PANORÂMICA is an independent production company—founded in 2003 by Mara Lobão, a member of the International Academy of Television, Arts & Science, and Rodrigo Montenegro—that has created and produced over 50 series of different formats and 12 feature films in the Kids & Family genre. They develop and produce original content for major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Globoplay, Max, Disney+, among others, and for movie theaters with Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros., Fox, Telefilms/Galeria, among others. Panorâmica is the leading producer of kids' and teens' films in Brazil, with extensive experience in adapting Brazilian bestsellers. Its products are recognized by critics (Emmy, Banff, Prêmios Produ, APCA, Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix) and by the Brazilian and international public, ranking from #1 to #10 on streaming platforms.

 

Panorâmica has developed and produced major brands, such as:

 

• Shooting My Life's Script, based on the Brazilian best-selling juvenile book series—top 1 in the opening week and top 10 for more than two consecutive weeks on Amazon Prime Video;

• The An Unforgettable Year franchise, an Amazon Prime Video Original, composed of four films—Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter—based on the four short stories of the homonymous bestseller book;

• Poliana’s Adventures: The Movie, a Warner Bros. Discovery co-production and distribution, finalist in the Grande Otelo Prize 2024;

• Gaby Star, 126 x 30', nominated for the Emmy Kids Awards, BANFF Awards, and the APCA Awards; the spin-off of the series—Gaby Star: The Movie;

• Anything for a Pop Star 1 and 2, co-produced with Disney, achieved great numbers at the box office and reached #1 on the Disney+ platform;

• DJ Cinderela and Sleeping Princess — both were released in movie theaters and exhibited on Netflix, performing #10 in Brazil and in more than 10 countries;

• Confessions of an Invisible Girl, a Netflix Original, #10 in over 40 countries.

Panorâmica developed and produced other strong intellectual properties such as:

• No Return, 13 x 60', an action-adventure series for TV Record and A&E;

• The crime drama Trails of Hate, 18 x 60', for Universal Channel, distributed by NBCU Distribution;

• The investigative drama for Max, The Absentees, 10 x 45', which received the following nominations: APCA Award 2022 for Best Series, ABC Award 2022 for Best Art Direction, SEC Awards 2022 for Best Actor in a National Series, and CCXP Awards 2022 for Best Actress in a Series.

 

In the area of non-fiction, Panorâmica has produced internationally famous formats such as Intervention Brazil for A&E and Catfish Brazil for MTV/Viacom.

In addition, the production company held Globosat's Screenwriter Development Program, which trained more than 400 professionals in the Brazilian audiovisual industry. The project brought to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, important industry figures such as Martha Kauffman (Friends), Anthony Zuicker (CSI), Darren Starr (Sex and the City), and script master Robert McKee, with his famous worldwide seminars: Story and Genre.