Starts today, October 16th, 49th São Paulo International Film Festivalwhich will show until the 30th several highly anticipated titles that have already made a career at international festivals and hope to reach the Oscars in 2026. Starring names like Wagner Moura, Emma Stone and Oscar Isaac, check out five of the most talked about titles:
Bugonia
Sessions on October 17th, 19th and 27th
After Poor Creatures (2023) e Types of Kindness (2024), Emma Stone continues her partnership with Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and undergoes an impressive transformation. In the role of a powerful CEO, she is kidnapped by two conspiracists who see her as an infiltrated alien, shave her hair and leave her locked in the basement. Over the course of days of kidnapping, she has to do everything she can to either prove her humanity or outwit Teddy’s (Jesse Plemons) schemes.
It Was Just an Accident
Sessions on October 27th, 28th and 29th
Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Festival, Iranian Jafar Panahi’s film follows a series of mistakes that transform the lives of its five central characters. The film is France’s official selection for the 2026 Oscars and carries with it the weight of its filmmaker, politically persecuted within his home country and finally free to leave after 14 years of ban. At the Exhibition, Panahi will be honored with the Humanity Award, which he will receive in hand.
Frankenstein
Sessions on October 16th, 18th and 20th
Guillermo del Toro’s award-winning adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic, Frankenstein is a feast for the eyes, filled with sumptuous sets and extravagant costumes. Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi take on the roles of creator and creature, respectively, while Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz shine as secondary characters.
New wave
Sessions on October 19th, 27th and 29th
More than 60 years after the genesis of Nouvelle Vague — a French cinematographic movement that put young rebels behind the cameras — American Richard Liklater recreates its central figures and events in a nostalgic way. Full plate for cinephiles passionate about Harassedby Jean Luc Godard, whose behind-the-scenes are central to the film.
The Secret Agent
Sessions on October 24th, 25th, 28th and 29th
There is no title more eagerly awaited than the Brazilian Oscar candidate, the most awarded film at the 2025 Cannes Festival. With Wagner Moura playing a fugitive researcher in Recife in 1977, Kleber Mendonça Filho weaves a political thriller that is as electrifying as it is inseparable from its setting.
How to purchase tickets for São Paulo Exhibition sessions
Single tickets are available on the event’s official app and on the Velox Tickets website four days before each session, always at 9am. More information about free sessions and packages is on the Exhibition website.
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