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São Paulo cultural sector support initiatives

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The State Government of São Paulo is implementing various initiatives to support the regional creative economy and cultural sector through funding and professional development. Initial efforts included the extension of application deadlines for the Programa de Ação Cultural (ProAC) under the Fomento CultSP package, which allocates R$ 90 million toward diverse fields such as audiovisual production, literature, and architecture. Concurrently, the state opened registrations for an inclusive fashion contest focused on adaptive clothing. To further support the sector, the São Paulo Secretariat of Culture, Economy, and Creative Industries has announced approximately 1,200 free launched training positions for the current semester initiatives via the CultSP Pro platform. This program targets cultural professionals, entrepreneurs, and individuals in vulnerable social situations. The training is divided into An initial announcement offered approximately 1,200 free positions, including 861 in-person positions spots across 45 courses 11 municipalities and 395 online positions across 11 virtual courses. In-person activities are distributed across 11 municipalities, including the capital, Campinas, and Santos. positions. The curriculum covers diverse areas such as game narrative and scripting, narrative, audiovisual executive production, Brazilian documentary theory, editorial design, and cultural entrepreneurship, Libras, jewelry making, entrepreneurship. A subsequent update regarding the CULTSP PRO program, managed by the Institute for Development and gastronomy. Applicants Management (IDG), announced a new round of 922 free training spots across 53 different courses. This phase includes 847 in-person positions distributed across 18 cities—covering the capital, metropolitan areas, the interior, and the coast—and 75 online spots. Course subjects have expanded to include scenography, analog photography, museum management, and sustainable fashion. Applications for this round are scheduled to run from September 9 to September 21. Participants must be at least 16 years old old, and have completed elementary school. those who maintain at least 75% attendance and pass evaluations will receive a digital certificate.

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