LATC is a media training, publishing and audiovisual consulting center with regional headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Since 2009 LATC has conducted programs, workshops in Latin America and trade missions to the U.S., for producers, filmmakers, attorneys and executives from around the world.
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LATC publishes books focused on audiovisual activities and intellectual property rights, aimed to enhance the skills and competences of audiovisual industry professionals by providing access to the best techniques, information and guidance, thereby promoting the professional growth of the audiovisual industry throughout Latin American countries.
“Dear Ambassador” Kicks Off Brazilian Film Series in Florida Curated by LATC
On February 4th the Latin American Training Center-LATC and Florida Atlantic University-FAU initiated a non-profit Brazilian Film Series with the US premiere of the film “Dear Ambassador” which tells the story of the Brazilian ambassador who saved more than a thousand people, mostly Jews, in France during World War II. The film was introduced by its director, Luiz Fernando Goulart, who participated in a round-table with the audience following the screening and was accompanies by the translator, his wife Marilia Rebello and Alan Berger, FAU Scholar Chair in Holocaust Studies. Steve Solot, LATC President, served as moderator of the round table. read more…
The new article by Steve Solot highlights how film commissions can support the battle against piracy
In his new article published on December 22 in the “Revista de Cinema,” Steve Solot, President of Latin American Training Center-LATC and Executive Director of the Brazilian Film Commission Network-REBRAFIC, comments the impacts of piracy in the audiovisual sector and highlights how film commissions can support the battle against it. read more…
LATC launches updated book on current financing mechanisms for audiovisual content in Latin America
On November 30, in Buenos Aires, during the Ventana Sur, the principal film market in the region, and with the presence of Orlando Pulvirenti, author of the Argentinian chapter, the Latin American Training Center-LATC launched its new publication: Current Financing Mechanisms for Audiovisual Content in Latin America – 3rd Edition (Mecanismos actuales de financiación de contenidos audiovisuales en Latinoamérica – 3ª Edición). Sponsored by the Cesnik, Quintino e Salinas Advogados-CQS and Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP–CDAS, it’s an updated, expanded and bilingual Spanish-English sourcebook on 15 Latin American countries.
LATC and CIBA-CILECT announce Winners of the 2017 Latin American Feature Film Screenplay Treatment Competition
“Pague com sangue” (“Pay with blood”), by Brazilian writer Lucas Sátolo do Canto, from the University of São Paulo (USP), has won first place in the 2017 Latin American Feature Film Screenplay Treatment Competition. Second place went to “Renascer” (“To Be Reborn”), by Roberto Simão Pereira Junior, also from USP. The competition was open to students and graduates of Latin American film schools which are members of CILECT, the International Association of Film and Television Schools. read more…
LATC announces a new platform for students and graduates from member schools of FORCINE in Brazil
In order to give visibility to young profesionals entering the highly competitive audiovisual industry, the Latin American Training Center announces a new platform for promotion of audiovisual projects (fiction and documentaries) from students and graduates who seek support for financing, co-production, crowdfunding, distribution, post-production, among other services. read more…
Steve Solot represents REBRAFIC in event in Los Angeles on Audiovisual Content Production in Brazil
On October 31st the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in Los Angeles hosted ““The Brazilian Film, TV and Video on Demand Industry,” a seminar on partnerships and opportunities for investment, and the regulatory framework for the Brazilian audiovisual industry. In his capacity as Executive director of the Brazilian Film Commission Network-REBRAFIC, Steve Solot, LATC President, participated in a panel “Audiovisual Production in Brazil: Incentives for Investments”. read more…
