THE Rio Festival 2024 announced the selection of films that will be part of the Latin Premiere a parallel exhibition of the event. In total, the exhibition will display 17 titles from countries like Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Mexico and others.
Among the main highlights are “Memories of a Burning Body “, from Antonella Sudasassi chosen to represent Costa Rica in Best International Film at the 2025 Oscars; and “Pepe’s Dreams “, by Pablo Trobo, first part of a trilogy about Pepe Mujica .
Check out the list of films chosen for the 2024 Latin Première:
- “Queens” (Reinas), by Klaudia Reynicke;
- “Source” by Franco García Becerra;
- “Sleeping with your eyes open” by Nele Wohlatz;
- “Soul of the desert” (Alma del Desierto), by Monica Taboada Tapia;
- “Kill Jockey!” (El Jockey), by Luis Ortega;
- “The Other’s Place” (El Lugar de la Otra), by Maite Alberdi;
- “The Punishment” by Matías Bize;
- “Pimpinero – Blood and Gasoline” by Andrés Baiz;
- “State of Silence” by Santiago Maza;
- “Vera and the Pleasure of Others” (Vera y el Placer de los Otros) by Romina Tamburello and Federico Actis;
- “The man who loved UFOs” (El Hombre que Amaba los Platos Voladores) by Diego Lerman;
- “En Vos Confio” by Augustín Toscano.
- “The Aroma of Freshly Cut Pasture” (El Aroma del Pasto Recién Cortado), by Celina Murga;
- “The Punishment” (El Castigo), by Matias Bize Querido Trópico, by Ana Endara Misov;
- “The Dog Thief” by Vinko Tomicic;
- “Memoirs of a Burning Body” by Antonella Sudasassi;
- “ Pepe’s Dreams” by Pablo Trobo
See the international films that will be shown at the Rio Festival
- “The Apprentice”, by Ali Abbasi;
- “Emilia Peréz”, by Jacques Audiard (opening film);
- “All the Time We Have”, by John Crowley;
- “The Outrun”, by Nora Fingscheid;
- “A Traveler’s Needs” by Hong Sang-soo;
- “Suspended Time”, by Olivier Assayas;
- “The Visitor” by Bruce LaBruce;
- “Canina”, by Marielle Heller;
- “The Girl with the Needle” by Magnus von Horn;
- “All Shall Be Well” by Ray Yeung;
- “Sleeping with your eyes open”, by Nele Wohlatz, Brazilian co-production;
- “Transamazônia”, by Pia Marais, Brazilian co-production.
The Rio 2024 Festival will take place from October 3rd to 13th in the capital of Rio de Janeiro . The event is known for presenting, first-hand in Brazil, acclaimed films from the main international festivals, such as Cannes and Venice. Check out the list of all Brazilian films that are part of the event’s program this year.
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This content was originally published in Festival do Rio 2024 will show documentary by Mujica and more; see list on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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