the festival has reached out to schools including essay contests on topics such as how to be in your own movie - the event has grown steadily over the years. in 2011 it won the culture prize of rio de janeiro in the audiovisual category.

other local institutions interested in sharing the idea and awareness of the role of culture and art in building a developed society has allowed for further expansion - it has led to more presence of audiovisual education in the school systems of the area and recent incarnations have held competitions for students who write and produce their own short films.