Ethnic Cultural Vanguard Brochure

ANERA.ABEGINNING,A CHANGE,AHORIZON.

At Manos Visibles, we have opened a new chapter for Colombian cinema. An ERA that drives profound stories, told from our own voices, with sensitivity, innovation, and a clear commitment to racial equity. Over five years of continuous work, we have trained over 300 audiovisual leaders, supported scriptwriting and coproduction processes, and built bridges with key partners such as APAN Brazil, the Ministry of Culture, Proimágenes Colombia, BAM, and universities across the country

In 2024, we launched our first co-production, Las Visitantes, and the ERA Racial and Audiovisual Equity Fund, which finances outstanding feature films by Afro-Colombian and Indigenous filmmakers. This ERA seeks not only representation but also quality, awareness, and impact. An ERA that imagines what has yet to be told, transforming Colombian audiovisual production ethically, aesthetically, and politically

We believe the future is not something to wait for; it is something to design. And this new ERA of Colombian cinema has already begun.

OURIMPACT

350

Visible audiovisual talents within our network

75

Participants in FOCO, the binational audiovisual production school between Colombia and Brazil

A hearing of + de 100.000 people at our first visible co-production

100 Master's degree in Cultural and Audiovisual Management and Production

In the ERA Audiovisual Fund for Racial Equality

3 winning feature films

1 honorable mention

ERA AFUNDFORFEATUREFILMS WITHQUALITYANDIMPACT

ERA represents comprehensive support for voices redefining Colombian audiovisual production, expanding the boundaries of the local industry with an international vision The ERA Racial Equity Fund seeks to promote systemic change in access to funding for audiovisual productions created by Black and Indigenous people, supporting cutting-edge narratives that are emerging with strength and need support to consolidate. This Fund marks the beginning of a new ERA of Racial Equity in Colombian cinema.

What are we looking for?

We seek to narrate the unseen country, the country yet to be told.

We are looking for strong audiovisual projects that explore the most pressing questions and challenges of our time.

We prioritize the transformative vision of women and sexual diversities in cinema.

In 2025, the Fund will award up to COP 600 million to support Colombian feature film projects, either documentary or fiction.

Our vision

We want this Fund to be sustainable, aiming to secure financing that will allow us to increase our support from 3–4 projects to 10 projects between 2026 and 2027.

has of o go true reflection of our diversity. However, the fu to infuse stories with heart, redistribute acc affirm new subjectivities. We make this possi edge of audiovisual creation.