Libreflix, a free Brazilian streaming service, is helping to revolutionize the way people access independent cinema and television across the country. The platform operates collaboratively, allowing any filmmaker to submit their own works to be made available for free streaming to all users, as long as they do not infringe copyright laws.
The idea was created by Guilmour Rossi (photo), a computer engineering and IT student at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR) in 
the city of Curitiba. “The project follows the philosophy of free software,” Rossi explains. “I created Libreflix using tools created by others, so I can say it was made by everyone.”
Currently, Libreflix’s library consists of a wide variety of titles, from feature films and short films to documentaries and series. Among the most popular entries available for free are Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece “Metropolis” and the dystopian drama series “3%,” the first original Netflix series produced in Portuguese.
Libreflix is not alone in the field of streaming initiatives in Brazil; several others have emerged across the country – some free, some paid – focused on showcasing independent cinema.
For example, Spcine Play, supported by the city hall of São Paulo, by the production company O2 Filmes, and by the digital solutions lab Hacklab.
Source: www.bebrasil.com.br