MIPCOM Spotlight: Canal Futura

CANNES: The lead programs from Canal Futura all approach subjects that are relevant to many people’s lives worldwide.

For example, Going Back takes a sensitive approach to talking about the prison-management system. “It’s a polemical topic, one which is a source of ongoing discussion for many governments and populations,” says Lucia Araújo, Canal Futura’s general manager. Final Destination: Education is inspired by the Pisa rankings, giving an international overview of education. “The stories shown in the films provoke a reflection on the different approaches to stimulating student development,” Araújo says. “The world’s collective gaze is already fixed on the largest rainforest on the planet. Forest Management tells the stories of local Amazon communities who work with the forest in a sustainable way.”