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Meet Saraguina Filmes

We are a media production company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Our Team

We are passionate about creating, developing and producing content, entertaining, inspiring and informing audiences around the world.

Partner

Roberta Sauerbronn

Producer, director, screenwriter and curator, with over 100 credits and experience in the development, production, broadcast, campaigns and festivals. Founded Saraguina Filmes in 2008 to produce content driven by diversity, new talent and creative storytelling.

Among her works, the sports documentaries: Pelé (Netflix); Captains (Netflix), Academies: Santos (FIFA+), 2002: An Asian Odyssey (FIFA+) and When the World Watched: Brazil 1970 (Globoplay/ITV); the documentary series on environmental challenges NotStreetFood (Youtube), Time for global action (Bloomberg) and Artisans du Changement (Radio-Canada); feature films, such as L.A.P.A, and the short film Ivan’s Distraction, selected for Director’s Week in Cannes.

This together with campaigns for UN Women, collaborations with media education projects, and management of international broadcasting teams for FIFA World Cups, Olympics and Paralympics.

Partner

Marcel Cotrim

He works as an expert in International Relations with an emphasis on international cooperation, project development, environmental management and intellectual property. Specialist consultant, transacts in English, German, Spanish and French for global accounts.

Since 2021 he has been part of Saraguina Filmes, where he is responsible for managing new projects, financial, legal, partnerships, fundraising and strategy in Brazil and abroad.

The Production company

Established in 2008, Saraguina Filmes is Rio de Janeiro-based - Brazil’s movie cluster and the capital of creative industries.

Our location provides reliable and favourable frameworks for international projects and is the perfect hub for productions carried out in Latin America.

Our Culture

Our team is committed to conducting the activities in a fair and ethical manner.

Towards that goal, we continuously support, access, and develop initiatives that promote and deliver best practices in diversity, sustainability, social responsibility, and human rights.