54º Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro

Submit finished Brazilian films (feature-length 60+ minutes or short 30 minutes or less) for competitive exhibition categories and local production showcase.

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Deadline: annual cycle, check dates
Entry fee: Free
Award: $5,000
Location: Brasília, Brazil
Exhibition window: Dec 1, 2021 → Dec 15, 2021

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About

Overview

The 54th Brasília Festival of Brazilian Cinema (FBCB) is a major Brazilian film festival showcasing recent national cinematographic works. It aims to promote audience formation, capacity-building activities in cinema and audiovisual, and foster consumption of national audiovisual products.

Festival Structure

Competitive categories: Feature-length films (60+ minutes) and shorts (up to 30 minutes)
Brasília Showcase: Local productions competing for 4 feature and 8 short slots
Additional programming: Festivalzinho, special sessions, parallel showcases, debates, seminars, workshops, tributes, opening and awards ceremonies

Key Dates

Submission deadline: October 4, 2021
Exhibition: First half of December 2021

Eligibility

Films must be completed from 2019 onward
Preferably unreleased works

Submission & Fees

Submissions: Online
Entry fee: Free

Selection

Competitive showcases will select 6 feature films and 12 shorts; Brasília Showcase will select 4 feature and 8 short films from local productions.

Awards

R$ 5,000 to R$ 30,000 depending on category (shorts or feature-length films)

Contact & Registration

Email [email protected] to receive newsletter updates. Submit films and view full regulations via https://bit.ly/3EncgTJ

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