The API - Association of Independent Audiovisual Production Companies of Brazil is a national employers' entity whose mission is to advocate for and propose public policies that serve the interests of its member companies, which are classified up to level 3 according to Ancine's criteria – commonly referred to as "entrants” and representing over 95% of the total companies registered in the Agency. Created in 2018 during the 52nd Brasília Festival, the association represents the artistic, intellectual, and physical strength of independent Brazilian audiovisual production, currently registering nearly 200 member producers distributed across twenty-three Brazilian states, collectively holding over BRL 120 million in projects in the FSA contracting backlog.