Category Archives: Movie Production

Brazil, a Country to Invest

According to recent news, Brazil overtook United Kingdom’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and became the world’s sixth largest economy. The expressive results of the economy has also fueled the number of trademark and patent applications filed in Brazil. According to … Continue reading

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Ancine put on public consultation the draft of the Normative Instruction that will rule about accountability

On December 21, 2011, Ancine has started the public consultation proceeding related to the draft of the Normative Instruction that will set forth rules for the presentation and analysis of accountability of public resources invested in projects of its jurisdiction. … Continue reading

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The Ministry of Culture Published Five New Edicts to Promote Audiovisual Productions in Brazil

The Secretary of Audiovisual Affairs of the Ministry of Culture has published a couple of weeks ago five new edicts to provide financial assistance to audiovisual productions and, as a result, promote local productions. Producers from all regions of Brazil … Continue reading

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Interesting news on tax aspects of the download of audiovisual works in Brazil

Last year, the  the 8th Fiscal Region Office of the Federal Revenue Service of São Paulo was inquired about the nature of the taxes – if any – that would be levied upon the download of movies. The entity which made … Continue reading

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2010 Was a Great Year for Brazilian Movies

2010 is almost over and national distributors have a lot to celebrate as it was a great year for Brazilian movies in the national market. According to reports of  the Union of Cinematographic  Distributors  of the State of Rio de … Continue reading

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Are you planning to shoot in Rio de Janeiro?

In case you have plans to shoot in Rio we would recommend checking the RIO FILM COMMISSION web site. The Rio Film Commission was created on September 23, 2009 and is headed by Steve Solot the former Latin American Senior … Continue reading

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