The opening event took place on Tuesday morning (12/06), at Palácio Conde dos Arcos. Meeting discusses the importance of film schools for strengthening the state's cultural identity.
The 25th edition of the Environmental Film and Video Festival (Fica) hosted the 3rd Meeting of the Cinema and Audiovisual Schools of Central Brazil in the city of Goiás, on Tuesday morning (12/06), in the garden of Palácio Conde dos Arcos .
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 festival continues until next Sunday (16/06).
During the opening meeting, professor Marcelo Costa, from Cria Lab UEG, creator and organizer of the event, welcomed the audience and virtual participants, highlighting the importance of film schools for strengthening the cultural identity of the state and the training of professionals capable of carrying this identity forward.
The opening was attended by the state secretary of culture of Goiás, Yara Nunes, the rector of the State University of Goiás, prof. Antônio Cruvinel, the municipal secretary of Culture of the city of Goiás, Goiandira Ortiz de Camargo, the pro-rector of extension at UEG, Sandra Máscimo, the director of integrated management at UEG, Neusa Ravaroto, the superintendent of promotion and cultural management at Secult Goiás, Raíssa Coutinho, the dean of extension at UFG, Luana Ribeiro, the president of the RTVE Foundation, Silvana Coleta, the director of the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at UEG, Rodrigo Messias and the coordinator of the UEG Cora Coralina Campus, Déborah Magalhães de Barros.
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 Goiás City Hall. This year the event also has as supporters the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), The Nature Conservancy, MapBiomas, Museu Nacional dos Povos Indigenous/Funai, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Kelldrin Group and Saga BYD.
