Spcine extends applications for Expanded Audiovisual Call for Proposals: R$ 500k for proposals that transform spaces and investigate new languages

With funding of R$ 100k per project, operationalised via PNAB, the public call seeks works that go beyond the traditional screen and occupy urban and exhibition environments; the new application deadline runs until 30 September.

SÃO PAULO, September 2026 — Spcine, the cinema and audiovisual company of the City Hall of São Paulo, linked to the Municipal Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy, has applications open for the Expanded Audiovisual Support Call for Proposals. Facilitated by the Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (National Aldir Blanc Policy - PNAB), the public call will allocate R$ 500k to encourage artistic creation that gives new meaning to spaces through the audiovisual sector. Applications have been extended to 30 September on the spcineeditais.com.br platform.

5 projects will be selected, with the amount of R$ 100k for each. The main objective of the initiative is to bring creators, visual artists, videomakers and producers of new technologies closer together, boosting expressions that challenge conventional forms of production, exhibition and distribution.

What is Expanded Audiovisual?

Beyond the film projected in a screening room or on a mobile phone screen, expanded audiovisual comprises works that use technological image and sound resources to transform the environment around them and create immersive or interactive experiences with the public. The call for proposals will therefore cover proposals that escape traditional formats such as feature films, short films or music videos.

Examples of covered formats include:

• Audiovisual art installations and immersive environments;
• Videomapping projections on architecture, façades or monuments;
• Site-specific works (created especially to dialogue with a specific location);
• Multimedia performances and digital arts that articulate sound, light, space and narrative.

Who can participate and how to apply?

The call for proposals is aimed at companies with a corporate purpose linked to the cultural area, based in or with a branch in the municipality of São Paulo for at least one year.

Applications are free of charge and are open until 18:00 on 30 September 2026. The process takes place in two online stages:

1. 1.Consultation of calls for proposals and drafts: access spcine.com.br/editais-pnab.
2. 2.Submission of proposals and documentation: must be carried out exclusively through the application platform at spcineeditais.com.br.

With this initiative, Spcine and the City Hall of São Paulo expand opportunities for artistic innovation, encouraging the experimentation of new languages and strengthening the cultural and visual ecosystem of the city of São Paulo.

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Call for Proposals 06/2026/SPCINE/PNAB – Expanded Audiovisual Support

Applications: until 18:00 on 30 September 2026 Total funding amount: R$ 500k (5 projects of R$ 100k) Where to read the call for proposals: spcine.com.br/editais-pnab Where to apply: spcineeditais.com.br

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. It acts as an office for the development, financing and implementation of programmes and policies for the cinema, TV, gaming and new media sectors. Its objective is to recognise and stimulate the economic and creative potential of the audiovisual sector from São Paulo 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 boosts the city's creative economy. With more than 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 Culture Houses, as well as the Casa de Cultura Cidade Ademar, which will open 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.