According to the signatories, the regulation ‘can no longer be postponed’, and it is urgent that the theme receives priority treatment in the dialogue between the executive and the congress; See who signed
More than 750 filmmakers, actors, producers, writers, technicians and artists from all regions of the country sign an open letter addressed to the president, the minister, the mayor, the minister and the national secretary of audiovisual Joelma Gonzaga. The document claims the immediate creation of a regulatory framework for the streaming sector in Brazil, aiming to ensure fair counterparts of international platforms operating in Brazil. According to the signatories, the regulation “can no longer be postponed”, and it is urgent that the theme receives priority treatment in the dialogue between the Executive and the Congress. The letter also asks the President to bring off Deputy Jandira Feghali as a rapporteur of the projects in the House Plenary.
“To the audiovisual of a country records the moving identity of its culture. Tell us who we are, where we came from, and helps us think where we want to go. It builds something fundamental: the memory of a country,” says the document. The letter, signed in alphabetical order, expressed wide regional and artistic diversity – including big names in commercial cinema, award -winning directors, writers, technicians and figures of independent production of states such as Sao Paulo, Acre, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Santa Catarina. There are representatives of indigenous and peripheral cinema.
Among the signatories are Fabiano Gullane, Fernanda Torres, Fernando Meirelles, Heitor Dhalia, Joel Zito Araújo, Jose Padilha, Julia Rezende, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Lais Bodanzky, Luiz Carlos Barreto, Petra Costa, Wagner Moura, Walter Salles, and names of the independent scene such as Anna Muylaert, Affonso Uchoa, Andre Novais, Adirley Queiróz, Eryk Rocha, Gabriel Mascaro, Maya Da-Rin, Daniel Filho, Helena Ignez, Julio Bressane, Grace Passô, Marcelo Caetano, Lincoln Pérciles, Mozarniel Iramari Yanomami and writer Paulo Lins.
“We cannot accept that our audiovisual market is used as a currency of exchange, as in previous moments of our history. We must aim to balance our trade balance of culture, exporting our diversity and our cultural production to the world.” PL 2331/22 proposes that streaming platforms contribute 6% of the revenue for national content development, less than 12% recommended by the Higher Cinema Council. The proposal was built based on models adopted in France, Italy and South Korea, and already receives consolidated support from the sector.
The letter also asks:
– Formal Support of the Executive to PL 2331/22;
– Active performance of the Ministry of Culture in defense of audiovisual industry;
– Joint mobilization to ensure the urgent process of the project in Congress.
“Without regulation, Brazil risks being just a consumer market, without consolidating a national industry capable of generating employment, income and international projection.” The document also points out that regulation represents a matter of national sovereignty, culture and democracy, and concludes: “It is about ensuring that the voice of Brazil remains told by Brazilians.”
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Fernando Dias
