Rio Film Festival

As the Berlin Film Festival gets underway, some dates for the diary for later in the year.

Spike Lee is back in Rio to present his latest film, “Highest 2 Lowest.” The film will have special free screenings on Sunday in Botafogo at 16.00 at Cinesystem Belas Artes and at 19.00 at Estação NET Rio. Admission is free and tickets available on the Sympla online platform.

Variety looks back over this year’s Festival do Rio l Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival variety.com/2025/film/glob…

Screen International reports on the award winners from this year’s Festival do Rio l Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival screendaily.com/news/little-cr…

A reminder that if you did not pick up a printed version of the programme for Festival do Rio during the festival it is still possible to download the festival program as a pdf file as well a copy of the festival catalogue as a pdf file. Links on the home page of the website .

All of Sunday’s winners at Festival do Rio on stage at the Cine Odeon

A full list of all the winners at Festival do Rio festivaldorio.com.br/en/news/festiv…

The Redentors are ready for their close up.

The top prizes at the festival - which will be revealed Sunday - are the “Redentor” trophies inspired by Rio’s globally iconic landmark. This year will see more Redentor’s than ever being presented by the juries, with the return of the audience awards.

The final  gala screening at the Cine Odeon on Saturday, 11 October, is “Hamnet’,”directed by Academy Award winner, Chloé Zhao (Nomadland), and inspired by Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning book. On Sunday the Odeon will host the festivals closing award ceremony.

On Saturday from 10.00-16.00, the Generations programme will wind down its 25th anniversary celebrations by hosting a fun filled programme in the Armazém da Utopia, aimed at children and teenagers, with board  and card games, an Escape Room, and now traditional cosplay contest

Variety reports on the world premiere screening of Prime Video’s new true crime drama series, “Tremembé”. variety.com/2025/tv/global…

Variety report a new co-production deal between Brazil’s Globo and the UK’s BBC Studio at RioMarket for a series about the Amazon. variety.com/2025/tv/global…

Variety reports on a new Sustainable Audiovisual Manual launched at RioMarket variety.com/2025/film/glob…

A rose by any other name… the future is at RioMarket

Andre Sturm’s “Condor Conspiracy “ screens Thursday at 21.30 at Estação NET Gavea and on Friday at 21.30 Cinesystem Belas Artes.

Today, 9 October, would have been John Lennon’s 85th birthday. Sunday sees a final opportunity to watch the new doc “One to One: John & Yoko” in Festival do Rio at Estação NET Botafogo at 16.30.

As well as new productions, Festival do Rio celebrates works that have stood the test of time, amplifying their cultural impact and influence over the years. That is why the festival and public value the Classics & Cults sidebar so highly

Unique Itineraries sidebar features 16 documentaries that allow audiences to learn and discover more about the remarkable trajectories of artists, thinkers, and political figures such as John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Jack Kerouac, George Orwell, the Dalai Lama, Elizabeth Bishop, etc

Juliette Binoche may have had to move on from Rio de Janeiro, but there are still opportunities to see her film “In-I in Motion”, her first film as a director. The film screens today at the Cinesystem Belas Artes at 18.30 and on Saturday at Estação NET Gavea at 14.00.