Applications for the first funding cycle of the second edition of Screen Brasil close Oct. 2
By Ed Meza, John Hopewell
'Papaya' was among the first films to receive Screen Brasil distribution support. Credit: Priscilla Kellen Distribution, by common consent, has become the weakest link in the whole of the film industry. If it weren’t for public-sector aid, it would hardly exist. Split right deals, replacing minimum guarantees, has eased the financial stress on distributors. Every single dollar still counts, however.
In such a context, Screen Brasil, which closes its applications for the first of two cycles of its second funding edition on Oct. 2, offers manna from heaven. Many sales agents and distributors in Europe dream of being beneficiaries from such schemes.
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