RioFilme to Announce New Incentives for International Co-Productions, Unveiling Them at Brazil’s Gramado Fest (EXCLUSIVE)

The $3 million incentive fund forms part of an effort to consolidate Rio de Janeiro as a major international production hub while opening up new markets

By Marcelo Cajueiro

Marcelo Cajueiro

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RioFilme, the film-TV agency of Rio de Janeiro City, will launch a call for proposals amounting to R$15 million ($3 million) for up to four international co-production projects involving Rio-based companies.

Leonardo Edde, president of RioFilme, told Variety that projects of fiction and animated feature films are eligible to apply and that he will provide details of the new funding line during his Gramado Film Market panel at the Gramado Fest 2026.

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