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| Film Critics Association of Brazil | |
|---|---|
| Name | Film Critics Association of Brazil |
| Native name | Associação Brasileira de Críticos de Cinema |
| Formation | 1970s |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | São Paulo |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Film Critics Association of Brazil is a professional association of film critics and scholars based in Brazil that organizes critical discourse, promotes cinematic evaluation, and advocates for critics' interests. The association connects critics working across print, broadcast, and digital platforms and engages with festivals, archives, and academic institutions to shape national and international film criticism. It has been active in debates around film policy, festival programming, and the preservation of Brazilian cinema.
The association emerged during a period of cultural mobilization alongside institutions such as Cinema Novo, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo International Film Festival, and Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro. Early founders included critics associated with newspapers like Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo, and magazines such as Veja (magazine), and it developed amid interactions with filmmakers from movements led by Glauber Rocha, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and Ruy Guerra. During the 1980s and 1990s the association engaged with policy debates involving agencies like Instituto Nacional do Cinema (INC), Embrafilme, and later Ancine, and participated in dialogues with cultural ministries connected to Itamar Franco and Fernando Henrique Cardoso administrations. The organization responded to technological shifts exemplified by the rise of digital cinema, audiovisual markets like Cannes Marché du Film, and new media outlets such as YouTube and Twitter by expanding membership and activities.
Membership criteria historically drew from critics affiliated with outlets including O Globo, Jornal do Brasil, Estado de Minas, Correio Braziliense, and broadcast organizations like Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes, and TV Cultura. The association comprises elected boards, regional chapters in cities like Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, and Recife, and working groups that liaise with festivals such as Festival de Gramado, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo, and Festival do Rio. It maintains affiliations and correspondent relationships with international bodies including FIPRESCI, European Film Academy, and networks that connect to festivals like Venice Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, and Cannes Film Festival. Governance practices reference statutes modeled after professional associations such as Society for Cinema and Media Studies and cooperate with archives like Arquivo Nacional and universities including Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
The association organizes panels, juries, and events at major gatherings such as Festival de Gramado, Mostra de São Paulo, and Festival do Rio; it also sponsors screenings at institutions like Cinemateca Brasileira and Museu de Arte do Rio. It issues annual critics' awards that have parallels with honors like the Golden Bear, Palme d'Or, and national prizes such as the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, and presents prizes for categories including Best Film, Best Director, and Critics' Choice. The group facilitates archival initiatives tied to collections at Cinemateca Brasileira and collaborates on restoration projects with organizations like Cineteca di Bologna and funding bodies such as Fundação Biblioteca Nacional. It runs juries for student competitions at film schools like Universidade Federal Fluminense and cooperates with international markets such as American Film Market for distribution discussions.
Members contribute to newspapers, periodicals, and digital platforms including Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo, Piauí (magazine), Revista de Cinema Mackenzie, and outlets like AdoroCinema and Cinema em Cena. The association has produced catalogs, position papers, and curated retrospectives focusing on filmmakers such as Carlos Reichenbach, Walter Salles, Hector Babenco, Kátia Lund, Anna Muylaert, and international auteurs like Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, and Federico Fellini. Critical discussions engage with festivals like Cannes Film Festival, scholarly venues including Society for Cinema and Media Studies conferences, and archives such as British Film Institute and Library of Congress programs. It has issued manifestos on criticism ethics that reference debates surrounding platforms like IMDb and aggregation sites such as Metacritic.
The association has influenced programming at Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo and selection committees for national submissions to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and has been cited in coverage by outlets like BBC News, The New York Times, and Le Monde. Its awards and lists have shaped the reception of films by directors such as Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Anita Rocha da Silveira, and Kleber Mendonça Filho and impacted distribution choices involving companies like Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and regional distributors. International bodies including FIPRESCI and festival juries often consult its members, and academic citations appear in journals such as Film Quarterly, Screen, and Studies in Latin American Popular Culture.
Prominent critics and scholars associated with the association have included figures who wrote for Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo, and Revista de Cinema Mackenzie, and film historians linked to institutions like Universidade de São Paulo and Cinemateca Brasileira. Past presidents and board members have engaged with festivals such as Festival de Gramado, collaborated with curators from Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, and served on juries at Berlin International Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. The association's leadership has worked alongside producers and directors like João Batista de Andrade and scholars publishing with presses such as Editora 34.
Category:Film organizations in Brazil