Between the years 1995 and 2010 it was conducted a mapping that identified at least 70 audiovisual producers of documentaries in the state of Rio Grande do Sul Among these, 11 filmmakers were interviewed in order to understand who they are and what they think about the production, distribution and screening of the documentary in Brazil. The semi-structured method was used to conduct the interviews that allowed to realize that most of the directors has a background in journalism courses at public and private universities of Rio Grande do Sul, where they became familiar with the language of cinema and audiovisual. The consensus among the filmmakers is that the dearth of resources for production remains a complicating factor for the development of this kind of movie both in the state, as in Brazil. They recognize, however, that the dependence of tax incentive laws is not healthy for a production that aims to be independent, as is the case of the documentary.
Documentary in the state of Rio Grande do Sul; Profile of the documentarians; Filmmakers; Documentary production; Film viewing