In its eighth edition, the Conexões Gramado Film Market, a space dedicated to the market within the Gramado Festival, will feature panels, training, special exhibitions and business rounds. One of the new features this year is the games exhibition, in partnership with the GameRS Cluster. Totems, computers, televisions and beanbags will be installed at Sociedade Recreio Gramadense, where visitors will be able to choose from a series of Gaucho titles to play and have fun. The games will be available to the public from the 10th to the 16th of August, from 10 am to 6 pm.
The event is once again organized by Gramadotur, the municipal authority responsible for the city’s events, by the State Secretariat for Culture (Sedac), through the State Institute of Cinema (Iecine), and by the National Cinema Agency (Ancine).
Registration is now open on the festival website (www.festivaldecinemadegramado.com/conexoes-gramado-film-market) and runs until July 26th.
Panels and Capabilities
Traditional in CGFM programming, panels and training are an opportunity for professional improvement, with the participation of renowned names in the audiovisual sector. Within the training sessions, German director Ansgar Ahlers promotes a meeting on bilingual productions. Alberto Moura and Ranz Enberger will address virtual reality and artificial intelligence, while Ancine promotes international co-productions and, Márton Olympio, audiovisual scripts.
The panels will feature names such as Mariëtte Rissenbeek, honored with the Kikito de Cristal trophy, Jorge Furtado, honored with the Eduardo Abelin trophy, Ansgar Ahlers, Luciana Dolabella, Liliana Sulzbach, Fernando Muniz, Paola Wink, Jessica Luz, Aline Zambrini, Fernando Cabral and Felipe Boclin.
Business rounds
With the aim of promoting Brazilian audiovisual production and uniting players and filmmakers, the CGFM is once again holding business rounds. This year, representatives from national and international players will be present, such as Disney, Europa Filmes, California Filmes, All Channel Films, Circular Media, Zordon, Box Brazil Play and The Creators Bridge.
Parallel shows
The program also has three parallel exhibitions: university, virtual reality and games. In its seventh edition, the university film exhibition will have greater prominence, with titles shown on TVE-RS, in a player on the festival website and in the cinema room of the Gramado Film Festival Museum. On television, the screenings will take place on August 10th, at 9pm. On the festival website, the films will be available for free between the 10th and 17th of August. The Gramado Film Festival Museum shows the films in two sessions, on the 11th and 12th of August.
The films compete for the Best Film award at the University Exhibition, chosen by a popular jury. Voting is open and takes place on the event website, from August 10th to 15th. The winner will be announced on August 17th, during the awards ceremony.
In its third edition, the VR Exhibition is a space for experimentation with new audiovisual possibilities. With titles shown at international festivals, the program will be available between the 16th and 17th, at the Gramado Film Festival Museum. Exhibits include virtual reality glasses.
Ministério da Cultura, Secretaria do Estado da Cultura e Petrobras / Programa Petrobras Cultural apresentam: 52° Festival de Cinema de Gramado. Lei de incentivo à cultura. Patrocínio: Claro e Banrisul Corretora de Seguros. Copatrocínio: EBC/TV Brasil, Youtube e Cerveza Patagônia. Apoio especial: Schweppes. Apoio: TeleCine, Kia Brasil, Hasam Group, Globo Filmes, Faixa Azul, Stemac Grupos Geradores, Bodega Dante Robino, O2 e Naymovie. Hospedagem oficial: Laghetto. Transmissão ao vivo: Canal Brasil. Mídia Partner: SBT. Apoio institucional: Fundacine RS, APTC RS, SIAV RS, Assembléia Legislativa, TVE RS e Museu do Festival de Cinema de Gramado. Agente cultural: AM Produções. Promoção: Prefeitura Municipal de Gramado. Financiamento: IECINE, Pró-Cultura, Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Realização: GramadoTur, Ancine – agência nacional de cinema, Ministério da Cultura, Governo Federal – Brasil, União e Reconstrução.
