ABRA - Associação Brasileira de Autores Roteiristas

What ABRA - Associação Brasileira de Autores Roteiristas does

ABRA - Associação Brasileira de Autores Roteiristas is a professional nonprofit association founded in 2006 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It serves as the recognized representative body for professional screenwriters (roteiristas) working in Brazilian television, cinema, radio, and internet production, with a membership base of over 1,000 working professionals. Eligibility for membership requires evidence of professional screenwriting activity, including a produced screenplay, a paid hire by a broadcaster/streaming platform/producer, or recognition in a screenplay competition or film festival.

ABRA's core service offerings center on professional advocacy, member resources, and industry visibility. Its principal products include the Banco de Roteiristas (a searchable online directory of member screenwriters with filters for role, format, genre, language, location, and demographics), the Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro (an annual screenwriting awards program running since 2018 and now in its 8th edition), the Tabela de Preços (an industry-standard minimum pricing reference table for screenwriter services), and a library of contract templates, manuals, and equality/anti-harassment guides. The association also operates the Minha ABRA member portal (hosted on StackerHQ), which provides closed email lists, working groups, WhatsApp communities, and partnership discounts.

ABRA's business model is membership-funded, with members paying a R$300 semester contribution (~USD $60/semester) plus a one-time R$50 registration fee. The organization maintains tiered pricing offering 25% discounts for Black and Pardo members, 50% discounts for transgender, disabled (PCD), and members residing in 15 underrepresented Brazilian states, and full fee exemptions for indigenous, transgender, and members aged 65+. ABRA's go-to-market is community-led, relying on organic social media presence (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, YouTube), an email newsletter, and online membership applications to recruit and retain members. The organization is not a technology company, has no disclosed funding rounds, and operates exclusively within Brazil.

Name

ABRA - Associação Brasileira de Autores Roteiristas

Legal name

Associação Brasileira de Autores Roteiristas

Website

https://abra.art.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABRA is a Brazilian professional nonprofit association founded in 2006 that represents over 1,000 working screenwriters in television, cinema, radio, and digital production, providing industry advocacy, contract templates, a member directory, annual awards, and reference pricing tables funded through semester membership fees.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGABAM

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Theater, Broadway & Performing Arts

SECONDARYMPAIAGAM

Casting & Talent Placement (Sessions, Bands, Touring Musicians)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Artist Management & Agencies

Keywords

• Screenwriter association
• Professional membership services
• Audiovisual rights advocacy
• Contract templates-for-screenwriters
• Screenwriting awards

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions: ABRA generates revenue through mandatory semester contributions from members. The standard semester fee is R$300.00. New members also pay a non-refundable registration fee of R$50.00 upon applying.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ABRA is a professional nonprofit association that represents screenwriters in Brazil, providing membership-based access to a searchable screenwriter directory, contract templates, market reference pricing tables, advocacy resources, and an annual screenwriting awards program. Members pay semi-annual contributions and gain access to networking, legal guidance, working groups, and institutional partnerships in the audiovisual sector.

Product overview

ABRA - Associação Brasileira de Autores Roteiristas is a professional association for screenwriters in Brazil offering a portfolio of services including the Banco de Roteiristas (a searchable database of member screenwriters), Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro (annual screenwriting awards), and Tabela de Valores (minimum reference pricing guides). The organization also provides Materiais de Apoio including contract templates like Modelo de Contrato and Modelo de Opção Exclusiva de Cessão de Direitos, plus guides on equality and anti-harassment. Membership is managed through the Minha ABRA portal, providing access to closed discussions, committees, and partnership discounts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banco de Roteiristas A searchable directory of screenwriters where member profiles can be found with filters for roles, formats, genres, languages, location, and demographic information.
• Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro Annual awards program recognizing excellence in screenwriting across multiple categories including film, television, series, documentary, telenovela, animation, and reality TV.
• Tabela de Valores (Tabela de Preços) Minimum reference pricing table for screenwriter professional services covering cinema, open TV, closed TV, streaming platforms, digital platforms, and consulting, based on market consultations (2021 baseline, with a 2025 update referenced).
• Modelo de Opção Exclusiva de Cessão de Direitos Exclusive option contract template designed for development public notices (editais de desenvolvimento), protecting screenwriters' intellectual property rights during development phases.
• Associação e Membro Portal (Minha ABRA) Membership program with access to closed email lists, committees, working groups, WhatsApp groups, and partnerships providing discounts for networking, learning, and access to industry opportunities.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Grupo de Trabalho de Creditação e ValorescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Working group composed of screenwriters André Mielnik, Fabio Montanari, Letícia Bulhões Padilha, Gabriel Brugni, Dani Reule, Carol Garcia, Gell Macedo, Helena Schoenau, Leonardo Levis, Clara Deak, Rafael Peixoto, Pedro Riera, and Thiago Dantas who elaborated the 2025 pricing reference table through consultation with over 200 market professionals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Writers Guild of Canada (WGC): WGC is the Canadian screenwriters' guild running a national credit arbitration system, collective bargaining, and professional development — a close structural peer to ABRA in providing collective representation and minimum standards for screenwriters.
• Argentores: Argentores is the Argentine society of audiovisual and theatrical authors, providing contractual and rights defense for screenwriters in Argentina — a close regional mirror of ABRA's representation, advocacy, and pricing-reference functions in the Brazilian market.
• Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD): SACD is the French society collecting royalties and defending rights for audiovisual and dramatic authors, with comparable functions around contract templates, pricing standards, and collective rights management — analogous to ABRA's role but serving the French audiovisual ecosystem.
• Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB): WGGB is the recognized UK trade union for screenwriters, providing contract advice, credit negotiation, and minimum-terms agreements — a directly analogous role to ABRA but operating in the UK market with a different legal and bargaining framework.
• Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren (VDD): VDD is the German screenwriters' association, providing contract standards, legal advice, and industry advocacy for German-language screenwriters — directly comparable in mission to ABRA's Brazilian screenwriter representation role.
• Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE): SGAE is the Spanish collecting society and rights-management organization covering audiovisual authors, offering contract templates, royalty collection, and advocacy analogous to ABRA's services for Spanish-language screenwriters.

Broad incumbents

• Writers Guild of America (WGA): The WGA is the dominant US screenwriters' guild, offering collective bargaining, residuals, credit arbitration, and a member resources ecosystem structurally analogous to ABRA's advocacy, contract templates, and pricing tools. It is a larger, more established incumbent serving a much bigger market.
• Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE): FSE is a pan-European federation of national screenwriter guilds that coordinates policy advocacy and shares best practices among member organizations. ABRA plays a comparable representational role in Latin America but at a national rather than supranational level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/abra_roteirista
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVJSLC8HGFmXv72KJPuV_fA/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/autoresroteiristas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abra-roteiristas
• Instagraminstagram.com/abra_roteiristas

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