Festival do Rio

Over 200 films from 60 countries will screen in Rio de Janeiro between 1 and 11 November during Festival do Rio

Festival do Rio will screen 84 Brazilian productions across its various sections during the 11 day celebration of the cinematographic arts

British film director, producer, screenwriter, Steve McQueen's "Widows" has been chosen to open the 20th Festival do Rio on 1 November with a gala screening at the Cine Odeon.

Festival do Rio take place from Thursday, 1 November to Sunday, 11 November 2018. You can follow the festival in English on Facebook (rio.film.festival) or Twitter @RioFilmFest

On Sunday, 15 October 2017 the winners of all the awards from the diverse sections of Festival do Rio including Première Brasil, New Trends, Generations, and Felix were announced.

For photo coverage of the red carpets and everything else that went on at Festival do Rio 2017, visit our Flickr site.

Alcibiades

"And everyone was looking in a smile in a gesture in the standing coitus in the dark sidewalk of the Barracks in adultery in theft the enigma’s solution – What am I doing amongst things?" FERREIRA...

Callado

A celebration of the centenary of the writer, journalist and democracy activist Antônio Callado. The documentary describes the life story and works of the writer, divided into eight thematic blocks, ...

Gabriel and the Mountain

Before joining a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmannmis full of dreams and decides to travel the world for a year. After ten months on the road, he arrives in Kenya determined to discove...

Until Next Sunday

A fictional documentary, or a docufiction, about the life of the actor and director Nelson Baskerville, director of one of the most awarded plays in the last decade in Brazil, the documentary theater ...

Paris Square

Gloria is an elevator operator at Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ). She was raised and still lives in Morro da Providência. Daughter of an abusive father, she becomes free from him, only to fal...