Based in Rio de Janeiro and founded in 2008, 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 in English, Spanish and Portuguese to contribute to expansion of the industry throughout Latin America. LATC also operates a non-profit social impact filmmaking course, “Making my First Film,” aimed at the social inclusion of underprivileged youth in Rio de Janeiro favelas, in conjunction with the ABC Film School, the Rio de Janeiro Chamber of Commerce-ACRJ, the Special Secretariat for Rio de Janeiro Youth of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (JUVRio), and multiple private-sector partners.

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News

LATC announces the final result of the LATINX 2025

The Latin American Training Center-LATC is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s edition of its traditional screenplay treatment competition, LATINX, whose theme was “Latin American Places”. Here are they: Category “Brazil”: 1st place –  “Trio Elétrico”...

Registration is now open for the LATC-GATC 2024.1 Online English Course for Audiovisual Professionals

The LATC Online English Course for Audiovisual Professionals was developed to meet verbal communication and specific vocabulary demands for professionals from different audiovisual sectors. In addition to improving English skills, the course familiarizes participants...

LATC announces a free e-book on the audiovisual public policy landscape in Latin America

Published by the Latin American Training Center-LATC and sponsored by Olsberg•SPI, the new book, “The Audiovisual Public Policy Landscape in Latin America”, is a unique collection of articles by experienced and renowned public and private sector figures on...

Article: Trump’s Threat of a 100% Tariff on Foreign-Made Films Could Backfire — and Push the U.S. Toward a Federal Film Production Incentive

In his new article, published on October 5 in Revista de Cinema, Steve Solot, president of LATC, highlights President Donald Trump’s recent threat to impose a 100% tariff on foreign films — a measure that, while potentially harmful to the U.S. film industry, has reignited the debate over the lack of a federal incentive for audiovisual production. Steve also notes that, unlike other countries, the United States lacks international co-production treaties, and that Trump’s threat could, paradoxically, spur the creation of a federal policy capable of strengthening the country’s competitiveness in the global market.

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LATC Announces Alumni Participation in RIOMARKET JOVEM 2025 Program

The Latin American Training Center (LATC) is pleased to announce that, thanks to a new agreement with Festival do Rio and RioMarket, five students from previous editions of the social inclusion project “Fazendo Meu Primeiro Filme” (“Making My First Film”), an initiative of the Rio de Janeiro Commercial Association (ACRJ), will participate in this year’s edition of the RIOMARKET JOVEM program. read more…

LATC and FIACINE Sign Strategic Agreement to Promote English Training for Ibero-American Audiovisual Professionals

The Latin American Training Center (LATC), represented by its President, Steve Solot, and the Federación Iberoamericana de Academias de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (FIACINE), represented by its President, María Elena Wood, announce an important cooperation agreement to foster talent development in the Ibero-American audiovisual sector. The agreement aims to fill a gap in professional training and strengthen the industry through a scholarship program. read more…

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