Festival do Rio

An album of special festival images from the last ten of Festival do Rio's 20 editions. Click on the image to visit.

During the 10 days of Festival do Rio 2018 more than 2,500 photos were posted to the festival's Flickr accounts from the festival's own photographers, Click on photo to visit.

On 11 November 2018 we learnt the winners in all the competitive sections of Festival do Rio as the 20th edition came to a close at the Cine Odeon. Click on the photo for a list of winners.

A selection of festival titles will screen again between 12 and 14 November at the Estação NET Botafogo and Estação NET Rio. Click on the photo for more details.

Festival do Rio's closing night gala on Saturday was Carlos Diegues’ "O Grande Circo Místico" (The Great Mystic Circus) which represents Brazil at the Oscars. It screens Sunday at Kinoplex São Luiz at 18.45

Argentinian director Gastón Duprat will present "Mi Obra Maestra" (My Masterpiece) at Kinoplex São Luiz at 21.15 on Saturday. Part of Latin Premiere. Screening Sunday at 15.20 at Estação NET Ipanema

Names that matter

In front of the camera, transgender people reveal how they chose their new names. The testimonies evoke the affective memory of these characters and the importance of having their identity acknowled...

Remember

​The life of a young woman in Rio de Janeiro witnessed through her cell phone’s screen.​...

The world is round so that nobody can hide in the corners – Part I: Refuge

​Documentary series on the LGBTQ+ diaspora around the world. Part I is about a young African man forced to flee Nigeria to save himself from a death sentence.​...

Quietness

​A stifling look sweeps the great city and its anonymous inhabitants who lead their lives in tension for survival, having accepted their fate. A reality in which feelings and emotions lose their or...

Express kidnapping

​Isabel is a victim of a “lightning kidnap”. The inexperienced perps realize that they won’t be able to reach the ATM before it is shut down at 10:00 PM. What was supposed to be an unfortunat...