The winners of the 27th edition of the Rio Festival were revealed last Sunday (12), with emphasis on Pequenas Criaturas.
O Rio Festival 2025 came to an end last Sunday (12) with the award ceremony for the winners of the 27th edition at Cine Odeon. The highlight was Small Creatures, which won the Redeemer Trophy for Best Fiction Feature Film.
Starring Carolina Dieckmmann and directed by Anne Pinheiro Guimarães, Pequenas Criaturas also won the award for Best Art Direction. Also standing out was Ato Noturno, by Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon, winner of four categories at the Rio Festival: Redeemers for Best Actor (Gabriel Faryas), Best Screenplay, Best Photography and the Felix Award for Best Brazilian Film.
Check out the winners of the Rio 2025 Festival:
BRAZIL PREMIERE: MAIN COMPETITION
Best Fiction Feature Film
Little Creatures
Best Fiction Feature Film: Popular Vote
#HelloRosa
Best Direction of a Fiction Feature Film
Rogério Nunes (Heart of Darkness)
Best Actress
Klara Castanho (#SalveRosa)
Best Actor
Gabriel Faryas (Night Act)
Best Documentary Feature Film
Apollo
Best Documentary Feature Film: Popular Vote
Diesel smell
Special Jury Prize
Diesel smell
Best Documentary Direction
Mini Kerti (My Heart In This Little Piece Here: Dona Onete)
Best Supporting Actress
Diva Menner (Ruas da Glória)
Best Supporting Actor
Alejandro Claveaux (Streets of Glory)
Best Screenplay
Filipe Matzembacher e Marcio Reolon (Night Act)
Best Photography
Luciana Baseggio (Night Act)
Best Art Direction
Claudia Andrade (Little Creatures)
Best Assembly
André Finotti (Honestino)
Best Sound
Ariel Henrique e Tales Manfrinato (Love Kills)
Best Original Soundtrack
Plínio Prophet (Apollo)
Best Costume
Renata Russo (#SalveRosa)
Best Short Film (ex aequo)
Sebastiana and The Handyman
BRAZIL PREMIERE: NEW DIRECTIONS
Best Feature Film
One in a Thousand
Best Feature Film: Popular Jury
Narcissa’s Inheritance
Best Direction
João Borges (Gypsy Mirror)
Best Actress
Ana Flavia Cavalcante and Mawusi Tulani (Servants)
Best Actor
Márcio Vito (I Don’t Hear You)
Honorable Mention for Best Actress
Docy Moreira (Gypsy Mirror)
Special Jury Prize
Nothing to Do
Best Short Film
Blind spot
Honorable Mention
The Golden Arches of Olinda
FELIX AWARD
Best Brazilian Film
Night Act
Best International Film
The Galactic Shoe
Best Documentary
Copacabana, May 4th
Special Jury Prize
Love Me Tenderly
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