Portuguese Cinema and Audiovisual Institute

The Portuguese Cinema and Audiovisual Institute – Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA) arose from the restructuring of the Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM), essentially to bring greater precision to the functioning of this Institute than before, and in a way which, in the approach of the cinematographic and audiovisual sector and in the support to the creation, production, exploitation and dissemination and other activities in the area of cinema, would take into account the new forms and opportunities of production and distribution or broadcasting of cinematographic works.

The ICA's mission is to foment and develop cinematographic and audiovisual activities, contributing towards cultural diversity and quality in these areas, towards the extended national and international circulation of works and towards the vitality of the said activities as cultural industries.