ANCINE (Agência Nacional de Cinema) - part of the Ministry of Culture - is Brazil’s national film agency, dealing with all regulation related to the local audio-visual industry.

Foreign production companies that want to shoot in Brazil must obtain an official authorization for their project from ANCINE. Shoots of a journalistic nature - news, essentially - are exempt from this authorization.

PARTNER WITH
A BRAZILIAN
PRODUCTION
COMPANY.

The foreign company must partner with a Brazilian production company who then liaises directly with ANCINE, essentially taking responsibility for the project on Brazilian soil.

If Brazil requires you to have a business visa to enter the country (this varies greatly from country to country, and often changes) then the ANCINE permit also works as an authorization letter to show at the Brazilian consulate in your country as part of the visa application.

WHAT DO WE
NEED TO MAKE
THE REQUEST
WITH ANCINE?

To make this application we need full details of the project, a signed contract or agreement of works, passport copies of all crew entering the country, shoot locations and filming dates.


As much of this information may become clear only at an advanced stage of pre-production, we simply complete the application once we’re ready. In most cases ANCINE will take 5 to 7 working days to approve and issue the permit, although we would generally advise allowing 10 working days at the very least.

Alongside the ANCINE authorisation, we can assist with bringing filmmaking gear into Brazil. Read more about the process here and get in touch to discuss more.

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • FIXERS & LOCAL PRODUCTION

    Bilingual fixers, producers and production managers to faciliate your shoot throughout Brazil.

  • EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    Camera, lighting, grip and stills gear in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Florianopolis and other major cities.

  • CASTING

    Models, actors, street casting or real people. for video, stills, corporate films or market research.

  • LOCATIONS

    Urban landscapes, stunning coastlines, tropical rainforest… Brazil is one of the most diverse countries on earth.

  • CUSTOMS

    Help navigating Brazilian customs and completing toe E-DBV when entering with video and stills equipment.

  • VIDEOGRAPHERS

    Need more of a videographer or self-shooter than a full crew? We can help contract a person with right experience for your shoot.

  • STILLS PHOTOGRAPHERS

    Contract a stills photographer experienced in lifestyle, product, fashion or documentary photography.

  • RESEARCH & STORY IDEAS

    Research of top-line ideas or building of deeper, more complex stories, as well as official co-production.

  • CREWING

    Camera and gimbal operators, assistants, sound mixers, stylists, hair & make-up artists, bilingual HOD’s

  • ANCINE

    Complete registration and obtain official certification for your production from Brazil’s film agency ANCINE.

  • REMOTE PRODUCTION

    We have extensive experience of shooting and live-linking remote interviews for major clients.

  • DRONE

    Licensed and highly experienced operators with drones of all sizes.

  • TRANSLATION & TRANSCRIPTION

    We can translate and create transcriptions, subtitles and .srt files in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

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