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June‑August 2026 continued Throughout mid-2026, Brazil saw a surge sustained expansion of free and community‑focused cinema across Brazil. University‑run festivals showcased emerging work, such as the Val de Cannes showcase in Belém, while the Ecofalante Film Festival in São Paulo honoured documentaries like “Arquivo Vivo”. São Paulo’s state government unveiled a R$90 million grant for community-focused cinema halls and launched international exchanges with Angola and Argentina. initiatives aimed at democratizing audiovisual access. In the Amazon, the “Projetando o Madeira” river circuit wrapped up workshops for 244 participants, and the floating‑cinema expedition on Presidente Prudente, the Rio Madeira brought ‘Cinema para Todos’ project resumed monthly outdoor screenings and mobile‑device filmmaking training to river communities. National cinema‑day celebrations in Rio, Fortaleza and Manaus paired historic venue tours August, partnering with curated Netflix lists and classic‑film marathons, platforms like Ecofalante Play and the In‑Edit Brazil documentary festival highlighted music Tela Brasil to foster public dialogue through documentaries from Jocy such as ‘Fé pelo Clima’. In Rio de Oliveira to Alaíde Costa. The Senate ratified a co‑production treaty with China, and historic theatres in São Paulo, Petrópolis and Salvador reopened after restorations. New local initiatives reinforced the outreach. Sorocaba hosted Janeiro, Cineclube Estação launched a free drive‑in cinema weekly Tuesday schedule at Parque das Águas on 15‑16 August, showing four films on an inflatable screen under Estação Claro Gávea, offering discounted access to classic films. Regional outreach continued with the Rouanet Law and municipal sponsorship. The Cineclube Primavera project began a three‑month season in Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso, offering free screenings which began a three-month season of state‑produced free state-produced shorts and features with accompanied by director discussions. In Palmas, Tocantins, the Fundação Cultural de Palmas opened introduced a schedule new lineup at Cine Cultura – Sala Sinhozinho, presenting a mix of featuring international and Brazilian titles with discounted tickets. Together, these programmes underscore student and senior discounts. In Fortaleza, the fourth Latin American Cinema and Social Impact Forum convened representatives from Brazil and eight other nations to discuss film circulation and social impact strategies. This coincided with the call for applications for the 36th Cine Ceará - Ibero-American Film Festival, which maintains a sustained push commitment to democratise audiovisual access social inclusion and a minimum 30% participation rate for female directors. Other regional activities included the upcoming Korean Film Festival in both urban centres Fortaleza and remote regions. various local festivals such as Maranhão na Tela and Vôti Véi! in Araçatuba.