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← Festivals & exhibition AI Film Awards Brasil

NOV 6-8, 2026

Hybrid event
IN PERSON
Itaú Cultural · Av. Paulista, 149, São Paulo
ONLINE
e-Teatro WeDo!
The festival

Celebrating the future of audiovisual creation with artificial intelligence

AI Film Awards Brasil is an international festival dedicated to film and audiovisual work made with AI. Over three days, it brings together screenings of shorts, features, animation, documentaries, music videos and advertising, expert panels and the awards ceremony.

Hybrid format: in person at Itaú Cultural, in São Paulo, and online at e-Teatro WeDo!.

  • FESTIVAL
  • AWARDS
  • SCREENINGS
  • NETWORKING
  • GENERATIVE AI
How to watch

At Itaú Cultural or wherever you are

In person

Itaú Cultural

Av. Paulista, 149, São Paulo. Screenings, panels, opening night and closing ceremony.

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Online

e-Teatro WeDo!

Follow the program on the app of e-Teatro WeDo!, the world's first virtual, gamified performance venue.

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Program

Three days of films and debates

Program subject to change. The films selected for each showcase will be announced soon.

06 FRIDAY
13:00 · 14:00
SHOWCASE International features
14:00 · 15:30
PANEL AI for Whom? Social Inequality and Exclusion in the Age of Algorithms
15:30 · 16:00
SHOWCASE Documentaries
16:00 · 17:30
PANEL Reprogramming Entertainment Through AI
17:30 · 18:00
SHOWCASE Brazilian features
18:00 · 20:00
OPENING Official opening and screening of Submersivo
07 SATURDAY
10:30 · 11:00
SHOWCASE Advertising · vertical video
11:00 · 12:30
PANEL Innovation or Threat to Creativity? Artificial Intelligence in Filmmaking
12:30 · 13:00
SHOWCASE Animation
14:30 · 16:00
PANEL Fantasy and Impossible Cinema: Stories Only AI Makes Possible
16:00 · 16:30
SHOWCASE International features
16:30 · 18:00
PANEL From Set to Prompt: Challenges for Film Professionals in the Age of AI Production
18:00 · 19:00
SHOWCASE Brazilian features
08 SUNDAY
10:30 · 11:00
SHOWCASE Music video
11:00 · 12:30
PANEL Storing the Invisible: Film Collections and Archiving with Artificial Intelligence
13:30 · 14:30
SHOWCASE Animation
14:30 · 16:00
PANEL Deepfakes and Cinema: The Impact of AI on Representation and Film Ethics
16:00 · 17:00
SHOWCASE International shorts
17:00 · 18:00
SHOWCASE Brazilian shorts
18:00 · 21:00
CEREMONY Closing and awards ceremony
Themed panels

The festival debates

Our keynotes: experts from film, technology and culture discussing where AI-driven creation is headed.

Friday, Nov 6 · 2:00 – 3:30 PM

AI for Whom? Social Inequality and Exclusion in the Age of Algorithms

Artificial intelligence promises to democratize creation, but who really has access to the tools, the data and the opportunities this technology creates? This panel brings together experts from film, culture and innovation to discuss how algorithms can reproduce historical inequalities, erase narratives and concentrate power. The debate proposes paths toward a more diverse, inclusive and representative AI ecosystem.

PANELISTS
Lyara Oliveira Lyara Oliveira Public management Executive producer and public manager
Gi Blanco Gi Blanco AI for Women Marketing and AI specialist
Natalia Tupi Natalia Tupi Instituto Catitu Representative
André Furtado Itaú Cultural Creative and Platforms Manager
Friday, Nov 6 · 4:00 – 5:30 PM

Reprogramming Entertainment Through AI

From content curation to new forms of audiovisual production, artificial intelligence is deeply transforming the entertainment industry. This panel brings together representatives from streaming, digital distribution and innovation to discuss how AI is redefining content discovery, business models, the relationship with audiences and creative processes. A debate on the opportunities and challenges of a sector being rapidly reshaped, where technology and creativity now walk side by side.

PANELISTS
Fabio Lima Fabio Lima Sofá Digital CEO
Fernando Oliveira Fernando Oliveira I2AI International Association of Artificial Intelligence
Kauê Ferraz Kauê Ferraz Inovacine Executive director
Carol Guimarães Carol Guimarães WeDo! Entretenimento Executive producer
Saturday, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Innovation or Threat to Creativity? Artificial Intelligence in Filmmaking

A debate on the role of artificial intelligence in filmmaking: AI's potential for creative processes and new artistic frontiers, and the questions it raises about automation, human originality and ethical dilemmas.

PANELISTS
Guta Raeder Guta Raeder Journalist and director Director and creative producer
Luciano Mathias Luciano Mathias Insula AI
Rod Cauhi Rod Cauhi Hungryman Productions Award-winning AI filmmaker
Sergio Silva Filmes do Caixote Screenwriter, director and programmer of Brazilian films
Saturday, Nov 7 · 2:30 – 4:00 PM

Fantasy and Impossible Cinema: Stories Only AI Makes Possible

Hyper-realistic dragons, dreamlike worlds and never-before-seen creatures gain new possibilities with AI. The panel explores how generative tools push the limits of fantasy cinema and let independent filmmakers create what once required big visual-effects budgets.

PANELISTS
Eduardo Santana Eduardo Santana Cine Fantasy Founder
Leo Nakata Leo Nakata AMC-SP Video editor and AI filmmaker
Cauê Custódio Cauê Custódio Phenomena Festival Creative director
To be confirmed Coming soon
Saturday, Nov 7 · 4:30 – 6:00 PM

From Set to Prompt: Challenges for Film Professionals in the Age of AI Production

Film professionals discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs across the industry: the areas most affected, the least affected and the new profiles emerging. A reflection on the future of work in film and the value of human talent.

PANELISTS
Ricardo Mordoch Ricardo Mordoch AmorDoch Filmes Film director
Marcelo J. L. Lima Marcelo J. L. Lima Expocine · Tonks Film industry analyst and consultant
To be confirmed Coming soon
To be confirmed Coming soon
Sunday, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Storing the Invisible: Film Collections and Archiving with Artificial Intelligence

Representatives of cultural and audiovisual institutions discuss the use of AI in film preservation and archiving: cataloging, access, the integrity of audiovisual heritage and the role of public policy and collaboration between institutions.

PANELISTS
Paula Davies Paula Davies Cinemateca Brasileira Audiovisual preservationist and professor at CAV ESPM
Marcelo Assis Marcelo Assis São Paulo State Department of Culture Executive secretary
Sérgio Sá Leitão Sérgio Sá Leitão LIDE Consultant and former Minister of Culture of Brazil
To be confirmed Coming soon
Sunday, Nov 8 · 2:30 – 4:00 PM

Deepfakes and Cinema: The Impact of AI on Representation and Film Ethics

Experts and film professionals discuss the advances and challenges of deepfakes in cinema, the ethical and legal implications of digitally manipulating images, and how to balance innovation, authenticity and responsibility.

PANELISTS
Ana Garms Ana Garms Lume Solutio Lawyer specializing in AI
Ana Freitas Ana Freitas Piloto Creative executive producer and influencer
Priscila Beltrame Priscila Beltrame CQS/FV Advogados Partner, attorney
Gisele Jordão Gisele Jordão CAV · ESPM PhD in Communication
Jury

Who picks the winners

Lívia Fusco

Lívia Fusco

Head of Distribution at Spcine

Runs Circuito Spcine, Spcine Play and Cineclube Spcine. More than 15 years in programming, distribution and curation, with stints at Elo Studios, Cinemateca Brasileira, Sesc, CCBB and the São Paulo International Film Festival.

Jacídio Leão

Jacídio Leão

Content and data for AI

More than 15 years in writing, screenwriting and multimedia content. Works in prompt engineering, language model evaluation and data annotation, at the intersection of language, technology and music.

Roger Ribeiro

Roger Ribeiro

Producer and actor, Big Bang Filmes

Founder of Big Bang Filmes, with projects selected for 32 international festivals. Represented Brazil at Series Mania 2025, in Lille, and at SXSW London 2026.

Curt Doty

Curt Doty

Founder of RealmIQ

Former creative executive at NBC Universal and creator of CLOWD: The AI Film Festival. Developed strategies for brands such as Apple, Microsoft and Universal Pictures.

Official selection

Selected films

Brazilian and international features and shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos, advertising and vertical video. The full list will be announced soon.

Coming soon

Credits

Presented by Brazilian Ministry of Culture and WeDo! EntretenimentoLead sponsor Itaú UnibancoExecutive production Carol Guimarães, Didi Paulini and Sérgio Sá LeitãoArtistic direction Vitoria MantovaniCuration Carol Guimarães and Vitoria MantovaniProduction Nelson Souza and Vitoria MantovaniPress relations Cristiano FelicianoSocial media Ana MedeirosIllustration and design Maria Paula Bins LoboPhotography and filmmaking Gabriel MonteiroMaster of ceremonies Thais Loureiro

Lei Rouanet (Brazil's federal culture incentive law). Lead sponsor: Itaú. Knowledge partner: Cinema e Audiovisual ESPM. Institutional support: Adobe, W.AI, SET, Circuito Spcine, Spcine, City of São Paulo. Media partner: Exibidor. Production: WeDo! and Von Mantova Filmes. Distribution: e-Teatro WeDo!. Presented by: Brazilian Ministry of Culture.