The second room will house the Indigenous Cinema and Traditional Peoples Exhibition, as well as exhibitions from partner institutions. The new space is a partnership with the Court of Justice of Goiás (TJGO).
With a record number of films registered, the 25th edition of the International Environmental Film and Video Festival (Fica) will have two cinemas. The second room of the festival is a partnership with the Court of Justice of Goiás (TJGO) and will be in building nº1 of Largo do Rosário, in the Center for Memory and Culture of the Judiciary.
Fica is carried out by the Government of Goiás, through the State Secretariat for Culture (Secult), in co-organization with the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), through the Educational Radio and Television Foundation (RTVE).
The new room will house the Indigenous Cinema and Traditional Peoples Exhibition, which is the festival's new competitive exhibition, as well as exhibitions from partner institutions, such as the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), and Embassies, as well as others that are still in the process of being developed. closure.
The 25th Fica received more than a thousand films submitted from 77 different countries, double the number compared to the previous year. The second cinema room is an initiative to expand the festival's activities, which will now not only feature the Cine Teatro São Joaquim, but will be completely adapted to show films.
“Since the last three editions, after the pandemic, the festival has had a great demand for partners who understand the importance, the visibility that the festival has, and who come to propose activities. And we ourselves already had ideas to expand some activities at the festival itself. It will be a smaller room, but very well equipped with everything you need to have the best quality film screening possible”, explains the festival's programming director, Pedro Novaes.
Yara Nunes, Secretary of Culture of the State, also highlights that the second theater is essential not only to meet the increasing demand for films but also to the public, who will have another option: “Last year we had sessions that were extremely crowded. So it showed the need for both the public who want to watch the film and the filmmakers who want to show their films. The tendency is that, over the next few years, we will be able to occupy even more rooms”, he assesses.
Multicultural event
Fica 2024 has a vast free program, with competitive exhibitions, debates with big names in national and international cinema, environmental activities and cultural attractions.
The festival is supported by the Goiás Social program; of the State Secretariats for Resumption; of Science, Technology and Innovation (Secti); and Environment and Sustainable Development (Semad); Saneago; State University of Goiás (UEG), Federal Institute of Goiás (IFG); Social Service of Commerce (Sesc) and City Hall of the city of Goiás. This year the event also has as supporters the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (Funai) and Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz).
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State Secretariat for Culture – Government of Goiás
Photo credit: Leandro Pinho Rodrigues
