Spcine and City Hall of São Paulo open calls for unprecedented funding scheme for videocasts and podcasts

São Paulo, October 2026 – Spcine, the audiovisual company of the City Hall of São Paulo, linked to the Municipal Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy, announces the opening of applications for Call for Applications 07/2026/SPCINE/PNAB – Support for Unprecedented Videocasts and Podcasts in São Paulo Territories.

The seventh call for applications operationalised with resources from the Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (Aldir Blanc National Policy - PNAB) features as its differential the reach of innovative and fully expanding media, yet still scarcely covered in traditional funding: podcasts and videocasts. These are art forms directly connected to technological innovation and the creation of new narrative formats, with a strong capacity for public resonance and engagement.

By operationalising PNAB resources, Spcine, the Municipal Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy, and the City Hall of São Paulo reinforce their commitment to the development of the audiovisual sector in all its instances, recognising the relevance of new media and territorial diversity for the consolidation of the capital as the leading audiovisual hub in Latin America.

About the Call for Applications

The contest will select and support 10 (ten) unprecedented videocast or podcast projects focused on territorial narratives. Each supported project will receive a contribution of R$ 40,366.08 (forty thousand, three hundred and sixty-six reais and eight centavos).

The content presented must bring the perspective of territorial narratives, that is, address stories, themes or content whose reference is the experiences, identities, cultures, memories or realities of the various São Paulo territories. The initiative aims to value the city's rich cultural diversity, recording the memory and the pulse of the different neighbourhoods and regions that make up São Paulo.

Among the accepted formats for podcast or videocast projects, the following stand out: reporting; non-fiction narrative; interview; round table; fiction; personal narrative; performance; among others.

Project Requirements:

• Format and Content: Minimum of 05 (five) unprecedented episodes, with a minimum duration of 20 minutes each.
• Proponents' Profile: Corporate entities (companies with cultural purpose) headquartered in the municipality of São Paulo for at least 01 (one) year.

Service and Applications

• Application deadline: From 1 PM on 19 October 2026 until 6 PM on 16 November 2026.
• Where to apply: Application and submission of documents must be carried out exclusively through the website spcineeditais.com.br.
• Draft and Regulations: The complete draft of the call for applications is available at spcine.com.br/editais-pnab.
• Customer Service and Questions: For clarifications, interested parties must send an email to pnab@spcine.com.br. When sending the question, it is necessary to inform in the "Subject" field the name and number of the call for applications to which the question refers (call for applications 07/2026/SPCINE/PNAB). Customer service is carried out from Monday to Friday, during business hours.

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About Spcine

Spcine is the public cinema and audiovisual company of the City Hall of São Paulo, linked to the Municipal Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy. For over a decade it has operated as an office for the development, financing, and implementation of programmes and policies for the cinema, TV, games, and new media markets. Its objective is to recognise and stimulate the economic and creative potential of São Paulo's audiovisual sector and its impact on a cultural and social level, in the national and international spheres.

About the Municipal Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy

The Municipal Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy (SMC) of São Paulo, founded in 1935 as the Department of Culture and Recreation, promotes culture and drives the city's creative economy. With over 90 years of operation, it values cultural diversity, preserves heritage, and trains professionals for the creative industry. With a comprehensive network, SMC manages 13 Cultural Centres, 7 Municipal Theatres, 20 Houses of Culture, in addition to the Casa de Cultura Cidade Ademar, which will be inaugurated in 2025, 2 museums (namely the Museum of the City of São Paulo – comprising 13 units – and the Museum of Brazilian Cultures under construction), 54 Neighbourhood Libraries, 15 Reading Points and 15 Reading Groves, 6 EMIAs (Municipal Schools of Artistic Initiation) and 3 units of the Daora Network – Youth Creative Studios. SMC also serves 104 cultural facilities and CEUs through PIAPI (Artistic Initiation Programme for Early Childhood), PIÁ (Artistic Initiation Programme) and the Vocational Programme.