APAN is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to articulation, mobilization, political advocacy, and representation across all five regions of the country.

It advocates for the reinforcement of Affirmative Action as a core principle and essential political strategy to ensure the inclusion and permanence of Black professionals and narratives in the audiovisual sector and to advance the fight against racism.

APAN is the culmination of a historic collaboration among filmmakers and professionals in the Brazilian audiovisual sector, dedicated to strengthening public policies and stimulating positive market initiatives that promote and expand the Black audiovisual sector in Brazil. The central axes are sectorial articulation, and professional and leadership development, with a keen awareness of racial, gender, and territorial issues related to the Brazilian audiovisual landscape.

APAN’s mission is to consolidate the presence of Black individuals across multiple audiovisual areas, promoting narratives, transforming societal perceptions of Blackness, combating structural racism, and highlighting opportunities for collective construction among Black people in public policies, in the workforce and entrepreneurship.

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*Historically, a quilombo was a refugee community made up of Black people who fled slavery during the Brazilian colonial period. Between the 16th – 19th century there were thousands of quilombos in Brazil and the most famous one – Palmares – was almost considered a state due to its size. Because Palmares resisted colonial violence for over a century, it acquired a mythic status. While communities still exist that are related to the original quilombos, we also use the words quilombo and aquilombamento in a symbolic way, to name groups of Black people who unite to resist racism and neo-coloniality.

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Apan Formações

is an initiative that offers short courses, lectures, masterclasses, and other training processes that explore various topics related to the world of film production.

Its goal is to cultivate a network of professionals equipped with a critical and informed perspective on their practice, considering its social, political, and industry-related dimensions within the audiovisual sector.

The methodology we adopt is guided by an engaged and transformative pedagogy, fostering dialogue, active listening, and knowledge exchange to create a collective learning experience.

More than 500 professionals participated in the training initiatives in 2024.

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RAIO AGENCY

is a talent curation and creative consultancy platform committed to transforming the audiovisual industry through inclusion and equity. By fostering meaningful connections between professionals, projects, and companies, RAIO strategically maps opportunities to amplify underrepresented voices—especially those of Black and Indigenous creators, women, and gender-diverse people.

Our mission goes beyond representation: we work to reimagine the structures of the audiovisual field, encouraging practices that challenge systemic inequalities and cultivate sustainable, collaborative futures. Through a dynamic network and a deep understanding of the industry, RAIO acts as a bridge—connecting ideas, people, and institutions to build a more just, plural, and innovative market.

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TODESPLAY

a streaming platform for films, series, and audiovisual productions, aims to contribute to the creation of a more pluralistic market, serving as a space for the preservation, memory, and conservation of diverse narratives, primarily Black, Indigenous and LGBTQ+. Todesplay boasts over 10,000 registered users and a catalog featuring more than 200 licensed titles.

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FIANB – International Black Audiovisual Festival

Created in 2020, the annual festival is held in two cities – São Paulo and Salvador – and promotes film screenings, an International Seminar, and the MECAA – APAN’s Audiovisual Market. In 2024, the festival held its 5th edition under the theme “Cinema in Pretuguese,” inspired by the concept coined by intellectual Lélia Gonzalez, which highlights African contributions to the cultural and linguistic formation of Latin America, or “Améfrica Ladina.”

FOCO

The first Audiovisual School based on a Brazil-Colombia collaboration, and with an Afro-Latin perspective, emphasizing Black intellectual knowledge, and fostering exchanges between artists from both countries. In a partnership between APAN and Manos Visilbes, FOCO has a unique methodology to strengthen audiovisual leadership for racial equality based on three pillars: awareness, impact, and quality. In 2023, Foco trained 32 filmmakers—22 from Colombia and 10 from Brazil. By 2024, 175 people had applied to join the school, and 44 leaders from Brazil and Colombia are currently advancing in their training journey.

LAB NEGRAS NARRATIVAS

With its inclusive methodology and international perspective, the Black Narratives Lab aims to develop audiovisual narrative projects and to strengthen Black talents for the script-direction-executive production creative triad. And to address the multiplicity of black experiences in Brazilian territories, it unfolds into regional initiatives, such as the Lab Negras Narrativas Amazônicas. Between 2020 and 2024, Lab Negras Narrativas hosted 54 projects and attracted over 800 applicants.