Recife Weekend, Brazil: Free Noturno Film Festival Finales and a Samba Caravan in Mustardinha
Recife, Brazil: the free Noturno film festival closes Sunday at Cinema da Fundação and Cinema São Luiz, and the Caravana...
August 29, 2026Section
Film
Film, TV and Video News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival Names Ten Films, Led by Berlin’s Golden Bear
El Gouna Film Festival named the first ten titles of its ninth edition, running 15-23 October on Egypt's Red Sea...
August 20, 2026
Ten Days of Free Short Films in São Paulo, and How to Get a Seat
Free short films in São Paulo: the 37th Kinoforum runs 20-30 August with 260 films from 58 countries, every session...
August 19, 2026
A Ghanaian Debut Leaves the Locarno Film Festival With Two Prizes
At the Locarno Film Festival, Amartei Armar’s Ghanaian debut won the Pardo for Change and a best performance prize for...
August 16, 2026
Grande Otelo: O Agente Secreto Leads Brazil’s Top Film Prize
Brazil's 25th Grande Otelo film awards take place tonight at Rio's Theatro Municipal, with Kleber Mendonça Filho's O Agente Secreto...
August 4, 2026
African Filmmakers Take Centre Stage at Locarno 2026
Locarno's Open Doors picks six African filmmakers' projects from ten countries for 2026, running 5-10 August, competing for a CHF...
July 9, 2026
Ethiopia’s ‘Sunday Morning’ Wins at Annecy, Draws Disney
Ethiopian animation lands a breakthrough: Addis Ababa short Sunday Morning won two awards at Annecy's MIFA and drew a Disney...
July 8, 2026
Funke Akindele’s ‘Behind The Scenes’ Becomes Nollywood’s Biggest Film
Funke Akindele's Behind The Scenes hit 2.41 billion naira ($1.6M), making it the highest-grossing Nigerian film ever and beating her...
July 3, 2026
Bogotá’s Film Market Bets on Netflix to Go Regional
The Bogotá Audiovisual Market opens on July 6, and this year the regional film industry's dealmaking hub adds a Netflix-backed...
July 1, 2026