RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The Rio International Film Fest will feature China as its country focus in next year’s edition, as part of the 2026 China-Brazil Cultural Year, said Walkiria Barbosa, Rio Fest’s executive director and int’l marketing.

The governments of the two countries announced in Nov. 2024, during a visit of China’s president Xi Jinping to Brazil, that the 2026 China-Brazil Cultural Year will feature a broad programming element, currently in preparation.

“China is the largest film market in the world. Our intention is to have in the 2026 edition of Rio Fest the main Chinese film production companies, streamers and exhibitors for a big business meeting and screening of Chinese films,” Barbosa told Variety .

The China Media Group (CMG) made a presentation Oct. 3 in RioMa

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