Gramado Film Festival Launches New Talent Drive

The inaugural Residency for 60 young filmmakers will offer an intensive program running Aug. 17-19

By Marcelo Cajueiro

Marcelo Cajueiro

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The first Residency for Young Filmmakers, a new feature of the Gramado Film Market taking place Aug. 17-19, will count with the participation of 60 filmmakers aged between 18 and 35, selected from more than 200 applications.

Participants are required to have work experience on at least one film, mostly in the fields of production, direction, acting, screenwriting, cinematography or sound. Rio Grande do Sul, where Gramado is located, is the state with most participants: 28. The remaining come from the states of Bahia, Goiás, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Sergipe and Pernambuco, and the Federal District.

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