Closing the Gap

Pitching a project in front of fellow filmmakers and a table full of broadcast executives is an unavoidable right of passage in the documentary industry. Yet, for the majority of Brazil-based producers, the formal pitch session remains a foreign concept. With the launch of Brasil Documenta by doc pay TV channel GNT (owned by Globo Organizations) in Rio de Janeiro last November, this is set to change.

May 1, 2002

Pitching a project in front of fellow filmmakers and a table full of broadcast executives is an unavoidable right of passage in the documentary industry. Yet, for the majority of Brazil-based producers, the formal pitch session remains a foreign concept. With the launch of Brasil Documenta by doc pay TV channel GNT (owned by Globo Organizations) in Rio de Janeiro last November, this is set to change.