Amapá short film wins space at SP festival. Disclosure/Mary Paes The Amapá short film 'Solo Agridoce', directed by Jéssica Thaís, was selected for the official program of the 12th edition of the Santos Film Fest, considered the largest film festival on the coast of São Paulo. The production, carried out by Paneiro Produções, will be shown during the event that takes place in August. Participation in the festival represents a showcase for audiovisual in the Northern Region, which seeks to expand space in the national cinema circuit, and an opportunity to project Amapá's culture to new audiences. ? Click here to follow the g1 AP channel on WhatsApp
Amapá short film 'Solo Agridoce' is selected for film festival in SP
Amapá short film wins space at SP festival. Disclosure/Mary Paes The Amapá short film 'Solo Agridoce', directed by Jéssica Thaís, was selected for the official program of the 12th edition of the Santos Film Fest,...
Identity and ancestry Launched in November 2025, the experimental short was produced by a mostly female team and financed with resources from the Paulo Gustavo Law, through the Amapá State Department of Culture (Secult-AP). Narrated by quilombola and urban women, the film covers traditional territories such as Curiaú, Maruanum, Mazagão and Macapá to portray ancestral knowledge, resistance and black female orality in the state. READ MORE: Former Argentine street juggler is successful as a chef in Amapá 'Inspiration as a woman and as a mother': fan realizes dream of hugging Simone Mendes in Macapá VIDEO: firefighter on duty saves baby choking on a piece of plastic in Laranjal do Jari "For our team, it is an immense honor to be able to record experiences, landscapes, culture, architecture of the quilombos of Amapá and the knowledge of quilombola women, and to be able to take all of this goes outside the state through this festival. It's an opportunity to make our culture reach even further through cinema", highlighted the film's director of photography, Halyson Chaves. The Santos Film Fest festival takes place between the 18th and 26th of August, in several cultural spaces in Baixada Santista, in São Paulo. The event brings together national and international productions and will award categories such as Best Film, Best Direction and Best Screenplay. Short film from Amapá gains space in SP. Disclosure/Mary Paes Amapá short film wins space at SP festival. Disclosure/Mary Paes VIDEOS with news from Amapá: d
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