| dc.description.abstract | “Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre (The House of Films of Porto Alegre): cooperative realization, standard of creation and development of the cinema in the south of Brazil” seeks to understand how Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre remains, after more than twenty years of activity, in a market of such specific characteristics that make it difficult and, in some cases, hinder its ongoing and constant accomplishments. Through methods of research, review of literature and an in-depth interview, this study recovers and analyzes the trajectory of this independent production company, contextualizing its actions from its birth to the present. At the same time, it highlights the company’s importance as a group of cultural, social, economic and political relevance. Its performance, both through the individuals whose accomplishments proposed significant changes to the national cinema, mainly to the southern one, and through the gathering of such talented professionals, who have brought new elements to this market. Casa de Ci | en |
