The LatAm Content Market will maintain its inaugural occasion subsequent March in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, bringing collectively regional and international stakeholders within the documentary, nonfiction, and actuality TV trade.
Sunny Side of the Doc, the most important documentary-focused market on this planet, is partnering on the initiative and can curate the LatAm Content material Market’s pitching classes, a key characteristic of the upcoming occasion. The brand new doc market was introduced Wednesday by the Brazilian delegation at Sunny Facet, which wraps up its 35th version on Thursday in La Rochelle, France.
“Within the schedule of worldwide occasions, there’s a lack of a Latin American market dedicated to non-fiction productions,” famous Fernando Dias, founding father of the LatAm Content material Market and associate within the Brazilian manufacturing firm Grifa. “We’re speaking to varied gamers, and several other have already indicated their curiosity in coming to Brazil as a result of they know they may do enterprise there.”
The LatAm Content material Market will supply pitch classes, keynotes, convention classes, workshops, one-to-one conferences and networking alternatives with a very powerful trade gamers, in accordance with a launch. Three thematic pitching classes, organized by Sunny Facet, “might be one of many core actions of the occasion.”
“We’re delighted to be contributing our acknowledged experience and international group to the LatAm Content material Market, with the ambition to ship prime quality pitching classes, that are at all times one of many highlights of the Sunny Facet of the Doc,” commented Aurélie Reman, managing director of Sunny Facet. “You will need to assist the range of our trade past borders and foster new enterprise alternatives. This new collaboration goals to spice up and open up a co-production channel between the Americas, Europe and Africa particularly connecting new storytelling and manufacturing expertise to high trade executives. This partnership can also be very well timed as Brazil and France will launch cross cultural seasons in 2025.”
The occasion will happen March 10-13, 2025, on the Othon Palace Resort in Rio de Janeiro, on Copacabana Seashore. The market’s major sponsors might be Embratur (the Brazilian Vacationer Board), BRAVI (a nonprofit entity representing impartial producers), and Go to Rio.
“Positioned at a strategic second as Brazil hosts the United Nations Convention on Local weather Change (COP 30),” a launch mentioned, “this inaugural version of the market will happen in opposition to a backdrop of worldwide discussions on sustainability and a carbon-neutral economic system, in addition to modern societal points comparable to gender equality, racial variety, Indigenous communities, and social change – completely reflecting Brazil’s dynamic cultural material.
“The purpose of the LatAm Content material Market is twofold: to showcase the vibrancy of the Latin American audiovisual market and to create enterprise alternatives between Latin American trade professionals and worldwide producers, distributors, and exhibitors.”
Fernando Dias will function president of the LatAm Content material Market, with Mauricio Dias as vp. In different management positions, Adriana Schwarz will function managing director; Kiko Ribeiro as programming director; Erika Araujo will head up Institutional Affairs, with Tatiana Battaglia Dias main Worldwide Technique. Carlota Carneiro will function head of operations.
