On 13 October 2024 Festival do Rio will announce the winners of the competitive sections of the festival. The official Festival do Rio jury for Première Brasil will decide to which films, producers, directors, actors, and crew the festival’s official prizes are awarded, and who gets to take home the Troféu Redentor.

Première Brasil’s New Trends section and Felix have their own juries.

JURY– PREMIERE BRASIL – COMPETITION

Prizes for 2024

Best Short Film

Best Documentary

Best Documentary Director

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Cinematography

Best Sound (new for 2024)

Best Soundtrack (new for 2024)

Best Art Direction

Best Editing

Best Screenplay

Best Fiction Direction

Best Fiction Film

Special Jury Prize

President: Mercedes Morán (actress)

Juliana Vicente (director, producer and screenwriter)

Yann Le Quellec (director, producer and screenwriter)

Gabriela Sandoval (producer, cultural manager and distributor)

Emilie Lesclaux (producer)

Marcello Ludwig Maia (producer)

Maria Muricy (sound editor)

JURY – PREMIERE BRASIL – NEW TRENDS

Prizes for 2024

Best Feature Film

Best Short Film

Best Actress (new for 2024)

Best Actor (new for 2024)

Best Director

Special Jury Prize

Chairman: Lucas Paraizo (screenwriter) 

Simone Yunes (CineSesc manager) 

Ricardo Alves Jr. (film and theatre director)

Natara Nery (filmmaker) 

JURY – PRÊMIO FELIX

Prizes for 2024

Best Brazilian Film

Best International Film

Best Documentary

Special Jury Prize

Suzy Capó Trophy for Personality of the Year

President: Roberto Espírito Santo (fashion editor)

Alma Flora (filmmaker, writer, art director, photographer)

Indira Nascimento (actress and presenter)