Selected International Film Festivals

Sections International Competition for feature and medium length films and Brazilian Competition for feature and medium length films (running time more than 40 minutes); International Competition for short films and Brazilian Competition for short films (up to 25 minutes); Informative Exhibitions “The State of Things”, “Latin American Focus” and “Horizon” (non-competitive)

Terms of Entry It’s All True accepts submissions of all lengths; documentaries must have been completed after June 2010

Subtitles English subtitles necessary

Format 16 mm, 35 mm, Beta SP PAL

Registration Deadline 09 December 2011

Fees None

Attendance Figures 27

Participants of the Film Industry The leading representatives of the Brazilian audiovisual industry attend the festival, especially distributors, producers, festivals scouts and TV comissioners. A few international festivals scouts also attended the last edition.

Prizes/Awards Best Documentary of the International Competition (R$ 15,000), Best Documentary of International Competition of short films (R$ 6,000)

Number of Films Shown 133 Films from 33 countries

Media Coverage Mostly national media coverage

Evaluation The festival, founded and directed by Amir Labakai, is one of the main events in Latin America, dedicated exclusively to the non-fictional production.

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