# What Comes Next for Brazil After ‘I’m Still Here’ and ‘The Secret Agent’? International Co-Productions Point Towards a Strong International Future

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/what-comes-next-for-brazil-after-im-still-here-and-the-secret-agent-international-co-productions-point-towards-a-strong-international-future/
- Published: 2026-09-25T10:58:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T11:34:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/brazil-im-still-here-the-secret-agent-coproductions-1236875359/
- Topics: Americas, Business, Entertainment, Film, Markets, World

## Key points

- Brazil is pursuing international co-productions after recent global film successes.
- Partnerships now span countries including Nepal, Finland and Italy.
- Public funding and the sector’s economic impact support further growth.

## Summary

Following the Oscar success of “I’m Still Here” and the international acclaim for “The Secret Agent”, Brazil’s film industry is increasingly looking to international co-productions to maintain its global momentum. Although no primarily Brazilian production entered the main competition at Cannes, Berlin or Venice in 2026, Brazilian companies played a central role in several cross-border projects, signalling a broader and more internationally connected industry.

Recent co-productions have linked Brazil with partners including Nepal, Finland and Italy, while the Rio Film Festival has introduced a strand highlighting this trend. Industry figures say co-productions widen films’ international prospects and reflect supportive public policies, including treaties, market incentives and Audiovisual Sector Fund programmes; an Oxford Economics study also found that Brazil’s audiovisual sector generates more than 600,000 direct and indirect jobs, over 58% more than the automotive industry.

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