Embrafilme (in full: ''Empresa Brasileira de Filmes S.A.'') was a Brazilian
state-owned company
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity created or owned by a national or local government, either through an executive order or legislation. SOEs aim to generate profit for the government, prevent private sector monopolies, provide goo ...
created on September 12, 1969 for production, funding and distribution of Brazilian movies. The company was dissolved on March 16, 1990 by the National Privatization Program, launched by the government of President
Fernando Collor
Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (; born 12 August 1949) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate. Collor ...
.
Currently, the regulatory and financing functions of the Brazilian audiovisual sector are maintained by
Ancine
Ancine ( or National Film Agency) is a regulatory agency of the federal government of Brazil. Headquartered in Brasília, it promotes, regulates and supervises the Brazilian cinema industry. The agency was created during the presidency of Fernan ...
, a federal agency created in 2001. The distribution area is now the responsibility of the private sector.
See also
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Cinema of Brazil
Brazilian cinema was introduced early in the 20th century but took some time to consolidate itself as a popular form of entertainment. The film industry of Brazil has gone through periods of ups and downs, a reflection of its dependency on stat ...
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Rhodesia Television
Rhodesia Television (RTV) was a live-broadcast, television station operating in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) as a private company. It was established on the 14th of November, 1960, first in Salisbury (now Harare), with transmissions in Bul ...
- A Zimbabwean broadcasting company that also closed down in response to change in political direction.
References
External links
Embrafilmeat
IMDb
IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ...
Embrafilme creation LawAncine PageCinemabrasileiro.net, web about Brazilian cinema
Film production companies of Brazil
Government-owned companies of Brazil
State-owned film companies
Defunct companies of Brazil
1969 establishments in Brazil
1990 disestablishments in Brazil
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