Festival de Gramado 2023: ‘Mussum, O Filmis’ wins for best feature film

The highlight of the event were the tributes to Laura Cardoso and Léa Garcia. See the list of winners

The 51st Gramado Film Festival ended on the night of this Saturday 19 August. In 2023, the event highlighted the tributes to Laura Cardoso and Léa Garcia (who passed away during the festival, in Gramado, at the age of 90). Silvio Guindane’s feature film, ‘Mussum – O Filmis’, was one of the highlights of the evening and brought home six Kikitos trophies.

In addition to Best Film, the feature film which tells the story of Antônio Carlos Bernardes, was awarded Best Film by the Popular Jury, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Soundtrack and Honorable Mention.

In second place, as the most awarded in this edition, was ‘Tia Virgínia’, directed by Fábio Meira, which amassed a total of six trophies. And thirdly, the feature film ‘More Heavy is Heaven’, by Petrus Cariri, awarded with four prizes.

Winners of the Brazilian feature category

The best movie

Mussum, O Filmis – Silvio Guindane

Best direction

Petrus Cariry – The heavier the sky

Best film (popular jury)

Mussum, O Filmis – Silvio Guindane

Best film (critics jury)

Aunt Virginia – Fabio Meira

Honorable mention

Vera Valdez – Aunt Virginia

Martin Macias Trujillo – Mussum – O Filmis

Special Jury Prize

Ana Luiza Rios – The heavier the sky

best actor

Ailton Graça – Mussum, O Filmis.

Best Actress

Vera Holtz – Aunt Virginia

best supporting actor

Yuri Marçal – Mussum, O Filmis

best supporting actress

Neusa Borges – Mussum, O Filmis

best photography

The heavier the sky – Petrus Cariry

best screenplay

Aunt Virginia – Fábio Meira

best editing

The heavier the sky – Firmino Hollanda and Petrus Cariry

best art direction

Aunt Virginia – Ana Mara Abreu

Best soundtrack

Mussum, O Filmis – Max de Castro

best sound design

Aunt Virginia – Ruben Valdés

Winners among Brazilian short films at the Festival de Gramado 2023

The best movie

Patch – Roger Ghil

Best direction

Forget it – Mariana Jaspe

Best film (popular jury)

She lives right there – Fabiano Barros and Rafael Rogante

Best Brazilian Short Film (Critics Jury)

Camaco – Bruno Alvarenga

Honorable mention

Empty Bed (due to the boldness and impact of Jean-Claude Bernardet’s cinematic body image combined with the philosophical political discourse on death)

Special Jury Prize

Mãri-Hi – The Tree of Dreams – Morzaniel Iramari

best actor

Phillipe Coutinho – Liquid soap

Best Actress

Agrael de Jesus – She lives right there

best photography

Morzanel Iramari – Mãri-Hi – The Tree of Dreams

best screenplay

Fabiano Barros and Rafael Rogante – Ela Mora Logo Ali

best art direction

Felipe Spooka and Jacksciene Guedes – Casa de Bonecas

Best soundtrack

Mano Teko and Aquahertz – Yãmî-Pá

best sound design

Kiko Ferraz – Liquid soap

Source: Terra

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