Chica Pelega is born
Founding of the Chica Pelega Film Festival, devoted to the memory, territory and culture of the Contestado region.
Pupilo TV blends technology, education and entertainment to bring films into children's learning. We run cultural and technological projects — events, workshops and film screenings with the school community, whether in person at schools, in movie theaters or on digital channels.
Cinema is more than entertainment: it is a powerful educational tool. Through stories, images and sounds, film sparks reflection, stirs emotions and broadens our understanding of different cultures, historical contexts and social and human issues. Each film is a chance to learn, to build critical thinking and empathy, and to see the world from new perspectives — turning watching into an ongoing process of knowledge and growth.
Through films we can tell the story of who we are or who we would like to be. We project our desires onto the characters and reflect on their actions by comparing them with our own reality.
Films are different points of view on reality. By discovering a diversity of stories, students can draw their own conclusions on all kinds of subjects.
How do you talk about difficult topics? Films can be great tools to introduce and question some of the hardest open questions there are.
Framing, light, silence, soundtrack and body language: film communicates far beyond words. Learning to read this language sharpens students’ perception and reveals layers of meaning that text alone cannot reach.
2020
Founding of the Chica Pelega Film Festival, devoted to the memory, territory and culture of the Contestado region.
2021
Launch of the Pupilo Film Club — film outreach and audience building. It started online during the pandemic and became an ongoing program.
2022
Production of the short film “A César o que é de César” and our first film-education actions in schools and communities.
2023
3rd Chica Pelega Film Festival – Quilombola Edition, with the workshop “O Minuto que Foi” in the Invernada dos Negros and Campo dos Poli communities.
2024
A year of new works and training: the documentary “O Porão” (Paulo Gustavo Law) and the youth horror film “Terror na Creche”, alongside film workshops and the film club in schools and communities across Santa Catarina.
2025
Vestindo Histórias (8 cities in Paraná, 150 students), the Fita de Cinema Festival and presence at audiovisual markets (DOCSP, FIDBA, MICBR).
2026
A new cycle: a new website and version 2.0 of the Pupilo Play platform, the comedy feature “Sem Vagas” (FCC) in development, the exhibition “Entre Ecos e Corpos” and new partnerships — such as the project with the City of Treze Tílias and NSC TV.
Meet the people who make this transformation happen
Rudolfo Auffinger
Partner / Coordination
Cristina de Marco
Assistant pedagogical coordinator
Maria Fernanda Dias
Pedagogical curator
Lili Reis
Pedagogical curator
José Antonio Barancelli
Pedagogical curator
Our projects engage with the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
