The Gramado Film Festival consecrated “Alien Nights” as the winner of its 50th edition, in a ceremony that took place on Saturday evening (20/8) in the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul. Sérgio de Carvalho’s feature film won six Kikitos, including Best Picture and three Acting Trophies, split between Gabriel Knoxx (Best Actor), Chico Diaz (Best Supporting Actor) and Joana Gatis (Best Supporting Actress) , as well as an honorable mention for Adanilo Reis.
Also awarded by critics, the Kikitos collection was a great recognition of the first Acre production presented at the festival, in its 50 years of existence. With a very current and relevant theme, the film addresses the impact of the arrival of criminal factions from southeastern Brazil in the Amazon, threatening local life.
The trophies for best director and actress went to “A Mãe” and its interpreter, Marcélia Cartaxo. Cristiano Burlan’s drama follows a single mother from the outskirts of São Paulo who, returning home at night and unable to find her teenage son, begins a search that threatens the tranquility of local drug dealers.
The Audience Award went to “Mars Um”, which also won a Special Jury Award and Kikitos for Best Screenplay and Score. Gabriel Martins’ film follows a suburban family trying to live their dreams in a country that has just elected a man who represents the opposite of all that they are as president.
The jury of the festival also recognized the technical quality of Tinnitus, by Rui Poças, awarded in the categories of Photography, Editing and Artistic Direction. The production tells the story of a Diving athlete who suffers from a crisis of tinnitus (ringing in the ear) and falls off the diving board. Away from sports, she swaps heels for a quiet life in an aquarium, where she works as a mermaid.
The four films did not give space to “A Porta ao Lado”, by Julia Rezende, “O Clube dos Anjos”, by Angelo Defanti, and “O Pastor eo Guerrilheiro”, by José Eduardo Belmonte, who left the event only with the certificate of participation.
The 50th edition of the event also innovated with its first documentary competition, which awarded Kelly Cristina Spinelli’s “Um Par para Chamar de Meu”. The film discusses themes such as loneliness and sexuality in old age, showing women who pay to have a date and keep dancing at dances and parties. One of these women is the director’s mother.
In the foreign competition, the highlight was “9”, a co-production between Uruguay and Argentina directed by the duo Martín Barrenechea and Nicolás Branca. The 9 in the title refers to the jersey number of a successful footballer, who suffers media harassment and pressure from his surroundings, and tries to escape the hell that his life has become. He won the Kikitos for best foreign film and actor (Enzo Vogrincic).
Considered a great success, the festival’s return to its face-to-face format has brought occupancy of hotels in Gramado to 90%, according to the industry union. More than 300,000 people passed through the city during the event, according to officials.
In addition to the film sessions, the event featured tributes to director Joel Zito Araújo, winner of the 2004 Gramado Festival with “Filhas do Vento”, which received the Eduardo Abelin Trophy, to actress Araci Esteves, winner of the Festival of Brasilia 1997 for “Anahy de las Misiones”, awarded with the Cidade de Gramado Trophy, and the protagonist Marcos Palmeira, currently aired in the soap opera “Pantanal”. He received the Oscarito Trophy for Lifetime Achievement, after winning two Kikitos at the Rio Grande do Sul festival for his performances in “Barrela: Escola de Crimes” (1990) and “Dedé Mamata” (1988).
Watch a video from Canal Brasil below on the big winner and the list of winners of the 2022 Gramado Film Festival.
BRAZILIAN FEATURES
Best Feature Film (festival jury): “Alien Nights”, by Sérgio de Carvalho
Best Feature Film (critical jury): “Alien Nights”, by Sérgio de Carvalho
Best Director: Cristiano Burlan, “The Mother”
Best Feature Film (Popular Jury): “Mars One” by Gabriel Martins
Best Actor: Gabriel Knoxx, “Alien Nights”
Best Actress: Marcélia Cartaxo, “The Mother”
Honorable mention: Adanilo Reis, “Alien Nights”
Special Prize: “Mars One” by Gabriel Martins
Best Supporting Actor: Chico Diaz, “Alien Nights”
Best Supporting Actress: Joana Gatis, “Alien Nights”
Best Photograph: Rui Poças, “tinnitus”
Best Screenplay: Gabriel Martins, “Mars One”
Best assembly: Eduardo Serrano, “Tinnitus”
Best Art Direction: Carol Ozzi, “Tinnitus”
Best Soundtrack: Daniel Simitan, “Mars One”
Best sound design: Ricardo Zollmer, “The Mother”
Best Documentary: “A couple to call mine”, by Kelly Cristina Spinelli
Honorable mention for the documentary: “Elton Medeiros: The sun will rise”
ALIEN FEATURES
Best Feature Film (festival jury): “9”, by Martín Barrenechea and Nicolás Branca
Best Feature Film (critical jury): “9”, by Martín Barrenechea and Nicolás Branca
Best Director: Néstor Mazzini, “When it gets dark”
Best Feature Film (Popular Jury): “La Pampa” by Dorian Fernandez Moris
Special Prize: Art direction by Jeff Calmet, “La Pampa”
Best Actor: Enzo Vogrincic, “9”
Best Actress: Anajosé Aldrete, “El Camino del Sol”
Best Photograph: Sergio Armstrong, “Immersion”
Best Screenplay: Agustin Toscano, Moisés Sepúlveda and Nicolás Postiglione, “Inmersión”
LONG GAUCHI
Best Director: Bruno Gularte Barreto, “5 Houses”
Honorable mention: Clemente Viscaíno, for “Despedida” and the film “Campo Grande É o Céu”
Best Feature Film (Popular Jury): “5 Case”, by Bruno Gularte Barreto
Best Actor: Hugo Noguera, “Empty house”
Best Actress: Anais Grala Wegner, “Goodbye”
Best Photograph: Ivo Lopes Araújo, “Empty house”
Best Screenplay: Giovani Borba, “Empty House”
Best assembly: Vicente Moreno, “5 Houses”
Best Art Direction: Gabriela Burk, “Goodbye”
Best Soundtrack: Renan Franzen, “Empty house”
Best sound design: Marcos Lopes and Tiago Bello, “Empty house”
BRAZILIAN SHORTS
Best short film (festival jury): “Neon Phantom” by Leonardo Martinelli
Best Short Film (critical jury): “Neon Phantom” by Leonardo Martinelli
Best Director: Leonardo Martinelli, “Neon Phantom”
Best short film (popular jury): “Element Tinta”, by Luiz Maudonnet and Iuri Sales
Brazil Channel Award: “Neon Phantom” by Leonardo Martinelli
Honorable mention: “Fridge Magnet”, by Carolen Meneses and Sidjonathas Araújo
Special Prize: “Serrao”, by Marcelo Lin
Best Actor: Dennis Pinheiro, “Neon Phantom”
Best Actress: Jessica Ellen, “Last Sunday”
Best Photograph: Fernando Macedo, “Last Sunday”
Best Screenplay: Fernando Domingos, “The Duck”
Best assembly: Danilo Arenas and Luiz Maudonnet, “The Paint Element”
Best Art Direction: Joana Claude, “Last Sunday”
Best Soundtrack: ‘Nhanderekoa Ka’Aguy Porã’, by Coral Araí Ovy and La Digna Rabia Musical Ensemble, “Um Tempo Pra Mim”
Best sound design: Alexandre Rogoski, “The End of the Image”
Source: Terra
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