Synapse Distribution

Synapse Distribution, often shortened to Synapse, is a Brazilian film distribution company founded in 1989. It releases roughly 50 films per year and has built a catalogue that mixes international arthouse and award-winning titles with Brazilian productions. Among its best-known releases are the 2021 Academy Award winner for Best International Feature Film, Druk (Another Round), and the Oscar-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida?. Since 2018 Synapse has been part of Grupo Sofa Digital, the Brazilian media group that also operates the Filmelier platform and the Remote Control reporting system. As the distribution arm of the group, Synapse draws on data and intelligence from Filmelier and from Remote Control, which tracks information on more than a thousand titles released in digital formats. This data-driven approach supports its licensing, marketing and release decisions. Between 2015 and 2021 the company licensed more than 2,000 hours of content to major streaming and digital platforms, including Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Google, Globoplay, Pluto TV and MUBI. In 2021 it partnered with the distributor Ledafilms for the release of Brazilian productions, and it also became one of the distributors of the Festival Varilux de Cinema Francês. Synapse handles both international acquisitions and the commercialisation of Brazilian films directly to VOD, including titles starring Brazilian YouTubers such as Luccas Neto, Gato Galáctico and Viih Tube. The company's website, synapse.com.br, is operated and controlled by SOFA DIGITAL LAB PROCESSAMENTO DE DADOS LTDA, a company based in São Paulo at Rua Augusta, nº 2895, Cj. 42, Cerqueira César, CEP 01413-100, registered under CNPJ/MF nº 28.468.748/0001-32. The site presents the Synapse catalogue, including new releases, a Made in Brazil section and a full film library, and serves as the public face of the distributor's film, markets and contact activities.

Synapse Distribution was created in Brazil in 1989 as a film distribution company. Over the following decades it built a catalogue of international and Brazilian titles, releasing around 50 films per year. Its releases have included the 2021 Academy Award winner for Best International Feature Film, Druk (Another Round), and the Oscar-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida?. A significant period of growth came between 2015 and 2021, when the company licensed more than 2,000 hours of content to major streaming and digital platforms, including Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Google, Globoplay, Pluto TV and MUBI. In 2018 Synapse became part of Grupo Sofa Digital, the Brazilian media group that also operates the Filmelier platform and the Remote Control reporting system. As the group's distribution arm, Synapse uses data and intelligence from Filmelier and Remote Control, which holds information on more than a thousand titles released in digital formats. In March 2021 Synapse released Druk in Brazil together with Vitrine Filmes, simultaneously in digital platforms and cinemas. The following month it began pre-sales for a limited Blu-ray edition, which was released on 16 July 2021 through Versátil Home Vídeo; a limited DVD run was later made available through the same store. In July 2021 the company started a partnership with the distributor Ledafilms for the release of Brazilian productions. In the same year, Synapse became one of the distributors of the Festival Varilux de Cinema Francês. Beyond international acquisitions, Synapse commercialises Brazilian films directly to VOD, including titles starring Brazilian YouTubers such as Luccas Neto, Gato Galáctico and Viih Tube. Its website, synapse.com.br, is operated and controlled by SOFA DIGITAL LAB PROCESSAMENTO DE DADOS LTDA, based in São Paulo, and presents the Synapse catalogue with sections for new releases, Made in Brazil and the full film library.

• 2021

  Releases Druk in Brazil with Vitrine Filmes simultaneously in digital platforms and cinemas in March; limited Blu-ray edition released on 16 July via Versátil Home Vídeo.

• 2021

  Starts partnership with distributor Ledafilms for the release of Brazilian productions in July; becomes one of the distributors of the Festival Varilux de Cinema Francês.

• 2018

  Synapse becomes part of Grupo Sofa Digital.

• 2015

  Start of a period (to 2021) during which the company licensed more than 2,000 hours of content to major streaming platforms.

• 1989

  Synapse Distribution founded in Brazil.

Data-driven Brazilian film distributor specialising in international arthouse and award-winning titles alongside Brazilian productions, operating across cinemas and digital platforms.

• Druk (Another Round)

  2021 Academy Award winner for Best International Feature Film, distributed in Brazil with Vitrine Filmes.

• Quo Vadis, Aida?

  Oscar-nominated film distributed by Synapse.

• Son of the South

  Brazilian release titled Filhos do Ódio.

• The Clovehitch Killer

  Brazilian release titled Ao Lado de Um Assassino.

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