- Applications for the BrLab can be made from 05/16/2022 to 06/27/2022 on the laboratory’s website (www.brlab.com.br). The online form must be completed and documents submitted by 6:00 pm (Brasília time / GMT-3) on the application deadline.
- Only fiction feature film projects will be considered.
- A minimum of 09 (nine) fiction feature film projects will be selected through this call to participate in the laboratory, which will take place between November 21st and 27th, 2022, in a live format in the city of São Paulo (SP). Other online preparatory activities will be scheduled by mutual agreement between November 7th and 18th.
- Twelve projects will be selected, of which one has already been selected in partnership with Cinéma en Développement of the Toulouse Festival, one project will be selected in partnership with the Open Doors program of the Locarno Festival, one project will be selected through a partnership with El Cine Chileno del Futuro of the Valdívia Festival, and nine projects will be selected through this call. At least two openings will be destined for projects for children and family audiences, selected through the partnership ComKids+BrLab.
- The projects must submit a detailed script in up to 5,000 words, 1 (one) to 3 (three) scenes written in screenplay format, along with 1 (one) paragraph justifying the choice of each of the scenes submitted.
- Scripts will not be received or considered in the selection process. Projects that already have the script developed may still apply, knowing that the script must correspond to the script development stage for the good evaluation of the selection committee members and better work during the laboratory. After the selection, the complete script can be sent to the consultants.
- If the script is an adaptation of another work, it is essential to present the formal authorization for its use signed by the copyright owners.
- The list of selected projects will be published until the beginning of September. Those responsible will be contacted by the Lab’s organization and must, upon registration, be available to fully participate in the activities distributed over the period from November 7th to 18th online, at dates and times agreed upon between the parties, and from November 20th to 28th in person, in the city of São Paulo (SP).
- The projects will be evaluated by the edition’s selection committee, whose decisions are irrevocable. Unfortunately, BrLab does not have the structure or capacity to issue opinions or feedbacks about projects not selected.
- Priority will be given to early-stage projects that have not participated in other labs or co-production meetings in Brazil.
- The projects pre-selected by the commission will go through an online interview with BrLab’s organization.
- Upon registration, the film production must agree with the dates of the lab and commit to participate, along with the director/screenplay writer, during the full time of the activities, as well as being both willing to share their projects with the other selected projects.
- Upon registration, the film production undertakes to insert mention of participation in the program and the BrLab logo in the film’s credits.
- Upon registration, the film production undertakes to accept the sharing of the project’s abstract and/or script so that it can be worked on in collaboration with all the professionals participating in the program, as well as accepting all the terms established in these regulations.
- Upon registration, the film production must agree to provide materials requested by the Lab team in other languages, such as English, to be considered in international awards deliberations and business meetings with foreign funds and production companies.
- Before the activities take place, a contract must be signed between the representatives of the production and the BrLab organization guaranteeing the due fulfillment of the items foreseen in the previous clauses, as well as a confidentiality agreement between everyone to guarantee the productive sharing of information.
- The production of the film is committed to complying with the deadlines stipulated by the Lab team for sending the materials, documents and information necessary for the realization of the event.
- Through scholarships offered by the Ibermedia Program, BrLab will cover the costs of 1 (one) air ticket per project, and also, the costs of accommodation for 2 (two) members (producer and director/screenwriter) of each selected project, who are non-resident professionals in São Paulo. The participants will be lodged in double rooms, and must provide or pay, necessarily, the airfare for the participation of the second representative of the project – and the third representative as well, when applicable.
Regarding item 4 of this regulation: the project selected in partnership with Cinéma en Développement Toulouse is “Chovoré” The project, represented by director Alejandro Loayza Grisi and with production by Santiago Loayza Grisi.
General requirements for registration:
– Upon registration, each project must have 1 (one) director/screenwriter and 1 (one) producer confirming their participation in the BrLab in the period from November 18 in online format, on dates and times agreed between the parties, and in the period from November 20 to 28 in face-to-face format, in the city of São Paulo (SP).
– The director must have directed at least one fiction or documentary short film and be involved in writing the script for the submitted project.
Application Documents (submit via Online Application Form):
- Project Presentation (maximum 1 page / up to 500 words);
- Logline (short synopsis of 2 [two] or 3 [three] lines / up to 50 words);
- Long synopsis (up to 600 words);
- Argument (up to 5,000 words);
- At least 1 (one) and at most 3 (three) scenes developed as an audiovisual script and 1 (one) paragraph for each scene presented that justifies the reasons for choosing this (these) scene(s). Each scene and justification must be sent formatted in an individual PDF file, per scene, through the form;
- The director’s creative, visual, and sound proposal for the project (up to 1,000 words);
- Bio Filmography of the producer and the director;
- Motivation letter from the director (up to 400 words, clearly stating the stage of development of the project and your involvement with it);
- Moodboard or audiovisual references (send as attached file in PDF format through the form);
- Motivation letter from the producer (up to 400 words, clearly stating his/her relationship with the project and his/her intentions and expectations in participating in BrLab at the stage of development at which the project is being submitted);
- Profile of the Producer Company and Co-Producers;
- Budget of the project in major items, describing the following stages: development, pre-production, production, finalization. All projects must present a budget in dollars and inform the exchange rate used. The purpose of this document is to inform the order of magnitude of the project, so that it can be evaluated by the selection committee, organization, and tutors (Send as attached file in PDF format through the form);
- Financing plan (Send it as an attached file in PDF format via the form);
- If the film has any funds already raised, the amount mentioned must be proven through the appropriate documentation for each case (Send as an attached file in PDF format through the form);
- If the film is an adaptation of another work, authorization for the adaptation from the copyright holders of the original works must be presented (Send as an attached file in PDF format via the form);
- If it is an original screenplay, attach a document proving the transfer of rights for production (send it as an attached file in PDF format through the form);
- It is mandatory to send links to the director’s previous works;
- In addition to the above-mentioned mandatory materials, supplementary materials such as information and visual references, previous work of the director and/or producer, development schedule, marketing strategies, etc. may also be submitted (Submit as an attached file in PDF format via the form).
Application Fee:
A registration fee of R$50.00 (Fifty Reais) will be charged at the time of project submission. Payment can be made by credit card or PayPal.
