Estúdio CRUA produces documentaries and develops projects that use new technologies to promote cultural heritage and social impact. The studio operates in two main areas: training [CRUA LAB] and production [CRUA DOC].
What We Do
Documentary Audiovisual Production
Conception and production of multiplatform documentaries.
Conception and production of multiplatform documentaries.
Training & Capacity Building
Organization of lectures, seminars, courses, workshops, screenings, and labs focused on cultural heritage, social impact, and transmedia storytelling.
Strategic ConsultingOrganization of lectures, seminars, courses, workshops, screenings, and labs focused on cultural heritage, social impact, and transmedia storytelling.
Planning of strategic communication projects through transmedia documentary narratives for cultural and social institutions.
SELECTED FESTIVALS
XXVI Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine (France, 2017), II Heritales - International Heritage Film Festival (Portugal, 2017), Margaret Mead Film Festival (New York, 2017), XXVII Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival (Brazil, 2017), XXIV PUBLICYSTYKA (Poland, 2017), X Athens Ethnographic Film Festival (Greece), XI Atlantidoc (Uruguay, 2017), XII MiradasDoc (Spain, 2018), VIII Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (USA, 2018), XI Oporto International Short Film Festival (Portugal, 2018), XXII BAFICI – Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (Argentina, 2021), LXI Krakow Film Festival (Poland, 2021), XVI CINEOP – Mostra de Cinema de Ouro Preto (Brazil, 2021), XVII SANFIC 17 – Santiago International Film Festival (Chile, 2021), XII FESTin (Portugal, 2021), IV Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival (Argentina, 2021), XXIX San Diego Latino Film Festival (USA, 2022), VIII Arquivo em Cartaz Festival (Brazil, 2022), XXIV Pierre Verger Prize – Ethnographic Film Festival of the Brazilian Anthropology Association (Brazil, 2022), X Ethnological Documentary Film Festival Kratovo (North Macedonia, 2022), IX Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival (Greece, 2023), XIV Festival International du Film Ethnographique du Québec (Canada, North American Premiere, May 2023).
PARTNERS, SPONSORS & CLIENTS
Rumos Itaú Cultural, Department of Historical Heritage of São Paulo City Hall, Klynt, Eletrobrás Cultural, TV Cultura, Canal Brasil, Quanta Post, SESC-SP, Fundação Roberto Marinho, Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo, Circuito SPCINE, Center for Research in Anthropology (Portugal), São Paulo State Department of Culture and Creative Economy (PROAC and Cultura em Casa Platform), Poiesis, Oficinas Culturais, Cultural Preservation Center of the University of São Paulo, Descoloniza Filmes, Documentary Educational Resources, Museum of the City of São Paulo, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain, Zero em Comportamento (Portugal).
SCREENINGS, TALKS & WORKSHOPS
We have presented our work at:
Itaú Cultural, Museo Etnográfico de Castilla y León de Zamora (Spain), Casa da América Latina (Spain), Museu da Casa Brasileira, Museu da Imigração, Lizières (France), Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes, Cine Sesc, Harvard Art Museums, Résidence Les Récollets, American Museum of Natural History, University of Coimbra.
Itaú Cultural, Museo Etnográfico de Castilla y León de Zamora (Spain), Casa da América Latina (Spain), Museu da Casa Brasileira, Museu da Imigração, Lizières (France), Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes, Cine Sesc, Harvard Art Museums, Résidence Les Récollets, American Museum of Natural History, University of Coimbra.
— Best Medium-Length Film at Arquivo em Cartaz Festival (2022)
— Best Documentary at In-Edit Brazil Festival (2021)
— Special Jury Prize at Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival (Frankfurt, Germany, 2018)
— Special Mention for Best Transmedia Documentary Project and Special Mention for Best Anthropological Documentary | V Muestra de Antropología Audiovisual de Madrid (Spain, 2018)
— Best Documentary at Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul (2017)
— WSA Mobile Brazil Award, in the Culture & Tourism category – part of the UN’s World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva, 2016)
— Rodrigo Melo Franco de Andrade Award – Brazil’s highest honor for cultural heritage promotion and preservation, granted by IPHAN (2016)
FOUNDING DIRECTORS
Marcia Mansur
PhD in Anthropology from UNICAMP, with a specialization in Arts Administration from New York University. Marcia is a producer, documentary filmmaker, and consultant in public policies for intangible cultural heritage.
Marina Thomé
Holds a Master's in Creative Documentary (UAB, Barcelona) and in Communication, Art and Technology (UBA, Brazil). Marina develops documentary projects for multimedia platforms and works as a consultant in audiovisual communication, specializing in digital planning and strategic brand content.
PhD in Anthropology from UNICAMP, with a specialization in Arts Administration from New York University. Marcia is a producer, documentary filmmaker, and consultant in public policies for intangible cultural heritage.
Marina Thomé
Holds a Master's in Creative Documentary (UAB, Barcelona) and in Communication, Art and Technology (UBA, Brazil). Marina develops documentary projects for multimedia platforms and works as a consultant in audiovisual communication, specializing in digital planning and strategic brand content.
The directors are members of the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE), APORDOC – Portuguese Documentary Association, and MUTIM – Women Workers in Moving Images (Portugal).