LABRFF Profile
ABOUT LABRFF
The Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF) is an organization dedicated to showcasing the art and talent of Brazilian film makers in Los Angeles.
The company was established in 2007 by Journalist Nazareno Paulo and Producer Meire Fernandes, and it was created to be the first genuinely Brazilian film festival in the California market.
OUR MISSION
LABRFF’s mission is to support and facilitate the Brazilian audiovisual exhibition and distribution in the United States. Moreover, to stimulate new business opportunities in the film industry. The festival has established a favorable environment to exchange information between Brazil and United States by offering panels, workshops, lectures, and networking meetings to its attendees.
The festival creates visibility and promotes the Brazilian culture throughout the most powerful medium in the world: cinema.
For businesses, the festival has been proved to be more than a marketing option, but a cultural networking opportunity for filmmakers, producers, and entrepreneurs to invest in the Brazilian audiovisual industry by partnering with its productions and establishing an efficient exchange between the professionals involved with this sector.
MAIN GOALS
To promote the Brazilian cinema market by showcasing Brazilian productions
To create opportunities of networking and exchange between Brazil and United States
To award and promote the winners of the festival
To promote the Brazilian image, while respecting its diversity and culture, when selecting the films to be screened during the festival
To bring awareness of Brazilian locations, structures and incentives for those shooting in Brazil
FACTS
California is known for being the biggest producer and consumer of films in the world. There is no doubt that creating and growing a cross-cultural film festival here in Los Angeles would be a hit with audiences of many different nationalities.
Due to the re-emergence of Brazilian cinema in 1995, and the changes in Federal and State laws, an increasing number of Brazilian films have been nominated to The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
