New Audiovisual Event FestCampos Launches in Brazil

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Taking place over May 13-22 in Brazil’s highest city, the verdant mountain resort town of Campos do Jordão, more akin to a northern European city thanks to its architecture and pine tree forests, the maiden FestCampos Cultural has launched this year in tandem with the 13th Winter Show, an annual Brazilian audiovisual industry event not unlike CinemaCon where exhibitors and distributors tout the latest releases.The free activities include screenings of current releases, video projections and panels.A key component of FestCampos is a series of 18 online interviews, FestCampos Talks, kicking off on May 21, comprising conversations with prominent international film and TV industry players who will expound on the practices and trends in content production and distribution. “With the content boom generated by streaming platforms, it’s crucial to educate and empower producers to look into global business models,” says Fernanda Martins, curator and producer of FestCampos Talks.“It’s not only for Brazilian professionals but is also for international players who want to learn how to tap the Brazilian marketplace,” she pointed out.The 30-minute interviews have four main strands that aim to answer the questions below:Narratives: With the advent of streaming platformsdriving aboom in audiovisual content production, what are the challenges to creators and artists?

How are local cultures becoming part of the new narratives?Innovation: What will the new platforms that produce and distribute audiovisual content be like?

How is the market organizing itself in terms of technology and financing?ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance):How to use audiovisual tools to promote diverse stories?