Embrafilme (in full: Empresa Brasileira de Filmes S.A.) was a Brazilian state-owned company 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.[1]

Empresa Brasileira de Filmes S.A.
Company typeState-owned
IndustryFilm
FoundedSeptember 12, 1969 (1969-09-12)
DefunctMarch 16, 1990 (1990-03-16)
FateDissolved under the National Privatization Program
ParentGovernment of Brazil

Currently, the regulatory and financing functions of the Brazilian audiovisual sector are maintained by Ancine [pt], a federal agency created in 2001. The distribution area is now the responsibility of the private sector.[2]

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  1. ^ http://www2.camara.leg.br/camaranoticias/radio/materias/REPORTAGEM-ESPECIAL/348420-ESPECIAL-CINEMA-3--CRISE-COM-O-FIM-DA-EMBRAFILME-E-RETOMADA-A-PARTIR-DE-1995(08'12 [dead link]
  2. ^ "A partir de 2002, Ancine ocupou espaço vago com o fim da Embrafilme". 23 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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