Creative support initiative offering online screenings and editing consultations for fiction and documentary short films by emerging filmmakers.
Films that have participated in em-Curta
-“Remendo”, a short film from Espírito Santo selected for the program’s first edition and directed by Roger Ghil, won the Kikito Award for Best Short Film at the Gramado Film Festival, Best Film (Technical Jury) and the Canal Brasil Short Film Award at the 26th Tiradentes Film Festival. It was also a finalist for both the ABRA Award and the Grande Otelo Award, and had its international premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
-“O Silêncio Elementar” (Elementary Silence), a short film from Minas Gerais selected for the second edition and directed by Mariana de Melo, had its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. The project has since evolved into a feature film currently selected for Brasil CineMundi, with 50% of its budget already secured.
-“Sebastiana”, a short film selected for the third edition and directed by Pedro de Alencar, won Best Short Film at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Festival do Rio). It was also screened at festivals including Kinoforum, Guarnicê Film Festival, Arquivo em Cartaz, CineBH, among others.
Credits
Concept and Executive Coordination: Bárbara Defanti
Production: Veronika Berg
2022 Edition
Selection Committee:
Angelo Defanti
Bárbara Defanti
Gabriel Martins
Consultants:
Ana Julia Travia
Angelo Defanti
Bruno Ribeiro
Clarice Siqueira
Eduardo Serrano
Esmir Filho
Fábio Leal
Felipe Lopes
Gabriel Martins
Geovani Martins
Janaína Oliveira
Marilia Hughes Guerreiro
Natara Ney
Paula Garcia
Roberto Berliner
Sandra Kogut
Talita Arruda
Tatiana Leite
Teodoro Poppovic
Thiago Macedo Correia
2023 Edition
Selection Committee:
Bárbara Defanti
Flavia Candida
Marcia Vaz
Consultants:
Bruno Ribeiro
Fábio Leal
Gabriel Martins
Janaína Oliveira
Roberto Berliner
Sandra Kogut
Talita Arruda
Tatiana Leite
Thiago Macêdo Correia
Nina Kopko
Daniel Ribeiro
Julia Katharine
Lúcia Tupiassú
Amanda Kadobayashi
Vicente Moreno
Natara Ney
Carla Domingues
Quito Ribeiro
Miguel Rosa Caldeira
Diogo Leite
2024 Edition
Selection Committee:
Bárbara Defanti
Márcia Vaz
Sabrina Garcia
Consultants:
Carlos Segundo
Camila Agustini
Clarice Siqueira
Fábio Leal
Fernanda Lomba
Gabriel Martins
Julia Alves
Julia Katharine
Lucia Tupiassu
Mariana Ferraz and Marcelo Grabowsky
Natara Ney
Nina Kopko
Roberto Berliner
Sandra Kogut
Tatiana Leite
Ticiana Augusto Lima
Thiago Macêdo Correia
Vicente Moreno
Vitã