Based in Rio de Janeiro and founded in 2008 by Steve Solot, one of the screen sector’s most
experienced strategy professionals, the Latin American Training Center-LATC is a media training and consulting center focused on professionals of the audiovisual content industry. Its mission is to offer technical training and support through intensive programs, publications, competitions, workshops and creative seminars on specific topics to contribute to expansion of the industry.
Our main services and products
LATC Global Film & TV Program
Publications
LATINX Screenplay Treatment Competition
Online English Course
Olsberg•SPI and GATC announce a new partnership to meet the global demand for training audiovisual professionals worldwide
The international consulting firm Olsberg•SPI and the Global Audiovisual Training Center – GATC are excited to announce their new agreement, aimed at meeting the global demand for training production crews and below-the-line professionals around the world. read more…
Steve Solot is appointed to the Cultural Council of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro
On August 9, Steve Solot, President of the Latin American Training Center-LATC, was appointed to the Cultural Council of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro (ACRJ) for the 2023-2025 biennium, under the presidency of Sérgio Costa and Silva and vice-presidency of Maria Luiza Nobre de Almeida. Solot will also serve as Coordinator of the Audiovisual Committee. read more…
Steve Solot’s new article questions why Brazil still doesn’t have an incentive for international audiovisual production
In his new article, published on July 24th in the “Revista de Cinema,” Steve Solot, LATC President, and Associate for Latin America, Olsberg•SPI, highlights the importance of having a national incentive for international production and the benefits that it brings to the country’s local industry and economy. read more…
LATC and the Búzios Municipal Cultural Policy Council Announce an International Screenplay Treatment Competition: “Discovering Búzios”
The Latin American Training Center-LATC and the Municipal Council for Cultural Policy of Búzios are pleased to announce the launch of the competition “Discovering Búzios”, which will award feature film scripts (fiction or documentary) set in the city of Búzios, in the interior of the State of Rio de Janeiro, which may be submitted in Portuguese, Spanish or English. The competition also has the support of the Búzios Film Commission, aimed at boosting the local creative economy and increasing the international visibility of Búzios as a destination for filming and film tourism, placing the resort in the sights of major productions. read more…
Registration for the next LATC Global Film and TV Program, a unique Immersion in the Global Audiovisual Industry, is now open!
This year, the immersive training program for audiovisual industry professionals “LATC Global Film & TV Program” will take place between October 30th and November 4th, in Los Angeles. Early registration already includes 15 professionals, including filmmakers, screenwriters, producers, and audiovisual company managers from various countries in Asia and Latin America. read more…
Following the great success of the first edition, MPA and LATC announce a new series of technical training courses for audiovisual professionals in Spanish-speaking Latin America
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Latin American Training Center-LATC are pleased to announce a new series of Spanish-language technical training courses for audiovisual industry professionals in Latin America, following the great success of last year’s first edition, which included participants from throughout the region. Registration for the courses, which run from March to May 2023, is now open. read more…
