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‘The Riverbank’ and ‘Elza’ win top awards at Rio Film Festival
The 28th Rio Film Festival gave its top fiction award to “The Riverbank” and its top documentary award to “Elza.”
The ceremony took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Directed by Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias, “The Riverbank” is set in Recife and follows a young cleaner who meets a fisherman as he searches for intimacy.
The film also won awards for cinematography, sound and supporting actress, and received the festival’s Felix Prize for LGBTQIA+ films.
Eryk Rocha’s “Elza” uses archival material and the singer’s own voice to tell the story of Elza Soares and her career.
Other winners included “Santo” for best short film and “On Behalf of My Son,” which received the audience award for fiction feature.
The festival’s official programme has ended, though additional screenings are scheduled during the week.
“The Riverbank,” directed by Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias, won Best Fiction Feature Film at the Rio Film Festival.
Eryk Rocha’s “Elza” won Best Documentary Feature Film.
The awards were presented at the festival’s closing ceremony at Rio de Janeiro’s Odeon cinema.
“The Riverbank” also won the Felix Prize and awards for cinematography, sound design and supporting actress.
“On Behalf of My Son,” “The French Teacher” and “London” also received major awards.
- Who
- The Riverbank,” directed by Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias, and “Elza,” directed by Eryk Rocha, won the top feature awards.
- What
- The Riverbank” won Best Fiction Feature Film, and “Elza” won Best Documentary Feature Film.
- When
- The closing ceremony took place on Sunday, during the festival’s 28th edition.
- Where
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the ceremony was held at the Odeon cinema.
- Why
- The films were selected for the festival’s fiction and documentary feature awards. The sources do not state the jury’s reasons.
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- Best fiction feature
- The Riverbank
- Best documentary feature
- Elza
- Directors of “The Riverbank
- Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias
- Director of “Elza
- Eryk Rocha
- Ceremony venue
- Odeon cinema, Rio de Janeiro
- Festival edition
- 28th
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