Festival do Rio

Détails du showcase

Dates clés : 15 mai 2026 (10:00-11:50)

Accès : Détenteurs d’un badge Marché du Film

Lieu principal : Palais K (Palais des Festivals)

Le Festival do Rio – Festival international du film de Rio de Janeiro est le plus grand festival du film d’Amérique latine et le plus grand rassemblement de professionnels du secteur. Depuis sa création en 1999, plus de 7 000 films ont été projetés, dont les lauréats des festivals de Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Venise et autres. Programme phare du festival, Première Brasil est reconnu comme la principale vitrine du cinéma brésilien dans le pays.


Découvrez les projets 2026 et le teaser !

Projects

Goes to Cannes

Beyond the Edge

Category: Rio Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Jo Serfaty

Produced by: Clarissa Guarilha | Arissas, Violeta Kreimer, Valentina Merli | Misia Films, João Medeiros-Moraes | Claroscuro Cine

Country of Production: Brazil, France

Original Title: Borda do Mundo

Genre: Drama

Language: Portuguese

Runtime: 115'

Completed in: 2026

In a small coastal village slowly being swallowed by the sea, a fisherwoman and her young granddaughter face the imminent loss of their home. With the arrival of a longtime vacationer, buried desires and long-forgotten memories begin to resurface.

Goes to Cannes

Days of Fire

Category: Rio Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Maju de Paiva, Bernardo Florim

Produced by: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro, Sérgio Pedrosa, Juliana Bravo, Danielle Frangelli, Elisa Petry, Rafael Machado | Viralata Produções, Flávia Feffer, Ruben Feffer, Sabrina Nudeliman Wagon | Elo Studios, Telecine and Canal Brasil

Country of Production: Brazil

Original Title: Diário do Fogo

Genre: Fantastic Realism, Horror

Language: Portuguese

Runtime: 85'

Completed in: 2026

Graça dreams of fire. She and her daughter live in an abandoned building occupied by homeless families. When the place burns down, mother and daughter are forced to leave and begin wandering the city in search of somewhere to spend the night. The living and the dead follow their trail.

Goes to Cannes

Talented

Category: Rio Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Thais Fujinaga

Produced by: Jessica Luz, Paola Wink | Vulcana Cinema, Daniel van Hoogstraten | Aurora Content, Letícia Friedrich | Vitrine Filmes

Country of Production: Brazil

Original Title: Talismã

Genre: Drama

Language: Portuguese

Runtime: 80'

Completed in: 2026

Single mother and frustrated former dancer, Tereza sees her life turned upside down when her daughter is chosen for a children’s talent reality show. TV exposure strains their bond, forcing her to choose between embracing fame with all its contradictions or breaking the cycle of media exploitation.

Goes to Cannes

Carolina Maria de Jesus

Category: Rio Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Jeferson De

Produced by: Globo Filmes, Rosane Svartman | RSMTS, Cris Arenas | Buda Filmes, Sara Silveira | Dezenove Som e Imagens, MACT Productions

Country of Production: Brazil, France

Genre: Drama

Language: Portuguese

Runtime: 100'

Completed in: 2026

Based on a worldwide bestseller. In the 1950s, waste picker Carolina Maria de Jesus overcame hunger and racism through writing. A visceral journey of a mother who transformed her diaries into a revolutionary outcry, becoming one of Brazil’s greatest literary icons. A true story of power and poetry.

Goes to Cannes

The Character

Category: Rio Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Fábio Mendonça

Produced by: Diane Maia, André Novis, Eduardo Nasser | AMAIA Produções, in coproduction with Uno Filmes and Globo Filmes

Country of Production: Brazil

Original Title: O Personagem

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Language: Portuguese, French and Creole

Runtime: 90'

Completed in: 2026

Clarens, a Haitian immigrant in São Paulo, fights to reunite his family and build a better future in Brazil, while confronting a society that sees him only as either a criminal or a victim.