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Rio2C 2026 Program to Feature Brazilian Filmmakers and Journalists

Rio2C will run May 26-31 at Rio de Janeiro's Cidade de Artes. The event includes panels and keynotes with directors, writers, and journalists addressing topics in film, music, and journalism.

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Rio2C 2026 will take place from May 26 to 31 at Rio de Janeiro's Cidade de Artes. The conference program includes approximately 2,000 speakers participating in panels and keynotes focused on creative industries.

Director and producer Wagner de Assis will participate in the session Faith Moves Mountains and Engages Audiences. The panel will address local productions with religious and spiritual themes. Assis has directed ten feature films, most centered on Spiritism.

Assis stated that his upcoming film Nosso Lar 3: Vida Eterna is scheduled for release by Disney in January 2027. The project is based on a book psychographed by Brazilian spiritist medium Chico Xavier. Assis has also completed two additional features, The Fox Sisters and Emmanuel, with release dates set for Brazil in 2026 and the second half of 2027.

Filho directed the 2025 biopic Homem com H, which sold 643,013 tickets. He is currently working on a feature-length documentary about singer Ney Matogrosso and a Netflix film titled The Stranger in Bed.

Saldanha will join explorer Amyr Klink for a conversation about personal journeys. The panel How to Create for Distracted Minds will examine multi-screen consumption and narrative construction. Writer Thalita Rebouças, screenwriter Raul Perez, and creator Pedro Ivo are scheduled to participate.

The panel Audiovisual in Extreme Situations will feature directors and producers discussing logistical and climatic challenges in remote locations. The panel The Impact of Live Content on Audience and Business will include Mônica Pimentel of Warner Bros.

Discovery, Gabriel Volfzon of Globo, and Douglas Rodrigues of YouTube Brasil. The session will analyze live content relevance and monetization strategies.

Key Facts

Rio2C 2026 dates
May 26-31 at Cidade de Artes
Speaker count
Approximately 2,000 speakers
Homem com H ticket sales
643,013 tickets sold in 2025
Nosso Lar 3 release
January 2027 by Disney

Story Timeline

3 events
  1. May 26-31, 2026

    Rio2C conference takes place at Cidade de Artes in Rio de Janeiro.

    1 sourceVariety
  2. January 2027

    Nosso Lar 3: Vida Eterna scheduled for release by Disney.

    1 sourceVariety
  3. Second half of 2027

    Emmanuel scheduled for release by distributor Imagem in Brazil.

    1 sourceVariety

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    The conference will bring together professionals from film, music, technology, and journalism.

  2. 02

    Panels will address attention challenges in multi-screen viewing environments.

  3. 03

    Discussions will cover live content monetization strategies for media companies.

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