O Rio de Janeiro continua lindo
Rio Remains Beautiful
Belgium / Switzerland / Brazil, August 2025
FILM,
Fiction, Documentary, Experimental,
24 min.
- directed by
- Felipe Casanova
- Written by
- Felipe Casanova, Delphine Girard
- Status
- In distribution
Ilma écrit à son fils depuis le tourbillon débridé du carnaval de Rio. Comment sentir sa présence au cœur d’une foule aussi dense? Les célébrations semblent suspendues dans le temps et deviennent un espace de mémoire et de résistance politique.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2025
- Original Version
- Portuguese (english subtitles), colour and b/w, DCP, 24 min.
- Production
- Un Point Bleu Pâle, Felipe Casanova
- Producer
- Felipe Casanova
- directed by
- Felipe Casanova
- Written by
- Felipe Casanova, Delphine Girard (Texte voix-off)
- Cinematography
- Felipe Casanova
- Editing
- Maxime Jean-Baptiste
- Sound Editing
- Aïda Merghoub
- Re-Recording Mix
- Simon Jamart
Cast
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Felipe Casanova
Awards
(a selection)
- Clermont-Ferrand, Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Mention Spéciale du Jury Labo 2026 (Winner)
- Clermont-Ferrand, Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Prix Du Meilleur Film Documentaire (Compétition Labo) 2026 (Winner)
- Locarno, Locarno Film Festival, Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best Swiss Short Film (Concorso Nazionale) 2025 (Winner)
- Locarno, Locarno Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival Short Film Candidate – European Film Awards (Concorso Nazionale) 2025 (Winner)
- Ghent, Film Fest Gent, Best International Short 2025 (Winner)
- Berlin, European Film Awards, Short Film – Prix Vimeo 2026 (shortlisted)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Clermont-Ferrand, 48th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
30.01.2026 - 07.02.2026 -
Solothurn, 61. Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2026 - 28.01.2026 -
Montreal, 28e RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal
20.11.2025 - 30.11.2025 -
Ghent, 52nd Film Fest Gent
09.10.2025 - 19.10.2025 -
Locarno, 78° Locarno Film Festival
06.08.2025 - 16.08.2025