O cinema brasileiro da retomada: a auto-sustentabilidade é possível?

Abstract

This work covers the analysis of the public policies for the audiovisual sector in Brazil since the 1990s and, more specifically, the production of feature film policies. To that purpose, several references related to Information Science were used, such as information policies and the concept of information itself, as well as references from Economic Science - particularities of informational goods when transacted in the market, for example. These references take the consideration of information (and information goods) as the central element of world economic dynamics. The Brazilian audiovisual public policies are analysed from two axes: promotion policies based on public subsidies and regulation policies – axes when used make possible to compare policies between countries. The analysis is based on the theoretical construction of an audiovisual sector value chain, denominated the branched audiovisual chain, developed as an analytical tool that intents to show the product circulation bottlenecks and financial flow in the sector, as well as the expansion strategies and the exercise of economic power of the companies acting in this field. As a result of the work, we have: (i) the observation that the Brazilian public policy focused on the audiovisual sector since the beginning of the 1990s did not integrate the reflections, common in developed countries, about the socioeconomic potential associated to the greater relevance of the information and information products in the dynamics of the economy and societies; (ii) that the understanding of the development policies implemented is related to the inability of the Brazilian State to promote market regulation policies that would expand the space for the national product, and; (iii) that the "cinematographic bias" of public policy, with public subsidies for the production of feature films as a base, has been consolidated in the face of the political limitations of the State in covering other segments of the audiovisual market, especially television, in the heart of the actions directed towards the sector.