Eletrobras encourages the Brazilian cinema. Among the movies funded by the company, we can find “Carandiru” (“Carandiru”), “Eu Tu Eles” (“Me, You, Them”), “A Festa da Menina Morta” (“The Dead Girl’s Party”), “Lisbela e o Prisioneiro” (“Lisbela and the Prisoner”), “Guerra de Canudos” (“War of Canudos”), “Deus é Brasileiro” (“God is Brazilian”), “Tainá 2” (“Tainá, Part 2”), “Casa de Areia” (“House of Sand”), “Benjamim” (“Benjamin”), “Amarelo Manga” (“Mango Yellow”), “Copacabana” (“Copacabana”), “O Caminho das Nuvens” (“The Middle of the World”), “O Coronel e o Lobisomem” (“The Colonel and the Werewolf”), “Bicho de Sete Cabeças” (“Brainstorm”), “Ó Paí, Ó” (“Ó Paí, Ó”), “Amores Possíveis” (“Possible Loves”), “Zico na Rede” and “Lixo Extraordinário” (“Waste Land”), that won the audience award in the documentary competition in the Sundance Film Festival 2010 and the Amnesty International Film Prize in the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival.
Our Cinema NGO
Supported by Eletrobras, Our Cinema NGO uses techniques from the audiovisual field to promote social inclusion. In 2009, 69 movies were produced by 19 workshops, in which 324 students had participated. In the same period, the NGO promoted eight longer courses counting with the participation of 158 children and youths. Last year, Our Cinema NGO displayed 276 movie sessions in the movie theater located in its headquarters, in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, counting with the presence of about 8300 viewers.
