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