandonada (Amazon Studios), directed by Kátia Lund and a finalist for the Rose d’Or Latinos and the APCA Award. She has worked in reality TV and animation, and is currently developing a fiction series with Gullane, as well as writing a novel. She also curates screenwriting festivals and programs including FRAPA, Argumenta (Sesc Rio) and Lab Negras Narrativas (APAN).

Marina Kosa

Participant | Guest

Marina Kosa is an editor, producer and director with over 14 years experience in the audiovisual industry. She has worked at Gullane Entretenimento and Vitrine Filmes, where she set up the editing and post-production department. In 2019, she founded the Tanto label, which encompasses Tanto Prod, a cinema marketing company, the @Tantocine, a platform with over 40.000 followers and the production company Tanto Filmes. She has edited 7 feature films, including the award-winning A Natureza das Coisas Invisíveis.

Maurilio Martins

Director | Guest

Born and raised on the outskirts of Contagem (MG), Maurilio is a director and screenwriter and one of the partners at Filmes de Plástico, a Minas Gerais-based production company recognised both nationally and internationally, with dozens of films screened and awarded at festivals such as Cannes, Rotterdam, Locarno and Brasília, amongst many others. In 2025, Maurilio released his second feature film, O Último Episódio, and is preparing to shoot his next feature film this year, Várzea.

Mayara Santana

Guest

Mayara works as a screenwriter and director. Since 2023, she has been development coordinator at Pródigo Filmes, where she oversees the creation of feature films and series for platforms such as Globoplay, Netflix and Disney. She directed the documentary Rebu, which has been screened at national and international festivals. She is currently involved in the distribution of Sandra Roque, her debut in fiction, and is working on the pre-production of Já Começa Acontecer, her first feature film.

Michel Carvalho

Speaker | Tutor | Guest

Michel Carvalho has worked as a screenwriter on more than 20 projects. Highlights include the telenovelas Fuzuê and Dona de Mim (TV Globo), the fiction series Temporada de Verão (Netflix), Matches (HBO Max) and Bola pra Frente (TV Brasil), and the documentary features Torre das Donzelas and Mussum – Um Filme do Cacildis. He is currently finishing his directorial debut, the hybrid documentary Boy, and is a screenwriter on the telenovela Por Você (TV Globo).

Pablo Pamplona

Guest

Pablo Pamplona holds a PhD and an MA from the University of São Paulo where he is currently a postdoctoral researcher, with work focused on memory, reparations and social movements. He is a co-founding member of the Centro de Memória das Lutas Populares Ana Dias and currently serves as vice-coordinator of the Rede Brasileira de Pesquisadores de Sítios de Memória e Consciência (Rebrapesc).

Pedro Perazzo

Guest

Pedro Perazzo is a screenwriter for series such as Angela Diniz: Assassinada e Condenada (HBO, nominated for the APCA Award), Irmãos Freitas (HBO Max), B.O. (Netflix), Impuros (Disney+) and As Seguidoras (Paramount+), among others. For cinema, he wrote the adaptation of O Mistério do 5 Estrelas (in pre-production), as well as Receba! (2024), which he also co-directed, and Homem Livre (2019). He currently has a new series in development for Globoplay and Netflix, and is writing a feature film for actor and director Lázaro Ramos.

Pedro Reinato

Guest

Pedro Reinato is a screenwriter, consultant and teacher. He has written works across a range of genres, including the feature film Câncer com Ascendente em Virgem (2025) by Rosane Svartman, which won the ABRA Award for best comedy screenplay. He is a teacher and academic coordinator at Roteiraria.

Rastricinha Dorneles

Director and screenwriter

Rastricinha Dorneles directed #gaypride (2018), the documentary Erê, Criança do Axé (2023) and the short SOS (2025). She co-directed Parla Italiano (2025) and also served as producer and screenwriter. The film won the 7th Mostra Adélia Sampaio and received awards at FloripaQueHorror and Sertão do Pajeú. Dorneles is also directing the animation A Lua e A Tempestade, with Fernanda Chazan.

Rod Azevedo

Guest

Rod Azevedo graduated from the Audiovisual Studies programme at ECA-USP and began his career as a screenwriter in 2021 with the feature film Depois do Universo (Camisa Listrada/Netflix). Since then, he has worked with major production companies and industry players, serving as a screenwriter on projects such as Caramelo (Migdal/Netflix) and As Dez Vantagens de Morrer Depois de Você (Paris Entretenimento), amongst others.

Tainá Muhringer

Speaker | Guest

Tainá Muhringer Tokitaka holds degrees in Film from FAAP and in Portuguese Language and Literature from USP. She earned a master’s degree at ECA-USP, where she studied Images of Violence in Brazilian Cinema. She writes fiction and documentary projects. In the true-crime genre, she wrote Caso Evandro (Globoplay), served as head writer on A Mulher da Casa Abandonada (Amazon Prime), and wrote the documentary feature Caso Eloá – Refém ao Vivo (Netflix).

Thiago Macêdo Correia

Producer | Speaker | Guest

He has been working as a film producer for 20 years. In 2009, he founded Filmes de Plástico alongside André Novais Oliveira, Gabriel Martins and Maurilio Martins; the company has since become one of the most award-winning in the country. He has produced 13 feature films and 19 short films, including O Dia que Te Conheci, Temporada and Marte Um. His films have been selected and won awards at Cannes, Rotterdam, Locarno, Sundance, MoMA and various other international festivals. He is currently preparing three new releases for the international circuit, due out in 2026.

Ariene Ferreira

Speaker | Tutor | Curatorship

Productora audiovisual y cultural que acumula más de 30 años de experiencia en proyectos de largometraje de ficción, documentales, series y eventos culturales. Fundó Cinema Verde en 2008. En 2010 empezó a introducir prácticas sostenibles en las producciones audiovisuales. Hoy, Cinema Verde atiende proyectos de más de 30 productoras y canales que están comprometidos con hacer que el sector audiovisual sea más responsable social y ambientalmente. 

Ana Carolina Araujo

Participant

Ana Carolina Araujo coordinates the São Paulo Film Commission, working with municipal departments to facilitate filming in the city of São Paulo, including national and international productions. She holds degrees in Educommunication (ECA-USP), Radio and TV, and Marketing Management, and is currently completing a postgraduate program in Cultural Management. Her work focuses on developing processes that strengthen the relationship between the audiovisual sector and public administration.

Ana Letícia Silva

Participant

Ana Letícia Silva is an economist with a master’s degree in Territorial Planning and Management from UFABC. She worked for two years with PAHO’s Healthy Municipalities Program, spent eight years at Instituto Ethos as a public policy coordinator, three years at GIFE as an engagement manager, and nearly two years at Agenda Pública as a projects director. In addition to building networks, alliances and partnerships across these organizations, she played an active role in their institutional design and development processes. She has worked as a facilitator since 2007, trained by H+K Desenvolvimento Humano e Institucional, and is also trained in systematizing experiences through CEPALFORJA (2021).

Cesinha Ramos

Participant

Cesinha Ramos is an audiovisual producer with over 20 years of experience in production and art. Since 2024, he has worked with sustainability in audiovisual production, bringing environmental and social best practices into productions and workflows. He is an ESG specialist and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Public Management and Policy.

Debora Ceccatto

Participant

Born in São Paulo in 1988, she graduated in Fashion Design from the Belas Artes University of São Paulo, completed a postgraduate degree in Sociology and Art History at PUC-SP,  specialised in dyeing technology at Roketsu-Kyoto (Japan) and textile restoration at TextilKonservering Stockholm (Sweden). She has been working in the audiovisual industry since 2005. She has worked on feature films, short films, series, miniseries, commercials and documentaries.

Fabian Alonso

Participant

Fabian Alonso is a production designer, art director and cultural provocateur. He develops conscious concepts and solutions for exhibition design, audiovisual projects and urban interventions. Trained as a designer, he holds an MA in Performance Design & Practices from Central Saint Martins (London). In 2011, he founded the independent collective Assalto Cultural, dedicated to provocative actions in public space as a field for encounter, reflection and civic participation.

Fabiane Leite

Speaker | Participant

A journalist and screenwriter, she holds a master’s degree in Science from the University of São Paulo (USP) and has completed postgraduate studies at Senac-SP. She has worked at Folha and Estadão, specialising in public health. She writes scripts for programmes at Globo Studios and contributes to various news outlets. She is a volunteer director at Gedar and a member of ABRA, where she was part of the team coordinating research into climate narratives in Brazilian cinema.

Flora Fujii

Participant

Flora Fujii is an art director trained in Architecture and Urbanism. She develops art direction and production design projects for film, series and advertising. Founder of Studio 2XF, she explores the relationship between space and narrative, with a focus on visual research and the integration of art, culture and cinematic language.

Flor Nates

Participant

Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Flor Nates is a communications professional specializing in environmental and sustainable development. She is certified in environmental management and ISO standards. An audiovisual producer for ecological projects, she leads APAC’s Sustainable Production department. She has served as a juror for the Produ Sustainability Awards, FINCA and PEFF, and has delivered training for film commissions at Ventana Sur and TorinoFilmLab. Since 2022, she has worked as an eco manager on film and series productions in Argentina and Mexico.

Gabriel Portela

Participant

Gabriel Portela is Director of Economic Development at Spcine. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from UFRGS and has 15 years experience in cultural and audiovisual policy. He served as Deputy Secretary for Culture in Belo Horizonte, where he spearheaded structural policies for the sector, and worked at the Ministry of Culture. He has also provided strategic consultancy services to governments, international organisations and the audiovisual sector.

Gisele Mirabai

Participant

Gisele Mirabai is a writer and screenwriter and a PhD candidate in Ecocriticism at USP. She coordinates the research project Clima em Cena (ABRA and Projeto Paradiso), presented at COP30. She is the creator and screenwriter of the series O Mundo Que Sei (Globoplay) and the author of Machamba, a novel that won the Kindle Award and was a finalist for the Jabuti Prize, as well as Guerreiras de Gaia, adopted by schools across Brazil. In her talks, she approaches the climate crisis as a crisis of narratives.

Giovana Botti

Participant

A producer, curator and researcher, she is deputy director of Midiativa – Brazilian Centre for Media for Children and Young People, and is involved in the production, curation and communications coordination of the comKids Festival and the Science Film Festival. A journalist with a master’s degree and PhD from the Postgraduate Programme in Latin American Integration (USP), she researches Latin American audiovisual content for children and young people and is a member of Colo – the Children’s and Young People’s Journalism Collective.

Janaina Augustin

Participant

With over 25 years of experience in audiovisual creation and production, Janaina is a leading figure in the industry, working at the intersection of communication and technology across cinema, streaming, social media, advertising, immersive experiences and artificial intelligence. She has worked with major media companies including O2 Filmes, Gullane, Netflix and Coração da Selva, and is a specialist and consultant in generative AI.

Jotagá Crema

Palestrante

Jotagá Crema (João Henrique Aurichio Crema) is a director, screenwriter and professor. He holds a degree in Audiovisual from ECA-USP and is currently pursuing an MA in Communication and Consumption at ESPM with a PROSUP-CAPES scholarship. He is one of the creators, writers and directors of 3%, Brazil’s first Netflix Original series. He was a creative consultant for the AI startup Inner AI and directed the horror feature Nicole: Primeira Fome, winner of the Paulo Gustavo – MG public call.

Karla Martins

Participant

Karla Martins is an actress, audiovisual producer and storyteller. She holds a degree in Performing Arts and a postgraduate qualification from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, Cuba. She is the producer of the Pachamama International Festival – Cinema de Fronteira, in Rio Branco, Acre. She is the producer of the film Noites Alienígenas; coordinator of MATAPI – the Amazonian Audiovisual Market, in partnership with the production company Leão do Norte; and a member of the Board of CONNE – the Central-West, North and North-East Film Connection. She organises debates and seminars on the theme of The Amazon Narrated in the First Person.

Lai Dantas

Participant

Lai Dantas is an impact producer and founder of Osà Estratégias. With a degree in Journalism and currently undertaking postgraduate studies in Human Rights and Social Responsibility at PUC-RS, she develops strategies to reduce, manage and offset environmental impacts in audiovisual projects. She was the sustainability coordinator for Colmeia (Brazil and Chile) and A Sustentável Leveza do Ser. She is currently planning the sustainability aspects of the film A Onça.

Luan Felipe

Participante

Luan Felipe holds a degree in Business Administration (UFRRJ) and in Documentary Film, Photography and Film Criticism (Escola Livre de Cinema de Nova Iguaçu). He has worked on over 50 short films and projects, including Sintonia (Netflix). Since 2021, he has been part of Spcine, where he served as an analyst in the distribution department and, in 2024, was elected executive director. He is heavily involved in children’s audiovisual content and has participated in international events such as TIFF, MIA Market and Ventana Sur.

Luiza Quental

Participant

Luiza Quental is a screenwriter, researcher and curator specialising in science fiction and the climate crisis. Her original projects have been selected for development programmes and awards such as the Cabíria Award (finalist in 2025), Cabíria Lab (selected in 2022, finalist in 2024) and Sesc Argumenta (finalist in 2024). She coordinates a development group at the Marieta Project, where she has mentored over a hundred audiovisual projects. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication and Culture from UFRJ (2021).

Maíra Carvalho, ABC

Participant

Maíra Carvalho, ABC – Brazil
Winner of the Best Art Direction award for feature films at the Brasília, Gramado and Guarnicê film festivals, among others, Maíra has been an art director, producer and researcher since 2002. She has worked on over 50 audiovisual productions, including feature films, series, TV films and short films, as well as advertising, theatre and set design projects.

Marilha Naccari

Participant

Marilha Naccari founded the production and consulting company Chancela Naccari. She is the president of Panvision, the NGO that founded the Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul Festival (FAM), and also leads the methodological development and research of Ecovision. She is a PhD candidate at EGC/UFSC, researching Sustainability Criteria for the Latin American audiovisual sector. For the past 10 years, she has taught film and worked as an evaluator for national funding programs in five countries.

Norma Cuadros

Participant

Norma Cuadros González holds as a dedicated journalist and environmental activist, is currently pursuing her PhD in Cultural Policy at the University of Warwick. Norma has been at the forefront of discussions on green productions in Film and TV within the Colombian film industry since 2019, co-authored a chapter titled The Sustainability Challenges in the Colombian Audio-Visual Industry (2022) and Greening The European Film Policy (2024).

Rafaella Costa

Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Participant

Rafaella Costa is an Italian-Brazilian producer and founder of Manjericão Filmes. With a degree in Law and Literature and a postgraduate qualification in Film Business (FGV), she works in independent cinema and on international series. She produced Levante (2023) and Meu Nome é Bagdá (2020), which have been screened and won awards at festivals such as Cannes and the Berlinale. Her work combines an authorial vision, social engagement and international collaboration.

Rodrigo Díaz Díaz

Producer | Participant

As director of Taturana, he promotes the screening of films in community spaces as a way of fostering dialogue and rebuilding connections. He coordinates networks, partnerships and strategies in Brazil and the Global south, helping to raise the profile of film circuits and audiences that have historically been overlooked.

Stella Bolina

Participant

Stella Bolina is a co-founder of Observatório Audiovisual Sustentável and works as a creative researcher, photographer and producer. She holds a degree in Film from ECA-USP, with an honorable mention at SIICUSP, and has worked in the curation team at CINUSP Paulo Emílio, as well as in production and as an assistant director on films and industry events. She runs Projeto Paradiso’s Show Me The Fund platform and has collaborated for 10 years with Instituto Terra & Mar on the north coast of São Paulo state.

Oswaldinho Santana

Participant

Oswaldo Santana is a director, editor and screenwriter. In 2025, he directed Ritas, the most-watched documentary in Brazilian cinemas that year. He is currently directing and editing a film about Amyr Klink’s family. He has edited major works such as Bruna Surfistinha and Tropicália. His career is characterised by his exploration of new audiovisual languages and his strong connection to the music scene.

Tammy Weiss

Producer | Participant

Tammy Weiss studied Architecture at FAUS and graduated in Visual Arts from Unisanta. She has worked in the audiovisual sector for 30 years in project management and production. She founded Instituto Querô, which has produced more than 500 films with young artists from the outskirts of  Santos, including the features Sócrates and Andor. She helped establish and led the Santos Film Commission and the São Paulo Film Commission. She is part of Rede +Mulheres do Audiovisual, advancing equity in the sector.

Thaís Olivier

Participant

A graduate in Social Sciences from UFMG, she holds a postgraduate qualification in Screenwriting for TV, Film, the Web and Multiplatform Media from UVA. She is the current President of ABRA – the Brazilian Association of Screenwriters. Her feature film Deus Nos Guie is being produced by Lombada Filmes in co-production with Argentina. She is the screenwriter and director of the short films Farpa (2025) and Mulheres da Terra (2025). She is also the screenwriter of the short films Marinas (2017), Fazenda Boa Vista (2025) and Panis et Circensis (2024).

Thaisa Oliveira

Participant

An executive producer, director and curator, she is part of the team at Midiativa – Brazilian Centre for Media for Children and Young People, serving as coordinator of the Science Film Festival and producer of the comKids Festival. A graduate in Audiovisual Studies (USP), she develops children’s and youth projects for Canal Futura, TV Cultura and the Prix Jeunesse Foundation, and served as a preliminary judge for the Japan Prize 2025 and the Prix Jeunesse Festival 2026.

Victor Hugo Pires

Participant

Victor Hugo Pires has worked in the audiovisual sector for 10 years, with a focus on business analysis and executive production. At Spcine, he structured the Spcine Observatory, dedicated to data intelligence for the sector. He is also the creator and lead organizer of Fórum Spcine, an annual event that brings together national and international experts to discuss key market trends and challenges.