the festival aims is to disseminate and discuss film, as well as safeguarding and protecting the art form for future generations.

the event also strives to protect the future of brazil's historical audiovisual collections.

crowds are treated to both national and international film showings made using archived footage - there are also a number of seminars, presentations, talks, and workshops. 

each year recine promotes a theme - such as the relationship between film and literature - about 70 films are aired to thousands of participants, including very rare footage depicting rio de janeiro in a never seen before light.