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Conference Porto Alegre, Brazil
FRAPA 2026 (Festival de Roteiro Audiovisual de Porto Alegre)
Run by FRAPA, Festival de Roteiro Audiovisual de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre hosts a five-day festival given over entirely to screenwriting, held in Portuguese at the Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana in early November 2026. A paid credential opens its panels, workshops, masterclasses, case studies and pitch sessions. Its own script competition for 2026 closed in May.
Starts Nov 2, 2026 (starts in 13 days)
The listed dates have passed. We check the organizer's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Credential, lot 1 | Jun 7, 2026 passed | BRL 540 |
| Credential, lot 2 | Jul 26, 2026 passed | BRL 670 |
| Credential, lot 3 | Oct 26, 2026 | BRL 780 |
It runs Nov 2 to 6, 2026 in Porto Alegre.
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Cost
- From R$780Festival credential, third lot, on sale until Oct. 26 at 18:00
- Held in
- Portuguese
- Where
- Porto Alegre, Brazil (in person)
- Who can attend
- Anyone who buys a credential.
- Prizes
- The credential is a ticket, not a contest entry. The festival's script competition for 2026 closed on 2026-05-04.
What it gives besides money
The credential covers the debate panels, workshops, masterclasses, case studies and pitching sessions. The festival also runs screenplay and story-outline competitions, a lab, a business round with buyers, an international market and short and feature screenings.
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