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.
Learn about São Conrado and the hotels that hosted the festival HQ, Gran Meliá Nacional Rio and Royal Tulip, and their historic links to arts and culture.
For photo coverage of the red carpets and everything else that went on at Festival do Rio 2017, visit our Flickr site.
If you are looking to pick up your official Festival do Rio or RioMarket credentials the place to head for is the lobby of the Royal Tulip Rio São Conrado
Festival do Rio was opened at CCLSR Cine Odeon NET Claro on Thursday by the event's executive directors, Ilda Santiago and Walkiria Barbosa.
The 19th Festival do Rio, Rio de Janeiro’s international film festival, takes place from 5 to 15 October 2017. You can download the festival guide here.
The awards for the 19th Festival do Rio were presented during a Gala ceremony at Centro Cultural LSR – Odeon NET/CLARO on Sunday, 15 October 2017. The awards covered Première Brasil , New Trends, Felix, Generations and FIPRESCI
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