The 32nd edition of
Vitória Film Festival
closed its activities with a beautiful tribute to the singer and actor
Ney Matogrosso
, who received the Vitória Trophy and the Honoree Notebook, an unpublished publication about his life and career. In a press conference, he spoke about his relationship with cinema and with Espírito Santo, where the festival is held.
“Mambembe” stood out among the feature films
The long
Mambembe
, de
Fábio Meira
, was the grand winner of the National Competitive Long Film Show. It won Best Film by the Technical Jury, as well as Best Performance (Índia Morena) and a Honorable Mention for
Madonna Show
. It also won the Sesc Glória Award, which ensures the work’s screening in Sesc Espírito Santo theaters.
The Akin Desert
, de
Bernard Lessa
, was the winner of the Popular Jury and also received the award for Best Photography.
Center Illusion
, de
Pedro Diógenes
, won the awards for Best Direction and Screenplay. Already
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World
, de
Joel Zito Araújo
, won as Best Artistic Contribution.
Award-winning shorts and Canal Brasil Award
In the National Short Film Competition,
Back Again I Meet You
, by Urânia Munzanzu, won as Best Film by the Technical Jury. The capixaba
Alone
, by Natália Dornelas, was the audience’s favorite.
The jury of the Canal Brasil Short Film Award was composed of journalists Marília Barbosa (IstoÉ), Pâmela Ortiz (CineNinja) and Paulo Ernesto (radarsantri.com), who awarded the prize to
The Invention of Orum
, by Paulo Sena. The short film also received R$15,000 and was highlighted for the sensitive way it addresses themes such as ancestry, racism, and the reconstruction of family bonds.
Other award winners in the short film show include
Between Bodies
(Best Direction and Screenplay),
Fenda
(Best Interpretation),
Arame Farpado
(Best Photography)
Time is a Bird
(Best Artistic Contribution) e
The Panda and the Baron
(Honorable Mention)
The festival also awarded films from thematic screenings, such as Cinema and Blackness, Women in Cinema, Music Videos, and Environmental Cinema.
The winners were:
29th National Short Film Competition
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): “Na Volta Eu Te Encontro”, by Urânia Munzanzu
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): Sola, by Natália Dornelas
- Victory Trophy – Special Jury Prize: Fenda, by Lis Paim
- Victory Trophy – Best Direction: Mayra Costa, for Between Bodies
- Victory Trophy – Best Screenplay: Mayra Costa, for Between Bodies
- Victory Award – Best Photography: Renato Hodja, for “Arame Farpado”
- Victory Trophy – Best Artistic Contribution: The Time is a Bird, by Yasmin Thayná
- Victory Trophy – Best Performance: Noélia Montanhas, for Fenda
15th National Long Film Competition
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): Mambembe, by Fábio Meira
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): The Desert of Akin, by Bernard Lessa
- Victory Trophy – Best Direction: Pedro Diógenes, for Center Illusion
- Victory Trophy – Best Screenplay: Pedro Diógenes, for Center Illusion
- Victory Trophy – Best Photography: Heloísa Machado, for The Desert of Akin
- Victory Trophy – Best Artistic Contribution: Brasiliana, by Joel Zito Araújo
- Victory Trophy – Best Performance: India Morena, for Mambembe
15th Four Seasons Exhibition
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): Lacraia Vai Tremer, by Lá Baiano and Jadson Titanium
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): Lacraia Vai Tremer, by Lá Baiano and Jadson Titanium
14th FOCO CAPIXABA SHOW
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): Castelos de Areia, by Giuliana Zamprogno
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): The Last Room, by Gabriela Busato and Júlio Cesar
14th Corsair Show
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): They Dug a Grave in My Heart, by Ulisses Arthur
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): They Dug a Grave in My Heart, by Ulisses Arthur
12th SHOW OTHER VIEWS
- Victory Award – Best Film (Technical Jury): Guarapari Revisited, by Adriana Jacobsen
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): Manoel Loreno: Improvisation and Passion, by Enzo Rodrigues
10th WOMEN IN CINEMA SHOWCASE
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): Mothers, by Bruna Aguiar
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): Mothers, by Bruna Aguiar
10th CINEMA AND BLACKNESS SHOW
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): The Sky Does Not Know My Name, by Carol AÓ
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): Sebastiana, by Pedro de Alencar
9th National Videoclip Show
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): humanurbano – We Are Eternity, by Fredone Fone
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): Santo Orixá Guerreiro, by Camila Calmon, Sabrina Repollez and Jeffão
8th National Environmental Film Festival
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): “On Ruins,” by Carol Benjamin
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): Why Do Rivers Die?, by Dandara Rust Raposo and team
7th Show of the Other Side – Fantastic Cinema
- Victory Trophy – Best Film (Technical Jury): Umbilina and Her Great Rival, by Marlom Meirelles
- Victory Trophy – Best Movie (Popular Jury): Umbilina and Her Great Rival, by Marlom Meirelles
EXTRA AWARDS
- Canal Brazil Short Film Award: A Invenção do Orum, by Paulo Sena
- Sesc Glória Award: Mambembe, by Fábio Meira
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