The 13th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival came to a close tonight after thirteen days in which more than 300 films were screened and a busy market section played host to several hundred international industry guests.The festival closing saw the presentation of the Redentor awards, the trophy sculpted on Rio’s famous Christ the Redeemer statue, handed out to the new Brazilian films and documentaries which competed in the Premiere Brazil section of the festival and voted for by the off...

Director Marcos Jorge's Estômago (Estômago - A Gastronomic Story) was flavour of the night at Festival do Rio (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) closing night Première Brazil awards when it swept the table taking the Audience Award for best film, the Official Jury's best director award, Special Jury Prize, and best actor award for leading actor João Miguel. It is the second festival honour for Miguel, having also won the best actor award two years ago for his performance in Cinema...

Cidade Baixa, Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus, Crime Delicado Film Trio Dominate 2005 AwardsThree films from the thirty-seven screened in Festival do Rio's Première Brasil competition section emerge to take all but two of the main prizes handed out by the official jury, presided over this year by Venice Film Festival director Marco Muller.Sergio Machado´s Cidade de Baixa (Lower City), and Marcelo Gomes' Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus (Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures), both which proved popular with the c...