- FROM SHORT FILM TO FEATURE FILM
- INCUBADORA KINO
ACTIVITY FOR PRE-REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS
August 24-26, 2026 - Monday to Wednesday
Lygia Fagundes Telles Room - CURTA & MERCADO ROOM
MORNING - (9 AM to 1 PM) - FROM SHORT FILMS TO FEATURE FILMS
AFTERNOON - (2 PM to 6 PM) - INCUBADORA KINO
tutors
| DAY/THEME | Morning - 9am to 1pm - From Short to Feature Films | Afternoon - 2 PM to 6 PM - Kino Incubator |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 - August 24th, Monday: Transition - Script and Direction | Fernando Coimbra | Larissa Barbosa / Moringa Films |
| Day 2 - August 25th - Production | Letícia Friedrich / Boulevard Filmes / Showcase | Rodrigo Lavorato/ Ladaia |
| Day 3 - August 26th, Wed - Distribution / Dissemination | Ibirá Machado / Decolonize | Amanda Pó / Cinematic Breath |
Kinoforum Labs - Kino Incubator is a development lab for short film projects aimed at Brazilian filmmakers.
The laboratory aims to develop and enable the production of short films, targeting filmmakers, screenwriters, directors, and producers, guiding projects through collective meetings with professionals in directing, production, and distribution.
Kinoforum Labs – From Short to Feature is a development lab for the first feature-length audiovisual project, in partnership with Projeto Paradiso.
The lab aims to assist in the transition from short films to feature films, targeting filmmakers, screenwriters, directors, and producers, guiding project development through collaborative meetings with professionals in directing, production, and distribution.
The two labs will take place during the 37th Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Film Festival.
At the end of the workshop, the filmmakers will present their projects in a pitching session open to the public and experts in the audiovisual industry. Learn more here.
Tutors
Amanda Pó
Alento Produtora
Amanda is a producer with over a decade of experience in filmmaking. She has produced short films and music videos and is currently dedicated to producing feature films in development at Alento.
Fernando Coimbra
Fernando Coimbra is a screenwriter and director. He directed the feature films The Wolf at the Door, The Hanged Men, and Sand Castle, episodes of series such as Narcos and Perry Mason, and was the general director of Radioactive Emergency.
Ibirá Machado
Director - Decolonize Films
Ibirá Machado is a managing partner at Descoloniza Filmes. He has worked in the audiovisual industry since 2009, and also as a teacher and mentor. He founded the distribution company in 2017, which has already released more than 40 films.
Larissa Barbosa
Founding Partner - Moringa
Director, in 2022 she joined the Paradiso Network. She directed the short film "Feito Tatu" (Made of a Armadillo), in post-production, and "O lado de fora fica aqui dentro" (The Outside Stays Here Inside), a finalist for the Grande Otelo award. She is currently developing her first feature film.
Letícia Friedrich
Director - Boulevard Filmes / Vitrine Filmes
Producer and distributor, founder of Boulevard Filmes and partner at Vitrine Filmes. She has produced more than 20 films, including short and feature films, and participated in programs such as EAVE, Rotterdam Lab, and La Fabrique.
Rodrigo Lavorato
Ladaia Films
Rodrigo Lavorato is a producer, director, and audiovisual educator. A graduate of FAAP and with a postgraduate degree from TAI Arts in Madrid, he is a founding partner of Ladaia, a São Paulo-based production company dedicated to auteur films.
Projects
FROM SHORT FILM TO FEATURE FILM
- The Daughters of the Little Drizzle, by Wesla Jones
- This Sadness That Won't Go Away, by Leo Tabosa
- Remembering Me, by Bárbara Bárcia
- Nebulous Connections, by Frederico Ruas
- The Last Juruá, by Kunha Rete and Carlos Eduardo Magalhães
- Sapatrip, by Gab Lourenzato
INCUBADORA KINO
- The Devil Baby's Photo, by Italo Zaccaron
- Dandam, Cosminho and the Magic Cake, by Vinicius Monteiro dos Santos
- Don't Tell, by Mia Lima Rocha
- The Last Dinner, by Karol Maia
- Water Rose, by Gabri Lima and Julia Souza
- Eternal Life, by Clari Ribeiro
